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Hey folks, Not only are we fortunate enough to have Dave Schumacher from Dave's Rare Fish coming as a speaker at the Big Fish Deal, but Dave has agreed to a group buy for delivery to the event! Here's how it works: 1. Check out Dave's stock on his website : http://www.davesfish.com/ 2...

I'll be placing an order of Ted's Most Excellent food for pickup at the BFD. This product is a gel diet (you mix the powder yourself) for invertebrate-feeding fish. It was originally developed as a blackworm replacement food to condition fish while weaning them off of the live worms...

Folks: We need a reliable person to assist this year with the A/V for the presentations. Jason, who does an awesome job every year with the set up and running things, will not be able to be there on Saturday. He'll get everything set up on Friday, but we need someone to learn the ropes...

CCA: If things go according to the current plan, our set up will be much like it was in the past, where we have the Montgomery Room on Friday and Saturday and the Ballroom on Sunday. We have several weekend long vendors (Batfish Aquatics, Tangled Up In Cichlids, Your Fish Stuff, and maybe a...

CCA: One of the highlights of the event is the Saturday evening Rare Fish Auction. Like most live auctions, we will need volunteers to help run bags. Volunteering is fun, as you get to meet folks, be involved in the auction, and you don't miss anything! Please post up here if you'd be...

Hey Everyone! Thank you to the people who volunteered to help me at the registration desk at the last meeting. Here's how the schedule stands right now. Please let me know if you're able to help for a shift or two. I only need one or two people helping in any given time slot. Friday March 4th...

Just fyi I sent out a BFD newsletter on Friday. If you did not get it, please check your spam box and then give me a good email address so I can add it to the system. Thanks

As discussed in the meeting, we have at least one speaker coming into Dulles Airport. Is there anyone who can volunteer to pick up the speaker and bring them to the hotel on Friday? PM for details. Thanks, Jon

The Big Fish Deal is an event to bring together aquarium enthusiasts and transform the Gaithersburg Hilton into an aquatic paradise on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, March 4-6, 2016. The aquatic paradise will be in the hotel's lobby. We need your entries in the AQUARIUM BEAUTIFUL CONTEST to...

CCA: We are looking for someone to take on the responsibility of being the official photographer for the BFD. While we have had a decent showing in the past of folks taking pictures and sharing them, we'd like to have someone who is specifically tasked with taking pictures, especially of the...

Now the question is? Will you be with(at) the 4th? The Big Fish Deal 4 Registration is open!

I am happy to announce we have our first two sponsors for the Big Fish Deal: Invertebrates by Ms. Jinkzd http://msjinkzd.com/ and Batfish Aquatics http://www.batfishaquatics.com/index.php Thanks Rachel and Joshua for your support!

The Big Fish Deal 2016 Registration is now Open! Register today!

Just a few things to note: 1. All talks are now in the room by registration and the raffles 2. Ted Judy's second talk topic has changed. It is now on his 2011 trip to Gabon 3. Registration for the event/marketplace is now walk-up only. 4. If you saw all of the amazing fish in holding tanks for...

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I've had a few people ask about the schedule. it's available on the event's page, but I figured I'd post it here too: Fri, Feb 27 6:00 – 9:00 PM Registration Desk Open 5:00 – 10:00 PM Aquarium Beautiful Tank Placement and Set-Up 8:00 – 9:00 PM Ted Judy – West African Aquariums 9:30...

5 days left to get your hotel room at the reduced rate!

CCA: We are glad that Jeff Rapps at Tangled Up In Cichlids will be attending the BFD this year. Jeff has been at both previous event, and this year will be set up all weekend in the vendor room. As in the past, Jeff is taking pre-orders for delivery to the BFD! Below is the link to the...

CCA: We are extremely happy to announce that Dan at Cichlids of the Americas will be sending some donations for the Rare Fish Auction and has offered to do a group buy for delivery to AquaMania 3. Dan has been a consistent supporter of the event and the CCA, so take advantage of this great...

Entries to date in the Aquamania BIG FISH DEAL's Aquarium Beautiful Contest. There are 18 days until the event. There are five classes: 1. Nano ------ Four entries to date. 2. Medium -- Two entries to date 3. Large ----- Zero entries to date 4. CARES ---- One entry...