Thank You CCA

[fischfan13]

An ENORMOUS Thank You goes out to Pat Kelly and the CCA.
Sunday was just a great day and Pat Kelly and the CCA were the icing on the cake!
The ECC Spring Auction had about 135-150 people attend and there were quite a few CCA members, and trust me it was noticed!
Pat, thank you for your donations...extremely generous!
I hope that the drive was worth it for everyone.

As we would say in NJ...you's guys are a class act.

[emartin]

I know Tony went home a very happy man!

He won what...four raffles?

[fischfan13]

I know Tony went home a very happy man!

He won what...four raffles?


Tony is a very classy person who took my Washington Capitals abuse really well. I am not suppose to be happy to see one person win a raffle over another, but I was very happy to see Tony win.
I guess some of the boys liked the Open Bar as well (tab picked up by ECC member BlondeFishGal).

[SubMariner]

An ENORMOUS Thank You goes out to Pat Kelly and the CCA.
Sunday was just a great day and Pat Kelly and the CCA were the icing on the cake!
The ECC Spring Auction had about 135-150 people attend and there were quite a few CCA members, and trust me it was noticed!
Pat, thank you for your donations...extremely generous!
I hope that the drive was worth it for everyone.

As we would say in NJ...you's guys are a class act.


Your Welcome...:)

[Anubias Design]

I second Bill's sentiments. It was great to see everyone from CCA and we really do appreciate your making the drive!
Mark

ps Pat, I'm still waiting for my ACA 2011 shirt!

[DiscusnAfricans]

I know Tony went home a very happy man!

He won what...four raffles?
It was 3 raffles, but he had a very successful auction. Jim (guarddog) won an ACA membership too. Tony was very generous to offer to drive Phil, Jim and myself there (Phil had to drive part way back because an open bar was music to Tony's ears). We brought back 7 styros full of fish plus about another dozen bags. It was a packed vehicle. CCA had a good showing IMO. I think we had at least a dozen members there (from MD area).

We were glad to be there but special thanks to Bill and all the other ECC members who made the auction run smoothly. The location was well suited for the crowd and the auction closed in a reasonable amount of time considering there were over 600 lots I believe. We didn't even need our Jersey translation guide (Yeah Tony actually knew he was biding on a Jack Dempsey). We plan to make another carpool road trip for the fall auction.

[Pat Kelly]

ps Pat, I'm still waiting for my ACA 2011 shirt!


LOL

[Anubias Design]

(Yeah Tony actually knew he was biding on a Jack Dempsey).

That's good. That bid surprised me!
Mark

[emartin]

That's good. That bid surprised me!
Mark
That whole nick name surprises me! I have NO idea why that fish (Naevochromis chrysogaster) are called Malawi Jack Dempseys...

My adult male makes Lethrinops look just as bad as Aristochromis or Nimbochromis!

A super mellow fish...very difficult to get to color up too!

[iamzrad]

w00t w00t.
Had a blast, ECC auction was an awesome event. ;)

Here was our dilemma,
7 styros, 6 or so buckets. How to pack, and with 4 people :confused::rolleyes::lol:

Getting stuff ready,
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/gratou/2010-05-02184835.jpg

Buckets are in with 2 styros. Oh crap, there's 5 more...:wacko:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/gratou/2010-05-02184847.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/gratou/2010-05-02184855.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/gratou/2010-05-02184913.jpg

This had to be spared...no room!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/gratou/2010-05-02185025.jpg

Rearranging...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/gratou/2010-05-02185031.jpg

Great success.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v614/gratou/2010-05-02185225.jpg

I forgot to snap a picture of the inside. But in the box, between Tony and Mike, there were 3-4 more boxes in the middle seat. And fish bag scattered everywhere.

Overall, worth it! :D

[fischfan13]

Priceless.
Absolutely Priceless.

[SubMariner]

Awesome! Love the look Tony has on his face. LOL!

