I would like to visit one of the European killie conventions. I've been to the American one a few times, but it has never looked as complete as the European club set ups. The big thing at the AKA was always what the Europeans would send. I know there are AKAers trying to resurrect the club now, but it had really lost the thread on distributing, sharing and exchanging by the time I stopped attending. I hope the AKA finds that again.
But it seems the Europeans never lost it, and those shows look fascinating. I could spend hours at the AKA show, going tank to tank and looking closely at the killies in the show. You get to see what the people submitting see as their best, and you see a very wide range of killies.
Since my main interest if African killies, Europe's proximity to Africa means it's easier to get fish. I think the days when there would be a couple of US groups exploring for killies are history now. It tends to be Europeans and Africans finding new species or replenishing old ones with new stock.
Fish group conventions are really fun, and I'd highly recommend them to people who can attend them. You see a lot of fish, and meet some cool people.
%$%$#$ I dropped the paper bag. Back to looking at killies and hyperventilating!
