Fish of The Month
Protomelas labridens
is a large, though relatively non-aggressive Malawian cichlid.
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Cichlid-only Fish Auction
Sunday, May 26th | 10AM - ?
Buy and sell fish at our Cichlid Only auction! Limit of 40 bags per seller, cichlids only!
GCCA Meeting
Sunday, May 19th at 6PM
Sam Borstein - Cichlids of Costa Rica. Don't miss our BAP Auction and Meeting Raffle
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Classic Schedule
- Details
- Published on Tuesday, 30 April 2013 16:29
Schedule
Subject to change.
| Time | Date | Event |
| 6PM | Friday, 5/24 | Registration Opens. Showroom Opens |
| 9:30PM | Friday, 5/24 |
Cichlid Trivia Hospitality Suite opens in Showroom Silent Auction Round 1 |
| 8:00AM | Saturday, 5/25 | Registration Opens |
| 9:30AM | Saturday, 5/25 | Charlie Grimes - Collecting in Cuatro Cienegas. MX Silent Auction Round 2 |
| 10:00AM | Saturday, 5/25 | Show Judging Begins All Fish must be in place. |
| 11:00AM | Saturday, 5/25 | Greg Steeves - Haplochromines Rock! Silent Auction Round 3 |
| 1:00PM | Saturday, 5/25 | Dan Sharifi - Central American Cichlids Silent Auction Round 4 |
| 2:30PM | Saturday, 5/25 | John Krepper - Tanganyikan Cichlids Silent Auction Round 5 |
| 4:00 PM | Saturday, 5/25 | Greg Steeves - Collecting in the Rio Comal Silent Auction Round 6 |
| 5:00 PM | Saturday, 5/25 | Showroom Closes. Showroom re-opens after banquet concludes. |
| 6PM | Saturday, 5/25 | Pizza Banquet. Speaker: Charlie Grimes Silent Auction Contingency Round |
| 8:30AM | Sunday, 5/26 | Auction Registration Opens |
| 10:00AM | Sunday, 5/26 | Auction Begins |
Giant Cichlid-only Auction
Sunday, May 26, 2012 10AM – till the last fish is sold | Register at 8:30AM
GCCA Classic 2013 Registration Now Open
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- Published on Friday, 01 March 2013 02:40
Registration button below
Some of our Classic Sponsors & Vendors
| Kingfish Services |  |
| http://www.cichlidsoftheamericas.com/ |  |
| Daves Rare Fish |  |
| Peter Durkin | PlecoPete |
| Fish Factory Books | Mike Schadle also our Auctioneer |
Make sure to order your GCCA classic shirts (logo below) before they are all gone.
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GCCA Classic 2013 Registration & Pizza Dinner Banquet
When is the Cichlid Classic? Memorial Day Weekend 2013 | Convention Heron Point Conference Center | Hotel Fairfield Inn Lombard |
Registration includes full access to all speakers and our Saturday night Pizza Banquet. GCCA's Annual Cichlid Classic is a fun cichlid-themed weekend for everyone. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the hobby, buy and sell fish, and have a great time with fellow hobbyists. | ||
What is the GCCA Classic?
- Speakers from across the country with a full day of presentations
- A fish show where breeders and hobbyist display their favorite and best fish (and often sell them at the end of the show)
- It is raffle where over a $$$$ of goods will be raffled and auctioned away
- It is a social event with a dinner party (banquet) and hospitality suite
- It is a place to buy fish and supplies from vendors
- It is where over hundreds of fish books are for sale
- It is where vendors will be displaying their latest products
- It is where people put fish for sale up on bulletin board (typically people from other clubs)
- It is a huge cichlid auction on Sunday
- It is for newbie's and cichlid nuts a like
- It attracts people across the Midwest
Event Information
| Event date: | 05-24-2013 8:30 am |
| Event End Date: | 05-26-2013 9:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 05-21-2013 |
| Individual Price | $35.00 |
| Location | Fairfield Inn Lombard |
GCCA Meeting May 2013 Speaker Sam Borstein - Cichlids of Costa Rica
- Details
- Published on Tuesday, 12 March 2013 12:40
GCCA Meeting May 2013 Speaker Sam Borstein - Cichlids of Costa Rica
GCCA Meeting May 2013 Speaker Sam Borstein - Cichlids of Costa Rica
May 19, 2013 at 6PM
Doubletree Hotel Downers Grove
2111 Butterfield Rd.
Downers Grove, Illinois, 60515
1-630-971-2000 | Map and Directions
Speaker
Sam Borstein
Program
Cichlids of Costa Rica
Event Information
| Event date: | 05-19-2013 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date: | 05-19-2013 9:00 pm |
| Location | DoubleTree Hotel Downers Grove |
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GCCA Classic 2013
Upcoming Events
| Giant Cichlid Auction @ The GCCA Classic 05-26-2013 10:00 am |
| GCCA Meeting June 2013 06-09-2013 6:00 pm |
| GCCA Meeting July 2013 - Rare Fish Auction Members Only 07-14-2013 6:00 pm |
| GCCA Meeting August 2013 08-11-2013 6:00 pm |
| GCCA Picnic Sept 2013 09-08-2013 12:00 pm |
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