[Cartel]

So where's the thread where everyone says what they got!?!?!

[iamzrad]

So where's the thread where everyone says what they got!?!?!

Well I picked up,
Aristochromic chrysti
Stigmatochromis pholidophorus
Protomelas sp. steveni imperial Likoma
Nyassachromis boadzulu Kanchedeza
Lethrinops furcifer "green face"
Lethrinops sp. "red cap" Itungi

[Charlutz]

Kudos back at ya, Bill. I was on the fence til late Saturday night before I cleared the day and made the road trip up. I won one lot out of the first five auctioned (cyathopharynx furcifer sibwesa juvies) and didn't win another bag all day. I am so glad I made the trip Had a blast, talking fish, eating Elk McMuffins and drinking comped Yuengling's. I'll be back in the fall!

[F8LBITE]

sorry I missed it guys. Sounds like it was fun.

[rsretep]

i had an awesome time at the auction...CCA was in da house.....great to see everyone and a special thanks to Bill and everyone at ECC fro a fantastic time always a blast....

i went north for some Telmatochromis and came back with three bags... i came back to harford county with:

(4) Telmatochromis Vittatus (thanks sarah)

(3) Telmatochromis Vittatus

(6) Telmatochromis (red cheek)

(3) Lamprologus mutifasciatus juvies

plant (name forgotten lol)

aqua clear 70 brand new


lots (is an understatement) of great fish,books,decorations,and people ... Thanks again to all

[dogofwar]

That's the "I think I just bought a jack dempsey for a dollar and I'm going to give it to Matt later" look :)

Although I wasn't able to make it, Tony and Mike did my bidding for me...and did an awesome job!

Three of those buckets are full of Stomatepia pindu... Thanks again guys!

Matt

Awesome! Love the look Tony has on his face. LOL!

[emartin]

I came home with:
4-F1 Neolamprologus buescheri Gold Zaire donated by TomsTanganyikans
3-Protomelas sp. 'solo' (johnstoni solo) 3-4". looks like one definite female as that was what I was looking for
5-F1 Placidochromis sp. 'Jalo' Jalo Reef donated from Daves Fish
Bag of juvenile Fossorochromis rostratus
2 MFK Shirts
ZooMed Large Floating Aquarium Log/Turtle Dock

Pre-arranged buys:
Full Colored 2" S. fryeri Iceberg (lost most of it after putting it in a tank with 6" fish though, but this little guy had a FULL BLAZE! Lots of potential for this guy...
Large Male Stigmatochromis sp. 'spilostichus type' to add to my group

Other Dry Goods:
Fish Flakes

[emartin]

Well I picked up,
Aristochromic chrysti
Stigmatochromis pholidophorus
Protomelas sp. steveni imperial Likoma
Nyassachromis boadzulu Kanchedeza
Lethrinops furcifer "green face"
Lethrinops sp. "red cap" Itungi

Did you get a bag of them or the single male?

Either way, this is the father:
http://www.capitalcichlids.org/forums/showthread.php?t=6876
http://www.toadscastle.net/marduk/04-24-2010%20stand%20+%20fish%20pics/small/PICT0286.jpg

A note on the Lethrinops (I didn't bring them in), they are also known as "Green Chest", get big (about 6-7"), are from Manda in Tanzania, and I don't agree with whoever started calling them furcifers. They aren't. They are a different species or a brand new species. Males in breeding dress get a ruby red throat (only visible from underneath). L. furcifer doesn't get this trait (some other species do but they don't match colors-wise with the green chest/green face variety.

BEAUTIFUL Lethrinops though! I used to have a wild pair. Never bred for me but the male was in constant full color never lost it.

