Thanks so much guys for putting on a totally awesome auction. I had seen the list (and all of the updates diligently updated by Bill), but when I arrived, I was simply at a loss for words.
It was of the magnitude of a PVAS auction - only with all cichlids. Absolutely unbelievable. The folks there were awesome. It was a pleasure meeting Artie, John (bovsbaitboxes), Crabbymatty, Alisia, Spookyfish and others. Definitely some very classy folks. I really hope that you guys get a chance to make it down to one of our meetings some day.
By the time Mike and I got back to my place, after dropping off Phil and Jim and dropping fish off for Matt, it was about 1:00. By the time fish were all put away, it was nearly 5:00! Suffice to say, I was not feeling all too great yesterday....
Some stuff I got (probably not comprehensive):
-Trio Naevochromis chrysogaster
-2 7"-8" female A. christyi (prearranged from John)
-Male 7" P. johnstoni (prearranged from Crabbymatty)
-Trio Aulonocara salousi
-Juvies N. broadzulu
-Juvies F. rostratus
-Juvies Super Red Empress
-Juvies Yellow labs
-5" Yellow lab
-Juvies O. heterodon (Tanzania)
-Juives Lethrinops Red Cap - Itungi
-Juvies P. steveni - Taiwan Reef
-Juvies Metriclima Aurora "Likoma"
-Single 3" Jack Dempsey (yup, I really did get one - for Matt)
-Axelrod's Freshwater Reference Guide 2004
-5 gal aquarium
-L134 Leopard Frog Pleco (raffle)
-LDA33 Snowball Pleco (raffle)
-Syno. decorus (raffle)
Yup, I'm that jerk who bought ten tickets and won three pleco raffles. I think I've used up all my raffle ju-ju for the rest of my life. Very excited about these three fish.
Our crew rolled up there with one fish and left with 5 buckets and what had to be somewhere around 60-80 bags in total.
Simply unbelievable.....
Thanks again to the New Jersey crew. You rock.
Maria asked me how my day was and I told her it was the best fish day I had ever had.
