I just wanted to take a moment to thank the members of GWAPA for their sponsorship of the anabantoid category at the All Aquarium Catfish Convention 2012 fish show. The winners of this category were:
Class III: Anabantoids
Subclass A: Bettas
3rd Place: Crowntail Betta, Susal Wolfson
2nd Place: Betta patoti, Christine Keyes
1st Place: Dumbo Betta, Joshua Wiegert
Subclass B: All Other Anabantoids
3rd Place: Dario hysginon, Arlene Wagner
2nd Place: Sparkling gourami, Luis Feliciano
1st Place: Pearl Gourami, Frank Cowherd
Best of Class: Pearl Gourami by Frank Cowherd
Your sponsorship of the fish show was featured on our website (http://www.catfishcon.com/sponsors.php), in our program that each registrant received, and was featured in a Power Point presentation at the award ceremony where winners were announced.
The convention was a success for us and generated enough funding to stay in business for the next two years for our club, the Potomac Valley Aquarium Society. Funds generated from this convention will support our monthly meetings as well as our special programs to give tanks to needy kids at the holiday season, support exploration and study of fishes in the Amazon, and put tanks in schools and throughout the community. (More information on our programs can be found at: http://www.pvas.com/donations.php)
I am happy to report that we had 212 participants in all, with speakers from the US, UK, Germany, and Heiko Bleher flew in from Milan. Members and convention participants are already asking for another convention in 2014!
Thank you again for your gracious support, and for all you do for the hobby,
Your friend in fish-keeping,
Sherry Mitchell
President
Potomac Valley Aquarium Society
and
Co-chair
All-Aquarium Catfish Convention 2012
Photo by: Li Chih, Monster Aquaria Network 2012
