Come celebrate TFCB’s 35th anniversary at the
All-Aquarium Catfish Convention 2024
Friday, November 1st though Sunday, November 3rd, 2024.
Delta Hotel, South Burlington
The All-Aquarium Catfish Convention will continue with the Tropical Fish Club of Burlington hosting the 10th CatCon in Burlington, VT! You will enjoy world-class speakers on a variety of catfish topics, CatCon’s trademark Spree on Three becomes Fun on One!*, a large varied vendor room, a tour of Burlington’s renowned microbreweries, a raffle of selected rare catfish/tropical fish, the Saturday Night Banquet and keynote speaker, a Giant Sunday auction, hospitality suite and lots of social interaction with fellow aquarists. Share your interests, learn from others and undoubtedly take home some new and interesting fishes!
Make plans now to attend and check Vermont off your bucket list!!
*To reserve a sleeping room on the first floor for Fun on One you must be selling fish related items and you must contact us after reserving your hotel suite in order to be assigned a room. Simply reserving a suite will NOT get you a suite on the first floor. Use the “Contact Us’ button at the bottom of this page.
Event Sponsors
Auction Sponsor
Want to become a sponsor? Speaker sponsorships start at $100 – contact Rob Hintze for more information.
Thanks to the Potomac Valley Aquarium Society for hosting the first 9 conventions!
Schedule
Times and speaker order are subject to change. Check back for updates!
Friday
9:00am-12:00pm Vendor Room Setup (DEF)
10:30am-7:30pm Registration Open (Foyer)
11:30am-3:45pm Field Trip Microbrew Tour (meet in Lobby at 11:15)
12:00pm-8:00pm Vendor Room Open (DEFG)
4:30pm-5:45pm Hans Evers, “Cory News” (ABC)
5:45pm-6:30pm Happy Hour (Foyer)
6:30pm-8:00pm Dinner and Kickoff (ABC)
8:00pm Fun on One! Hospitality Suite (Rm 182)
Saturday
8:30am-12pm Registration (Foyer)
8:30am-5:30pm Vendor Room open (DEFG)
9:45am Regina Spotti, “Spawning MY Favorite Oddballs, Pt 1 (Ladies First!)” (ABC)
11:00am Haakon Haagensen, “Twig Catfish” (ABC)
12:15pm Rare Fish Raffle Pull, (Foyer), Lunch (on your own)
1:30pm Daniel Konn-Vetterlein, “Collecting in S. America” (ABC)
2:45pm Eric Bodrock, “Spawning MY Favorite Oddballs Part 2” (ABC)
4:00pm Oliver Lucanus, “Synodontis Habitats” (ABC)
5:15pm Happy Hour (Foyer)
6:00pm Banquet Dinner with MC Shane Linder and keynote speaker Hans Evers, “A Journey to the Upper Trombetas” (ABC)
8:45pm Rare Fish Raffle Pulls (Foyer)
9:00pm Hospitality Suite (Rm 182)
Sunday
8:30-10:30am Drop off preregistered lots, Register auction lots, Get bidder cards (ABCG)
8:30am Vendor Room open (DEF)
10:00am Lot viewing opens (C)
11:00am Auction begins. Free and open to public! (ABCG)
12:00pm Hotel checkout time