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ACA - Kids Decorating Contest

dogofwar

CCA Members
The Kids Decorating Contest at the ACA Convention in Louisville was a real blast this year.

There were 50 tanks available (thanks to UPG) and just about every one had a kid decorating it (Thanks to the local Louisville Club getting the word out and supporting it. Most of the kids were kids of hobbyists...but a few were not).

Entry was $10 (to reduce no-shows...all donated to charity) and kids could compete in 2 divisions: 1) Open (bring your own decorations and/or use those supplied by UPG) and 2) Stock (use what was available). Siena chose the open division, because she wanted to plan out her entry.

Kids got to choose a few decorations and a few fish (afterward).

Kids had 30 minutes to decorate their tanks after a few minutes of instructions...and then everyone was cleared out so the judges could do their job. Then the club announced the awards. Every kid got to keep their tank at the end of it (you were encouraged to keep them on display until the next day).

As you can see, it's absolute chaos but the kids get excited about the hobby, learn about how to keep and maintain a tank and look forward to coming to fish conventions with their parents :)

Here's a great video that captures some of the fun...

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Matt
 
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