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British cichlid association autumn convention 2011.
Hello all, after the success of our previous convention we at the BCA have been looking forward to the next! Time has gone quickly and this convention has come around fast! We have a busy timetable for the day and there is truly something for everyone. The event is being held on Sunday 4th september.
As per the last two years we are holding the convention in the centre of the country in Redditch, the social club we use has a long history of hosting aquatic events and is of a excellent size and location. Hot food is provided plus a bar serving both hot and cold drinks.
Lodge Park Social Club
Wirehill Drive,
Lodge Park,
Redditch, Worcestershire.
B98 7LH
Entrance fee is set at a very fair £3 for adults while under 16’s are free entry, for this you get entry to the event, plus a goodie bag containing food samples and other excellent give away gifts, the value of the freebies is worth far more than the entrance fee. We have also been asked to trial a brand new brand of foods designed and distributed by Tetra, these are ready to hit the shops and Tetra have sent enough food to keep the entire BCA (fish) fed for a year!! All we ask is that you fill in a questionnaire for Tetra which you will receive with your free food (These are not sample packs but 170g large tubs!!)
We have a short AGM to take care of, the BCA is running smoothly at the moment so we are determined to keep the politics short and have put aside 30 minutes for this, we hope that it will not take this long and then we can all get on with the day of doing what we all enjoy! talking fish!!
We have 3 lectures planned for the day, firstly we have invited the world famous explorer, author, and scientist Dr Wolfgang Staeck from Germany, he sent a list of 19 possible lectures so we put it to the vote and BCA forum users eventually chose the subjects for the two lectures. First we have ‘Lake Tanganyika a lake and its fish species’ this will be a fascinating insight into this wonderful lake by someone who has actually visited, collected and studied the fish species of this huge inland sea. The second lecture by Dr Staeck covers 'The underwater habitats of cichlids from Bolivia and Brazil' this will be a mind blowing trip underwater and into the actual conditions that aquarium fish are found in, in the wilds of the Brazilian and Bolivian Rainforest Jungle.
In between these two lectures we have a short lecturer by BCA membership secretary Mr Simon Morgan, Simon has recently changed jobs and works with R/O systems for a living, he has very kindly volunteered his services to share his knowledge with the BCA on the workings of R/O systems in a talk titled "A Practical Guide to Reverse Osmosis" with the poor water in many parts of the country many people go over to using R/O, Simons lecture will give you the benefit of his professional knowledge!
After all this knowledge being shared it will then be time for the world famous BCA auction. No where in the country will it be possible to find a better selection of cichlids and associated fish all in one place!! We have cichlids from all areas of the hobby, from the Rift valley lakes to South America. There are numerous rare and unusual fish that you simply will not find anywhere else! Plus a great selection of dry goods and foods.
The days schedule will look something like this.
09:00 – 10:00 Set up and booking in lots
10:00 – 10:30 AGM
10:30 – 11:30 Wolfgang Staeck 1st Talk
11:30 – 12:00 Simon Morgan "A Practical Guide to Reverse Osmosis" TBC
12:00 – 12:30 Dinner
12:30 – 14:00 Wolfgang Staeck 2nd Talk
14:00 – 14:30 Raffle and Picture of the Month
14:30 – 17:00 BCA Cichlid Catfish and Dry Goods Auction
A full auction list can be seen below, these are what is entered so far and may be subject to change.
Apistogramma eunotus Male/female F1
Apistogramma hoignei trio F1
Apistogramma pebas male/female F1
Apistogramma bitaeniata Trio F1
Apistogramma bitaeniata Trio F1
Apistogramma cacatuoides d/red Male/female domestic
Apistogramma masken trio F1
Apistogramma morado Male/female F1
Apistogramma cacatuoides d/red Male x2 domestic
pelvicachromis taeniatus nigerian yellow Male/female
Apistogramma agassizi 'Flamenco' wild caught Peru, sexed pair
Apistogramma bitaeniata wild caught Peru x 4
Taeniacara candidi x 3 F2 juveniles
Copella nattereri x 3 wild caught Peru
Corydoras agassizi x 3 wild caught Peru
Apistogramma cacatuoides, triple red juveniles x 4
Apistogramma cacatuoides, triple red juveniles x 4
Copella arnoldi x 4 true splash tetras F1
Copella arnoldi x 4 true splash tetras F1
Apistogramma agassizi, wild caught Peru, sexed pair
Apistogrammoides pucalpaensis, Wild caught Peru, sexed pair.