[Pat Kelly]

I just love the packing pictures.
LOL

Looks like me on Monday morning after the OCA. Its amazing how everything fits going out but you win one tank and the whole system is thrown off. LOL

[Pat Kelly]

Oh, and Bill

I had talked to another club some time back. They mentioned they always have their auctions at a place that has a bar.
That way the prices always stay up. lol

[fischfan13]

Oh, and Bill

I had talked to another club some time back. They mentioned they always have their auctions at a place that has a bar.
That way the prices always stay up. lol


This was always a small debate between Tom and myself...about having alcohol. Our Admin kind of broke the tie ;).
The fact that the bar tab was picked up by Alesia helped things a little more, IMO.
So for those who thought there would be $2 Yeunglings there all day, I was wrong...there were FREE Yeunglings ALL DAY!!!

BTW, for those not there, Pat received one of the largest ovations of the day.

[Pat Kelly]

This was always a small debate between Tom and myself...about having alcohol. Our Admin kind of broke the tie ;).
The fact that the bar tab was picked up by Alesia helped things a little more, IMO.
So for those who thought there would be $2 Yeunglings there all day, I was wrong...there were FREE Yeunglings ALL DAY!!!

BTW, for those not there, Pat received one of the largest ovations of the day.


Yeah, Yeah,
and it would have been the biggest ovation if I had bought the beer. LOL

[iamzrad]

Did you get a bag of them or the single male?

One male.



A note on the Lethrinops (I didn't bring them in), they are also known as "Green Chest", get big (about 6-7"), are from Manda in Tanzania, and I don't agree with whoever started calling them furcifers. They aren't. They are a different species or a brand new species. Males in breeding dress get a ruby red throat (only visible from underneath). L. furcifer doesn't get this trait (some other species do but they don't match colors-wise with the green chest/green face variety.

BEAUTIFUL Lethrinops though! I used to have a wild pair. Never bred for me but the male was in constant full color never lost it.

Give Ethelwynn Trewavas a call, oh wait...
Or time travel back to the 1930s :p

[DiscusnAfricans]

Yeah, Yeah,
and it would have been the biggest ovation if I had bought the beer. LOL
Or worn that pink t-shirt and heels...

[Tony]

Thanks so much guys for putting on a totally awesome auction. I had seen the list (and all of the updates diligently updated by Bill), but when I arrived, I was simply at a loss for words. It was of the magnitude of a PVAS auction - only with all cichlids. Absolutely unbelievable. The folks there were awesome. It was a pleasure meeting Artie, John (bovsbaitboxes), Crabbymatty, Alisia, Spookyfish and others. Definitely some very classy folks. I really hope that you guys get a chance to make it down to one of our meetings some day.

By the time Mike and I got back to my place, after dropping off Phil and Jim and dropping fish off for Matt, it was about 1:00. By the time fish were all put away, it was nearly 5:00! Suffice to say, I was not feeling all too great yesterday....


Some stuff I got (probably not comprehensive):
-Trio Naevochromis chrysogaster
-2 7"-8" female A. christyi (prearranged from John)
-Male 7" P. johnstoni (prearranged from Crabbymatty)
-Trio Aulonocara salousi
-Juvies N. broadzulu
-Juvies F. rostratus
-Juvies Super Red Empress
-Juvies Yellow labs
-5" Yellow lab
-Juvies O. heterodon (Tanzania)
-Juives Lethrinops Red Cap - Itungi
-Juvies P. steveni - Taiwan Reef
-Juvies Metriclima Aurora "Likoma"
-Single 3" Jack Dempsey (yup, I really did get one - for Matt)
-Axelrod's Freshwater Reference Guide 2004
-5 gal aquarium

-L134 Leopard Frog Pleco (raffle)
-LDA33 Snowball Pleco (raffle)
-Syno. decorus (raffle)

Yup, I'm that jerk who bought ten tickets and won three pleco raffles. I think I've used up all my raffle ju-ju for the rest of my life. Very excited about these three fish. :)

Our crew rolled up there with one fish and left with 5 buckets and what had to be somewhere around 60-80 bags in total.

Simply unbelievable.....

