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Hey CCA: We are going to have several racks set up for fish donations this year. We'd like to have lighting on all of the tanks so that we can show off all of the awesome donations we are getting this year. To that end, we are in need of 6-8 4 foot shop lights to use on the racks. If you...

Hey folks: We are a week away from The Big Fish Deal! There are still several tables left to rent on Sunday, so if you want one, get it now! Here's a list of vendors so far: Invertebrates by MsJinkzd Batfish Aquatics Tangled Up In Cichlids Your Fish Stuff Frank Cowherd's Aquatic Life Farm...

Hey CCA: We got a bit of good news yesterday. As part of our contract with the Gaithersburg Hilton, we had a free upgrade from the Montgomery Room (where we've had the BFD on Friday and Saturday the past 3 years) to the Grand Ballroom if the ballroom was not rented by February 19th. As it...

Hey Folks: We've set up a pre-order with Your Fish Stuff for delivery to The Big Fish Deal! Bill and Yvonne have been great supporters of the club over the years, so please go check out their site, make and order and get it delivered to you at the event. Here's how it works: 1. Go to the...

Check out the new BFD logo on the CCA home page! Thanks to Jen Williams for her creative efforts!

Thank You Everyone!

Checking the site you will find these companies sponsoring the event so far. Please remember to support these groups that support us. AQUARIUM BEAUTIFUL COMPETITION All Awards and Prizes supplied by Aqua-Pharm Best in Show Judged-Aquatics Gardeners Association Best in Show Popular Vote - -...

We are happy to announce another group buy for attendees of The Big Fish Deal! Dan Sharifi of Cichlids of The Americas will be donating some fish for the Rare Fish Auction and has also offered to do a group buy for delivery to The BFD! This group buy works like the others: 1. Check out...

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!