Corydoras sp ‘San juan’ x 3 Wild caught Peru
Angelfish, Sexed XL smokey Paraiba Pair
Angelfish – Platinum x 2
Angelfish – Red eyed Double black x 2
Angelfish – Blue silvers x 2
Apistogramma barlowi, wild caught pair.
Apistogramma macmasteri, Wild caught Columbia, Breeding Pair
Apistogramma baenschi, F1, two young sexed pairs
Dicrossus filamentosus, young sexed pair, Wild Columbia
Nannostomus eques x 3 wild Pencilfish
Corydoras elegans x 3 Wild caught Peru
Apistogramma atahulapha, wild caught Peru, sexed trio
Apistogramma bitaeniata, Wild caught Peru x 4
Hemiloricara sp, wild caught Columbia 3â€
Angelfish – Red eyed pearl Albinos x 2
Hasemania nana – Silvertip tetra x 2 spawning pair
Cardinal tetras x 3 Wild Columbia
Apistogramma agassizi, Wild Peru, trio
Apistogramma bitaeniata, Wild Peru x 3
Taeniacara candidi x 3 F2 Juveniles
Chromidotalapia guntheri X 5
Ctenochromis polli X 5
Breeding group gold barbs 2m 2f
male apisto eunotus
Copella arnoldi, x6 breeding
Calico ancistrus (red & black) x4
Guianacara gaeyi F1 X5
Geophagus aff altifrons "Nhamunda" X 5 F1
Wild female Crenicichla regani
Bonded pair, Crenicichla sp. “Belly crawler" wild
Angelfish
10kg fine sand
4 pieces bog wood
1 piece vine
Hydroleca. for filter media x 1kg
Cryptoheros nanoluteus F1 adult breeding pair
Cryptoheros nanoluteus F2 young sexed pair
Nanochromis transvestitus F1 Breeding pair
Rineloricaria parva (whiptails) wild breeding pair
Rineloricaria parva (whiptails) F1 x 3
L199 Hypancistrus furunculus wild
L129 Adult Columbian zebra pleco
Nanochromis Transvestitus pair
Nanochromis Transvestitus pair
Ivanacara Adoketa 2 per bag
Ivanacara Adoketa 2 per bag
Ivanacara Adoketa 2 per bag
Ivanacara Adoketa 2 per bag
Ivanacara Adoketa 2 per bag
Ivanacara Adoketa 2 per bag
Enimatichromis (blue fin) 2 per bag
Enimatichromis (blue fin) 2 per bag
Enimatichromis (blue fin) 2 per bag
Enimatichromis (blue fin) 2 per bag
Enimatichromis (blue fin) 2 per bag
Enimatichromis (blue fin) 2 per bag
Apistogramma Morado Breeding Pair
Cynotilapia sp.‘Hara’ F1
Cynotilapia sp.‘Hara’ F1
Metriaclima sp ‘red top Gallireya’ F1
Metriaclima sp ‘red top Gallireya’ F1
Lethrinops sp ‘yellow collar’ Msisi F1
Lethrinops sp ‘yellow collar’ Msisi F1
Labidochromis chisumulae
Labidochromis chisumulae
Pseudotropheus sp ‘acei’ Senga Bay (Kambiri Point)
Pseudotropheus sp ‘acei’ Senga Bay (Kambiri Point)
Red Leopard Discus 3"
Red Leopard Discus 3"
Red Leopard Discus 3"
Red Leopard Discus 3"
Red Leopard Discus 3"
Red Leopard Discus 3"
Tropheus Duboisi Maswa F1
Tropheus Duboisi Maswa F1
Tropheus Duboisi Maswa F1
Tropheus Duboisi Maswa F1
Tropheus Duboisi Maswa F1
Tropheus Duboisi Maswa F1
Sturisoma Nigrirostrum Wild trio
Sturisoma Panamense F1 Breeding pair
Sturisoma Panamense F1 Breeding pair
Brown Ancistrus Pair
Brown Ancistrus Pair
6 x assassin snails
6 x assassin snails
6 x assassin snails
Apistogramma agassizii fire red breeding pair
Apistogramma macmasteri wild trio 1m 2f
Apistogramma Baenschi young F1 pair
Apistogramma Baenschi F1 x5
Apistogramma cacatuoides Young Double red pair
Dicrossus filamentosus Large wild breeding pair
Apistogramma trifasciata F1 x5
Apistogramma Schwarzkehl young wild pair
Apistogramma sp "blackchin/Schwarzkinn young wild pair
Crenicichla regani "Rio Tapajos" wild male
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Corydoras Arcuatus (Wild Columbia)
Corydoras Arcuatus (Wild Columbia)
Corydoras Arcuatus (Wild Columbia)
