Current Show Info
2010 Minnesota Aquarium Society
Tropical Fish Show
Free Admission, Open to the Public!
Where: Palmer Lake VFW
Their address is:
2817 Brookdale Dr
Minneapolis, MN 55444
Get Directions at http://www.palmerlakevfw.com/find.html
Schedule of Activities
Fri April 9th
10:00 am - 8pm Show and Tank Setup
Volunteers needed to help with setup contact:
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to sign up!
8pm deadline to enter your fish in the show
Rules For Entering The Show
http://www.aquarium.mn/main/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=170&Itemid=132
8pm Speaker Dan Woodland
Building a High Tech, Low Cost Fish Room
This program looks at building a fish room from the ground up. In many fish rooms, time and fish health are important issues. This step-by-step design to building a modern fish room will give anyone the ability to spend more time working with their fish rather than maintaining the aquariums.
11pm Fish Room closes
Sat April 10th
12:00pm - 5pm Fish Room Open
All Day - Kid's coloring contest, Hourly raffles,
1pm Speaker Dan Woodland
My Favorite Cichlids, and a Few New Ones
This program explores some of my all time favorite Cichlids and some new ones! It also offers a look into the vast diversity of the aquarium hobby. This program is constantly being updated!!
2:30pm - 4:30pm NASCARP Fish Races
You heard it right, bring your own racin' fish or pick one from the bowl! First fin across the line wins!
5:00pm Fish Room Closes
6:00pm -11pm Banquet at Broadway Pizza in Fridley
8298 University Ave; Fridley 55432; phone: (763) 277-6677
No Reservations needed!
Cost $13 includes pizza, salad, hoagies, and more (cash bar)
6pm - 7pm Social Hour
7pm - 8:30pm Dinner
7:30pm Banquet Speaker Dan Woodland
Bolivia
Experience a new adventure in Bolivia, and see some new species. This trip yielded many new fishes including Cichlids, plecos, corydoras and more!
8:30pm Awards Ceremony
Sun April 11
10am - 12:45 pm Swap Meet
Come one and all! See what your fellow MAS Members have to sell. Always an interesting assortment of hardware, fish, plants, and wood for your tanks.
Set up begins at 9am for those who have reserved tables.
Tables are avialable to MAS Members; contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to reserve a table.
10am - 3:30 Fish Room open
All Day - Kid's coloring contest, Hourly raffles
10am - 12-45pm Swap Meet
1:00 Speaker Teresa of TerreQuatics
Fish Tank Set up 101
Short talk on the basics of setting up your first aquarium
1:30 Speaker Teresa of TerreQuatics
Fish Tank Repair
Have a leaky tank? Teresa will demonstrate how to reseal a leaky tank
2:00 Large item raffle
3:15 Large Tank Raffle - Two tanks to win!
Be there to win!
120g tank and stand donated by Saltwater Empire
75g tank donated by Aqueon
3:30 Fish Room closes