Reminder - the HAS Fall auction is

[76dragon]

Charles. Who had the ngaras at the show. They were stunning.

[jeebus]

We came, didn't bid, but saw some good deals. Its an auction, made up mostly of private submissions, so you never know what you're gonna get. If we had a Malawi tank, we could have cleaned up at this one.

Just remember that the one auction you DON'T go to will be the one where they sell your favorite fish/plant or that piece of equipment you've been eyeing in the store for months, all for pennies on the dollar.

We had a good time. We didn't stay long, but did get to see Nick & Phung. See you all at the next one.

[Darbex]

There were a lot of items and some good prices on them. The thing with either the HAS or GHAC auctions is that most fish tend to be Malawi. Since I dont have those anymore I generally go to say hi to friends and find some gems that I need like plants and food and the occassional fish that will work in my tanks. But when I had Malawis this would have been an excellent auction. Some auctions will have really good stuff. I remember an HAS auction that was filled with Discus pairs and another had more rare African cichlids and SA/CAs. You just never know. For $5 it isnt a bad deal even if you dont get anything. But I would suggest looking around the tables and see if you find anything you like before getting a bidder card if you dont want to spend the $5.

[newb]

so does anybody know where the tropheus chimba fry came from? I almost bought some but decided not to.

[Rico]

wish i could make it to the OK meet but thats not possible. i also want to meet don conkel which the main reason why I already booked a 2 night stay at the Inn its being held at.

[marauder_77868]

You'll see maybe a few more CA/SA in Dallas, maybe not. You just never know. I can tell you for sure that there are always a LOT of peacocks and haplochromines in Dallas...at least every auction for the last six or seven years. You might see more CA/SA at the Oklahoma event in October....

[Rico]

i was looking for CA/SA cichlids. the only thing i saw was nicaraguensis. i should have brought all my trimacs but then again since the fish i keep are not as popular they wouldnt have gotten that much action. i think i might drive up for the TCA workshop in Oct.

[marauder_77868]

I wasn't really looking to buy....but I picked up a Tateurndina ocellicauda, some Xystichromis phytophagus, some Chromidotilapia guentheri, some Steatocranus tinanti, a Kryptolebias marmoratus, enough methylene blue to hatch angel eggs until my demise, and a few other odds and ends items. This auction probably had the most variety of any I've ever been to.

[Nickintex]

They had GREAT burgers at the bar there, though.

[jughead]

auctions arent for everyone.if youre only looking for one thing and they dont have it,its not a good auction.mark,if you were only there 5 minutes,dont think you could have looked at everything,had to be at least 400 items.
i got some chromidotilapia guentheri,goodieds,lillys,mbuna,other livebearers,wild type bettas,anubius,books.the tropheus werent fishladys.missed the steaks

[specialone0812]

i got home a broken ( or silicon come off) 18"x24" tank that the seller did not state that was an off silicon tank. one piece of the glass fell apart, and i have to fix it later.
That was a bad experience. do sellers need to be ethical when they bring item to sell at auction?
everything else is so cool, and i left happily.

[Nickintex]

What were you looking for?

+1
You will NEVER know what may show up at an auction. I was planning on only getting a few items and leaving early. That was just not the case for me after all.

[marauder_77868]

Based on it being FOTOS I would have expected some quality fish at the auction.

What were you looking for?

[specialone0812]

chimba fry...i got two bags of them.

[Nickintex]

Loretta's chimba fry?

Whose ever's they used to be, there was no F# on the label.