Corydoras Metae (Wild Columbia)
Corydoras Metae (Wild Columbia)
Corydoras Metae (Wild Columbia)
Corydoras Sodalis (Wild Columbia)
Corydoras Sodalis (Wild Columbia)
Corydoras Sodalis (Wild Columbia)
L147 Peckoltia sp (Wild Columbia)
L147 Peckoltia sp (Wild Columbia)
L147 Peckoltia sp (Wild Columbia)
Steatocranus Casuarius F1
Albino Pearl Scale Red eye Angels
Albino Pearl Scale Red eye Angels
Black Marble Angles
Black Marble Angles
Orange Head Marble Angels
Orange Head Marble Angels
Silver marble angels
Silver Marble Angels
Marble Golden Angels
Marble Golden Angels
Silver Angels
Silver Angels
FRONTOSA 7 BAR KIGOMAS 2 ½ inch
FRONTOSA 7 BAR KIGOMAS 2 ½ inch
FRONTOSA 7 BAR KIGOMAS 2 ½ inch
Wild X platnum blue cross angelfish
Wild X platnum blue cross angelfish
Wild X platnum blue cross angelfish
Bogwood with java fern
Bogwood with java fern
Coconut breeding cave
Coconut breeding cave
Huge Bogwood curved length 4ft
Bogwood stump like piece
Breeding pair of Guianacara Dacrya
Geophagus Pindare – 5 x sub adult
Bag of Krib fry (Pelvicachromis pulcher)
Hello all, after the success of our previous convention we at the BCA have been looking forward to the next! Time has gone quickly and this convention has come around fast! We have a busy timetable for the day and there is truly something for everyone. The event is being held on Sunday 4th september.
As per the last two years we are holding the convention in the centre of the country in Redditch, the social club we use has a long history of hosting aquatic events and is of a excellent size and location. Hot food is provided plus a bar serving both hot and cold drinks.
Lodge Park Social Club
Wirehill Drive,
Lodge Park,
Redditch, Worcestershire.
B98 7LH
Entrance fee is set at a very fair £3 for adults while under 16’s are free entry, for this you get entry to the event, plus a goodie bag containing food samples and other excellent give away gifts, the value of the freebies is worth far more than the entrance fee. We have also been asked to trial a brand new brand of foods designed and distributed by Tetra, these are ready to hit the shops and Tetra have sent enough food to keep the entire BCA (fish) fed for a year!! All we ask is that you fill in a questionnaire for Tetra which you will receive with your free food (These are not sample packs but 170g large tubs!!)
We have a short AGM to take care of, the BCA is running smoothly at the moment so we are determined to keep the politics short and have put aside 30 minutes for this, we hope that it will not take this long and then we can all get on with the day of doing what we all enjoy! talking fish!!
We have 3 lectures planned for the day, firstly we have invited the world famous explorer, author, and scientist Dr Wolfgang Staeck from Germany, he sent a list of 19 possible lectures so we put it to the vote and BCA forum users eventually chose the subjects for the two lectures. First we have ‘Lake Tanganyika a lake and its fish species’ this will be a fascinating insight into this wonderful lake by someone who has actually visited, collected and studied the fish species of this huge inland sea. The second lecture by Dr Staeck covers 'The underwater habitats of cichlids from Bolivia and Brazil' this will be a mind blowing trip underwater and into the actual conditions that aquarium fish are found in, in the wilds of the Brazilian and Bolivian Rainforest Jungle.
