Aquatics live cancelled.

[oscarsi001]

Is there a website for Vivarium ? tried googling it but to no avail ............

 

[LondonDragon]

Is there a website for Vivarium ? tried googling it but to no avail ............

Vivarium has also been cancelled 🙁

 

[OllieNZ]

Guess you won't be needing the sofa afterall!! 🙁

Just to add to the debate, even with Paulo's offer I was still going to end up spending more for the weekend in London than the entire trip to Holland for Vivaruim cost me

 

[OllieNZ]

UKAPS beers at Paulo's that weekend anyway? All in favour say Aye!

How about at yours? you're in a more central location😉

 

[oscarsi001]

Vivarium has also been cancelled 🙁

🙁 , dammit , just as i was starting to get ecited .........

 

[nayr88]

That's a real shame, the pictures looked so good I was determined to go this time.

Still adc do some good mini events I'm sure we could get together and contact them about doing another. I know it won't be the same but there's the more 'personal touch' that a mini event for us lot would provide.

Where one fails an opportunity arises for others to succeed. Tgm adc pfk could provide us with plenty of opportunity to meet as a group of plant/fish obsessed geeks with open wallets haha

 

[nayr88]

OllieNZ - nice avatar mate 🙂
Sorry had to mention it

 

[George Farmer]

UKAPS at Festival of Fishkeeping is happening. Details soon. 🙂

 

[Steve Smith]

Woo! Been a few years since I've been there. Always fun 🙂

 

[LondonDragon]

UKAPS at Festival of Fishkeeping is happening. Details soon. 🙂

Great stuff, looking forward to coming down for that one 😉

 

[ghostsword]

UKAPS at Festival of Fishkeeping is happening. Details soon. 🙂

What is the date? Looks like good news.. 🙂


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[sparkyweasel]

. . . you are just as much to blame also for not making the effort to attend and support the event.
. . . no one in London or anywhere else in the country was aware that the event was taking place . . .

. . . attendance was much lower in the second show . . .

That suggests people weren't too impressed the first time, they didn't all come back and bring all their friends.

 

[fish fodder]

Chicken and rice is nice for the right price but done eat it twice (sorry, just trying to lighten the mood)

 

[Henry]

Are there any shows that aren't down south?

 

[ghostsword]

If one day there is a Vivarium styles show, with reptiles, aquatics, vivariums and insects, it will surely be a sold out affair.

There is a big market for that in the UK..

Make it in Birmingham, or Manchester, and you will have no issues filling it out.

 

[andyh]

UKAPS at Festival of Fishkeeping is happening. Details soon. 🙂

Hey George, is this held in Weston Super Mare?
Never been, is it any good?

 

[Steve Smith]

I think its Middlesex this year Andy.

 

[ghostsword]

FBAS Festival of Fishkeeping announces new venue for 2013 | News | Practical Fishkeeping

The Festival of Fishkeeping will be held at Hounslow Urban Farm, MIddlesex on September 7-8 2013.

I am gutted that I am not in the country for this..

If people want aquatics events to be a success, then they need to support it, market it with their friends and family and actually turn up.

 

[OllieNZ]

If one day there is a Vivarium styles show, with reptiles, aquatics, vivariums and insects, it will surely be a sold out affair.

There is a big market for that in the UK..

Make it in Birmingham, or Manchester, and you will have no issues filling it out.

Totally agree Luis,
the larger variety of stuff would attract more people and potentially pull more people into differing aspects of the hobby that is keeping stuff in a glass box. If I'd had more cash I would have walked out of Vivarium with a full dart frog setup and frogs.
I was planning on going to Holland again this year for the show so travelling to Manchester or Birmingham for a good show would be a no brainer.

 

[Steve Smith]

An indicator of how a combined show would potentially be more successful is the number of Aquatics shops that have branched out into reptiles. Most of my local places (including pets at home) sell reptiles/live food etc.