AN OVERVIEW OF THE HALL IN DUISBURG.

Hopefully these video’s will give you some ideas on the size of the hall for the First International Cichlidentage 2009 in Duisburg, Germany , I went to FOUR different places on the mezzanine floor (from where all the talks were given, most in German but some in English) to try and shoot the video’s. I had never used the camera before Duisburg so please excuse the below average quality of the videoing. We have shown the complete Photo and Video slideshows at our I.M.A.S. meeting in October but still not great at getting it onto the web, hope you enjoy.

Tom.

Good video work Tom.
The place looks very well set up.
I would say you were spoilt for choice for goods and plenty to see.

That show really looks to be the business.Worth renting a van for,maybe:woohoo:

after looking at the videos i am mad jealous that i couldn't go this time around.(personal reasons)
anyway i have to say fair play lads, as the first official IMAS trip away, this will be hard to beat.
Its great that a club that is only started a while ago can manage to go to a show as big as Duisburg.
Just shows the commitment of everyone involved in making it happen.
Looking forward hearing a bit about the show and the other places that you guys went to

regards

daryn

Hi Daryn,
To make you more jealous:woohoo:
We started our trip with an upgrade from a standard car to a Mercedes S-class(took us all 4 days to figure everything in it out). First stop was the show in Duisburg. A massive place which is fishkeepers heaven-leaves no wishes open! The videos of Tom, thanks by the way, they give only a small impression of the size and more important the quality of the show. Thanks to Joe`s T-Shirts with the I.M.A.S logo on them (Tom's better half), we rose the attention of a few "lads" in our hotel. After a while it came out that we were dining with some Icons of the fishkeeping: Heiko Bleher, Anton Lamboy....-great and long nite!! On the second day we started of to see the rest of the show and went after to Aqua-Treff a wholesaler for Malawis and Tanganyikans. Our next stop was Zoo-Zajak, the WORLDS largest pet shop(8500m2). You could easily spend a day in it - and we did. The third day brought us to Holland. We visited another wholesaler - Verduijn cichlids(Ad Konings relation) some stunning place. After been at the show on my own for the last couple of years I really enjoyed the company of our I.M.A.S members (hopefully with more next time )
DANKE und bis bald, Tim
P.s. For all the insiders: I know I left a good few other places out but didnt want to go to hard for the ones who didnt made it . How do you feel now Daryn?

It looked a fantastic show,its such a pity its only every two years as the Discus show is next year,so i heard.

I don't have much of an interest in discus,but I don't think that would put me off going,I'd imagine there would be a lot of other stuff there,and the drygoods would be well represented,only price I've heard was 30euro for a 10kg Tetramin,thats enough to encourage me!
And I'm sure the evenings would be well spent....

thanks for sharing tom. very good vids and good additional info from tim.

dubfish wrote:

It looked a fantastic show,its such a pity its only every two years as the Discus show is next year,so i heard.

Hi Alan,
the main show is still every year the same(drygoods,plants,community fish....)only the special excibition area is changing and you have lots of shops and wholesalers in the area.

frontosa wrote:

dubfish wrote:

It looked a fantastic show,its such a pity its only every two years as the Discus show is next year,so i heard.

Hi Alan,
the main show is still every year the same(drygoods,plants,community fish....)only the special excibition area is changing and you have lots of shops and wholesalers in the area.

30.09. - 03.10.2010 8th international Diskus Championat in Duisburg
The world largest Diskusausstellung
You are thereby if Duisburg becomes from 30 September - 03 October 2010 already for the eighth time to meeting place for Diskushalter and - breeder from all over the world. Long Duisburg north of everything turns four days approximately around the Diskusfisch, its care, breed, nutrition and origin on the 6,000 square meter large exhibition surface in the landscape park. Do not let the unique combination of public exhibition and Diskusbewertungsshow escape oneself. The fair offers everything that you need for the successful Diskushaltung to you. The goods offered reach of the special fodder for the Diskus over all accessories for your Pflegling up to a large selection of beautiful Diskusfi.

30.09. - 03.10.2010 13. Zierfi & aquarium in Duisburg
The world largest Aquaristik show
On the first weekend in October Duisburg becomes to 13. Times to the meeting place of all Aquarianer and four days long to the center of the Aquaristikwelt. Experience of 30.09. - 03.10.2010 a aquaristisches fair event, which does not leave desires open. Manufacturers, dealers, publishing houses, associations and federations of the Aquaristikbranche present you on the 6,000 square meter comprehensive exhibition surface all products and novelties approximately around the hobby Aquaristik. The 13. Zierfi & aquarium offer to you of the fish over the technical book up to the complete, ultramodern aquarium everything which you wish themselves. And you can all this not only look at but also on every four Messetagen directly on the fair buy.


This is a translation from Zoo Zajac's web site...........Tom.

Any oddballs and Asian arowanas in the show? Thanks for sharing

Wow that is amazing, I would not be able to go there, no way. I would have to re-mortgage!

Thanks for the advance warning though, I just would not be able to control myself!


Daragh

Ian wrote:

Any oddballs and Asian arowanas in the show? Thanks for sharing

Hi Ian,
no not in the show this time but plenty of oddballs in the petshop Zoo Zajak.Regards,Tim

Lucky sods... Don't think I would ever get permission from the wife for a trip like that.

I'd have to say it was a business trip

Hi All,
similar show coming up in March in Friedrichshafen(Germany).Will put more Infos on a new thread shortly.Regards,Tim