About the Ultra-Aqua: Swap Meet, Show, and Auction
The Akron Ultra-Aqua is a TWO DAY EVENT that occurs during the second weekend in June (Saturday, June 8 and Sunday June 9, 2024.) Held at the Tallmadge Community Center, 80 Community Road, Tallmadge, Ohio 44278. The Ultra-Aqua 2024 event is a 55-Class, All-Species Show. Everyone is welcome to come and compete for awards and prizes—or to just see some amazing fish and other aquatic entries!
The Swap Meet is on Saturday, noon to 5 pm.
The Sunday auction is a live aquatic animal (eg, fish, shrimp, inverts, amphibians, etc), live plant, and live foods auction. No hard goods or equipment will be accepted at this auction.
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All Cash Prizes
Cash prizes will be awarded $10.00 for first, $7.00 for second, and $3.00 for third place in each class. The cost to register each show entry item is $1.50. Registration is Saturday June 11, from 10 am to 5 pm. Entry forms and fees are to be brought to the registration desk upon entry to the Tallmadge Community Center. All forms or changes must be received by 5 p.m. The Show Area closes at 7 p.m. See the Show Rules for more details.
Saturday June 8, 2024
Show Registration Starts at 10 AM on Saturday. Bring your fish and set them up. Water and air supply are provided. Please bring your own show tank or bowl, tank covering, air stone, and air valve to control air flow to your show tank. Registration closes at 5:00 pm. Entrance fees are $1.50 per for the first 20 animals you enter, each animal after 20 is free. Entries are judged Sunday morning.
The Public Swap Meet will be open from 12:00 pm until 5:00 pm on Saturday, with various Independent Vendor tables selling their animals and hobby-related supplies.
A Taco Bar dinner will be hosted by GAAS, which begins at 7:00 pm. All Ultra-Aqua show entrants are invited to attend for free. (Walk-ins are welcome and can join us and purchase dinner for $5.) Following dinner, our speaker will be Prof. Jason Den Haese who will be presenting his research on fry survival of armored catfish.
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Sunday June 9 2024
The Ultra-Aqua Auction registration begins at 10 am and the Auction starts at 11 am. This is an animal, plant, and live foods only auction—no hard goods or aquarium supplies will be auctioned.
All other typical Auction features Such as Rare Fish Raffle, 50/50 Raffles, Vendors, and Food & Drinks will be available.
The rare fish for this year’s raffle are: Cambodian crown tail betta pair; Elassoma zonatum pair from Cooks Mill Pond, Bonifay, Florida; Elassoma gilberti pair from Wacissa Spring, Florida; Epiplatys dageti pair; Nothobranchius korthausae trio (at least one, possibly two if they mature in time).
The Ultra-Aqua Award Ceremony Presentation begins at 5:00 pm.
It’s an amazing weekend for an aquarium hobbyist! Whatever your interest, if you’ve come to compete, view, shop, sell, try your luck on the raffles, enjoy our dinner and presentation, or even simply to socialize with other aquarists, there truly is something for everyone to enjoy!
Ultra-Aqua 2023 Was a Success
Thanks for all the volunteers, auctioneers, and participants who made the 2023 Ultra-Aqua weekend a great success. A list of show winners can be viewed by clicking here for a Word document or here for an Excel file.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Bud White (330) 848-3866 E-mail
Wayne Toven (330) 256-7836 E-mail
Rich Serva (330) 687-5495 E-mail
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