In between these two lectures we have a short lecturer by BCA membership secretary Mr Simon Morgan, Simon has recently changed jobs and works with R/O systems for a living, he has very kindly volunteered his services to share his knowledge with the BCA on the workings of R/O systems in a talk titled "A Practical Guide to Reverse Osmosis" with the poor water in many parts of the country many people go over to using R/O, Simons lecture will give you the benefit of his professional knowledge!
After all this knowledge being shared it will then be time for the world famous BCA auction. No where in the country will it be possible to find a better selection of cichlids and associated fish all in one place!! We have cichlids from all areas of the hobby, from the Rift valley lakes to South America. There are numerous rare and unusual fish that you simply will not find anywhere else! Plus a great selection of dry goods and foods.
The days schedule will look something like this.
09:00 – 10:00 Set up and booking in lots
10:00 – 10:30 AGM
10:30 – 11:30 Wolfgang Staeck 1st Talk
11:30 – 12:00 Simon Morgan "A Practical Guide to Reverse Osmosis" TBC
12:00 – 12:30 Dinner
12:30 – 14:00 Wolfgang Staeck 2nd Talk
14:00 – 14:30 Raffle and Picture of the Month
14:30 – 17:00 BCA Cichlid Catfish and Dry Goods Auction
A full auction list can be seen below, these are what is entered so far and may be subject to change.
Apistogramma eunotus Male/female F1
Apistogramma hoignei trio F1
Apistogramma pebas male/female F1
Apistogramma bitaeniata Trio F1
Apistogramma bitaeniata Trio F1
Apistogramma cacatuoides d/red Male/female domestic
Apistogramma masken trio F1
Apistogramma morado Male/female F1
Apistogramma cacatuoides d/red Male x2 domestic
pelvicachromis taeniatus nigerian yellow Male/female
Apistogramma agassizi 'Flamenco' wild caught Peru, sexed pair
Apistogramma bitaeniata wild caught Peru x 4
Taeniacara candidi x 3 F2 juveniles
Copella nattereri x 3 wild caught Peru
Corydoras agassizi x 3 wild caught Peru
Apistogramma cacatuoides, triple red juveniles x 4
Apistogramma cacatuoides, triple red juveniles x 4
Copella arnoldi x 4 true splash tetras F1
Copella arnoldi x 4 true splash tetras F1
Apistogramma agassizi, wild caught Peru, sexed pair
Apistogrammoides pucalpaensis, Wild caught Peru, sexed pair.
Corydoras sp ‘San juan’ x 3 Wild caught Peru
Angelfish, Sexed XL smokey Paraiba Pair
Angelfish – Platinum x 2
Angelfish – Red eyed Double black x 2
Angelfish – Blue silvers x 2
Apistogramma barlowi, wild caught pair.
Apistogramma macmasteri, Wild caught Columbia, Breeding Pair
Apistogramma baenschi, F1, two young sexed pairs
Dicrossus filamentosus, young sexed pair, Wild Columbia
Nannostomus eques x 3 wild Pencilfish
Corydoras elegans x 3 Wild caught Peru
Apistogramma atahulapha, wild caught Peru, sexed trio
Apistogramma bitaeniata, Wild caught Peru x 4
Hemiloricara sp, wild caught Columbia 3â€
Angelfish – Red eyed pearl Albinos x 2
Hasemania nana – Silvertip tetra x 2 spawning pair
Cardinal tetras x 3 Wild Columbia
Apistogramma agassizi, Wild Peru, trio
Apistogramma bitaeniata, Wild Peru x 3
Taeniacara candidi x 3 F2 Juveniles
Chromidotalapia guntheri X 5
Ctenochromis polli X 5
Breeding group gold barbs 2m 2f
male apisto eunotus
Copella arnoldi, x6 breeding
Calico ancistrus (red & black) x4
Guianacara gaeyi F1 X5
Geophagus aff altifrons "Nhamunda" X 5 F1
Wild female Crenicichla regani
