American Livebearer Association 2013 Convention

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                                             2013 ALA Convention
                                Crowne Plaza Grand Rapids, MI
                              Hosted by the Grand Valley Aquarium Club
                             April 25th, 26th, 27th & 28th
                                   http://www.ala2013.com/                                
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20 Class Livebearer Show
Friday & Saturday night "Gonopodium Galleria"
American Goodeid Working Group Meeting
Graduate Student Poster Sessions
Vern Parish Fund Reception
Vendor Room
Saturday Night Awards Banquet
Sunday Auction
Silent Auction (ALA Members Only) for SMP Fish (Including Characodon "27th de Noviembre")

Speakers:
Richard Eberly: Workshop – Live Foods for Economical Fish Breeding
Mike Hellweg: Topic – Halfbeaks
Ron Kelley: Topic - Guppies
Michael Köck Topic – Goodeids guest speaker from The Goodeid Working Group, NA
Karen Randall: Awards Banquet Speaker, Topic – Planted Aquaria
Mike Schadle Topic: Welcome / Trivia
Pablo Weaver: Topic – West Indian Poeciliiads

Collecting Trip 1
Target fish will be Michigan's 3 native Killifish, Fundulus notatus, Fundulus dispar and Fundulus diaphanous. All three of these species primarily live in lakes or slow moving rivers. For these fish, we will visit 2 different lakes (a third if time permits). The water in the collecting areas is up to 3' deep depending on the lake.

Collecting Trip 2
Target fish will be some of Michigan's native darters with the focus on Rainbow (Etheostoma caeruleum), Johnny (Etheostoma nigrum) and Blackside (Percina maculate) Darters. The target river also has many common shiners and Blacknose Dace.

Online Registration

http://www.ala2013.com/
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