Hello, Everybody!
Best regards from Bulgaria!
I had meet some of you in other cichlids forums, and I hope this thread of mine will be intrigue You...

It was an interesting event, what I had visited last week – Aqua Festival PRAGUE’2006.
I had make much photos there, but the quality is not much for boast…;)
Anyway, I will try to pick some of them, just for information to report of this event…

This year, the championship was about the Pterophillum Scalare(angel fish).
It was almost 60 competitors with different Scalar’s variety there…
The Big winner become a pair of “Red Scalar”:









Here are the winners of category “Altums”:







The last one, was the biggest Altum I have ever seen… :o
His body was large than my palm (thenar) and he can’t spread enough his fins vertically
in those not little exhibition tank… ;)

Next,a few shots of the winners category “Veiltail”:












I hope soon will be able to prepare more photos of the rest of the winners…
Now will finish with some photos of the 2 of Show tanks from there –
One was with my favorite Discus fish:





The other one – with African cichlids…
Hey,are here any African Cichlids experts...!? :P
Guess, how big and older is that African “King Kong”…:rolleyes: :D









P.S. If somebody is interesting about some other stuffs shown at the Aqua-festival,
may take a look at my Bulgarian thread here:
http://aquariumbg.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5220

*sigh*

Why can't shows like this occur in America? :(

Amazing fish! :kewl:

That fronty is HUGE!

NICE pics..


"It was an interesting event, what I had visited last week – Aqua Festival PRAGUE’2006.
I had make much photos there, but the quality is not much for boast… ;)
Anyway, I will try to pick some of them, just for information to report of this event…"

your joking, right>?
those are great pics. you should see mine if you want bad quality.

great photos, thanks for sharing with us. i am moving this to the photo forum. :drunk:

Georgus fish!

I wish I could keep angels alive, I'm afraid to even try with discus, too expencive!

Thank you for the tips, Pals!


The big problem shooting good this Angelfish was not only the terrible reflections of the flash
and dirty glass (outside)…
All the fishes was under stress and mostly hiding in the corners or under filter…
Especially, after any flashing shot or peoples knocking on the glass…
The brave handsome boy, exception of that, was this one:





He was altering continuously the nuance of his black vertical lines, yellow/red cloak and this ice-cold reflection of the skin…
I hope you understand what I mean seeing also these close ups:

well, we are having the first fisn convention, but, it is only koi, goldfish, and, plant sale, and, it's outside.......LOL, but, it should be an ok get togather, i amy join some clubs, and, may get some things for my B-day, seeing as it is the day ot the meeting. the 11th, of November. but, yeah.



AWESOME PICS!!!!! wow, i would die if they had one of thoes that big here, and i couldn't go........wow, some awesome pics of thoes fish, i wish i could get pics like that......what camera are you using?

They do all the time. Look into the ACA (American Cichlid Association) Also I believe their are a few others. I know Their is one for catfish, just can't think of the name off the top of my head. Most states have a Aquaria club or two. Check with them.

Continuing with the next two Scalarya’s championship variety:
These 2 Black specimens, attract my attention, even under stress, they seem like “Black Ninja Warriors”…






The other – Leopard Scalarya, was so expressive with that amazing combine of body’s big spotted and the leopard “lace” on the fins:

:wow:

:kewl: thoes are awesome....

The Angels are nice...but HOLY COW :blink: Is that C. frontosa spectacular....what a grand old fish! 12 years old maybe?

wow... man i wanna have a discus tank now...

man, some of those colors are so intense on those fish true

There is the ACA convention held yearly, last year in Chicago, this year in Sacramento.

why carnt we have shows like that in the uk GREAT PICS