Bonded pair, Crenicichla sp. “Belly crawler" wild
Angelfish
10kg fine sand
4 pieces bog wood
1 piece vine
Hydroleca. for filter media x 1kg
Cryptoheros nanoluteus F1 adult breeding pair
Cryptoheros nanoluteus F2 young sexed pair
Nanochromis transvestitus F1 Breeding pair
Rineloricaria parva (whiptails) wild breeding pair
Rineloricaria parva (whiptails) F1 x 3
L199 Hypancistrus furunculus wild
L129 Adult Columbian zebra pleco
Nanochromis Transvestitus pair
Nanochromis Transvestitus pair
Ivanacara Adoketa 2 per bag
Ivanacara Adoketa 2 per bag
Ivanacara Adoketa 2 per bag
Ivanacara Adoketa 2 per bag
Ivanacara Adoketa 2 per bag
Ivanacara Adoketa 2 per bag
Enimatichromis (blue fin) 2 per bag
Enimatichromis (blue fin) 2 per bag
Enimatichromis (blue fin) 2 per bag
Enimatichromis (blue fin) 2 per bag
Enimatichromis (blue fin) 2 per bag
Enimatichromis (blue fin) 2 per bag
Apistogramma Morado Breeding Pair
Cynotilapia sp.‘Hara’ F1
Cynotilapia sp.‘Hara’ F1
Metriaclima sp ‘red top Gallireya’ F1
Metriaclima sp ‘red top Gallireya’ F1
Lethrinops sp ‘yellow collar’ Msisi F1
Lethrinops sp ‘yellow collar’ Msisi F1
Labidochromis chisumulae
Labidochromis chisumulae
Pseudotropheus sp ‘acei’ Senga Bay (Kambiri Point)
Pseudotropheus sp ‘acei’ Senga Bay (Kambiri Point)
Red Leopard Discus 3"
Red Leopard Discus 3"
Red Leopard Discus 3"
Red Leopard Discus 3"
Red Leopard Discus 3"
Red Leopard Discus 3"
Tropheus Duboisi Maswa F1
Tropheus Duboisi Maswa F1
Tropheus Duboisi Maswa F1
Tropheus Duboisi Maswa F1
Tropheus Duboisi Maswa F1
Tropheus Duboisi Maswa F1
Sturisoma Nigrirostrum Wild trio
Sturisoma Panamense F1 Breeding pair
Sturisoma Panamense F1 Breeding pair
Brown Ancistrus Pair
Brown Ancistrus Pair
6 x assassin snails
6 x assassin snails
6 x assassin snails
Apistogramma agassizii fire red breeding pair
Apistogramma macmasteri wild trio 1m 2f
Apistogramma Baenschi young F1 pair
Apistogramma Baenschi F1 x5
Apistogramma cacatuoides Young Double red pair
Dicrossus filamentosus Large wild breeding pair
Apistogramma trifasciata F1 x5
Apistogramma Schwarzkehl young wild pair
Apistogramma sp "blackchin/Schwarzkinn young wild pair
Crenicichla regani "Rio Tapajos" wild male
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Electric Blue Jack Dempsey - Male and female
Corydoras Arcuatus (Wild Columbia)
Corydoras Arcuatus (Wild Columbia)
Corydoras Arcuatus (Wild Columbia)
Corydoras Metae (Wild Columbia)
Corydoras Metae (Wild Columbia)
Corydoras Metae (Wild Columbia)
Corydoras Sodalis (Wild Columbia)
Corydoras Sodalis (Wild Columbia)
Corydoras Sodalis (Wild Columbia)
L147 Peckoltia sp (Wild Columbia)
L147 Peckoltia sp (Wild Columbia)
L147 Peckoltia sp (Wild Columbia)
Steatocranus Casuarius F1
Albino Pearl Scale Red eye Angels
Albino Pearl Scale Red eye Angels
Black Marble Angles
Black Marble Angles
Orange Head Marble Angels
Orange Head Marble Angels
Silver marble angels
Silver Marble Angels
Marble Golden Angels
Marble Golden Angels
Silver Angels
Silver Angels
FRONTOSA 7 BAR KIGOMAS 2 ½ inch
FRONTOSA 7 BAR KIGOMAS 2 ½ inch
FRONTOSA 7 BAR KIGOMAS 2 ½ inch
Wild X platnum blue cross angelfish
Wild X platnum blue cross angelfish
Wild X platnum blue cross angelfish
Bogwood with java fern
Bogwood with java fern
Coconut breeding cave
Coconut breeding cave
Huge Bogwood curved length 4ft
Bogwood stump like piece
Breeding pair of Guianacara Dacrya
Geophagus Pindare – 5 x sub adult
Bag of Krib fry (Pelvicachromis pulcher)