Thanks again to the New Jersey crew. You rock.

Maria asked me how my day was and I told her it was the best fish day I had ever had. :)

[cabinetmkr39]

I had a great time, that was the third time I've gone to the ECC auction.
1st. time blew me away with the amount of fish
2nd. time was even bigger
3rd. time what can I say but ECC you guys and gals sure know how to through a AUCTION.
for the CCA people that could not make it , Its a day of FISH , FRIENDS , FUN.
Thanks again to all the ECC.
Heres some fish I brought home.

7 in bag Protomelas spilontus "mara rocks
5 in bag Protomelas steveni – Taiwan Reef
3 in bag Nimbochromis livingstonii
1 male Aulonocara sp. "stuartgranti maleri
8 in bag Altolamprologus Calvus "White Chaitika"
Also won The Ad Konings book raffel GR8 book

[longstocking]

I came home with:

Eretmodus
Stappersii
T. irsacae http://forums.eastcoastcichlids.org/images/smilies/smile.gif
MAN t-shirt http://forums.eastcoastcichlids.org/images/smilies/smile.gif
CCA polo
CCA membership http://forums.eastcoastcichlids.org/images/smilies/smile.gif
Food
CCA coozie (sp? )

A really nice book that shows the habitats of lake tang better than any other book out there... WOOT ! http://forums.eastcoastcichlids.org/images/smilies/tongue.gif

[longstocking]

Two people that we have to give a big thanks to ....Bill and Tommy ....for, they were able to bring a lot the fish clubs on the east coast together. That is HUGE IMO http://forums.eastcoastcichlids.org/images/smilies/smile.gif



Hopefully we have the same thing happen for ACA 2011 http://forums.eastcoastcichlids.org/images/smilies/smile.gif

[lonlangione]

Yep, it was a great day. I think it actually was a "partyauction" instead of an auction. Jersey people are the best at making people feel welcome. Bill's brother from another mother kept things lively all day. Thanks for the laughs Kevin. As for ACA2011, if we are looking ahead based on this day, the convention is going to be one helluva party!!!!!!!

Lonny

[fischfan13]

Maria asked me how my day was and I told her it was the best fish day I had ever had. :)

Tony, you made my day.
Thanks.

Later on that night a few of the older guys had a bite to eat ( I was the YOUNGEST, along with my son). The discussion came up about the people that came down from the CCA. Everyone of us "gushed" about the people from the CCA.
Class acts, each and every one.

[emartin]

I can't wait to see how the Fall Auction (when I will hopefully have a few of my even rarer haps bred by then) and the ACA 2011 auction will turn out...! The CCA will have several large clubs helping them out and my guess is that will be the biggest if not one of the biggest conventions for cichlids yet!

I'm already planning on staying in D.C. for that whole week for the convention!



So...um....Bill. Any speculation for the fall auction? October? Or just Q4 for now? LOL!

[fischfan13]

Yep, it was a great day. I think it actually was a "partyauction" instead of an auction. Jersey people are the best at making people feel welcome. Bill's brother from another mother kept things lively all day. Thanks for the laughs Kevin. As for ACA2011, if we are looking ahead based on this day, the convention is going to be one helluva party!!!!!!!

Lonny

Thank you Lonny.
Kevin and I grew up 1 1/2 miles form each other, but just met about 2 years ago.
I'm the quieter of the two...riiiiiiiiight?:blush:

[Tony]

Tony, you made my day.
Thanks.

Later on that night a few of the older guys had a bite to eat ( I was the YOUNGEST, along with my son). The discussion came up about the people that came down from the CCA. Everyone of us "gushed" about the people from the CCA.
Class acts, each and every one.

:)

[emartin]

I'll be seeing you all again Saturday, and I believe Bill is driving down as well.

This time I'll get some sleep for once the night before so I can actually enjoy myself better (did last cca meeting, I'm referring to ecc auction)!!!