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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Dec 25, 2023 15:42:38 GMT -5
So I posed this question last summer to Mr Drew at the Maine reptile expo. I asked him what he thought about opening up the Maine reptile expo to Include aquatic vendors like hobbyists and stores that grow their own corals or breed their own fish or other aquatic species. He was open to the idea and the few local vendors I’ve spoken to also seemed receptive to the idea of being included in such an event. With the amount of attendance I’ve seen at the last two Maine reptile expos, I can’t imagine that it would do anything other than help boost awareness of our great and amazing aquarium hobby. Heck many reptile hobbyists have aquatic pets as well. What’s everyone’s thoughts? Would you want to see fish and coral frags be included at Maine’s only big pet related expo and more importantly would this make you more interested in attending? Share your thoughts and let’s try to make this happen!
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Post by steelheader09 on Dec 27, 2023 20:06:28 GMT -5
I think its a great idea. I have a Chameleon, Beardie, and a leopard Gecko, along with my aquarium
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Post by spotfin on Dec 27, 2023 21:25:25 GMT -5
I think it would be a good addition.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Dec 30, 2023 20:11:17 GMT -5
Getting Mr drew on board is the easy part. Getting enough aquarium related people through the doors to support some fish, coral and aquatic plant vendors is the tough part. If there’s enough interest being shown then it should be a no brainer. The reptile expo on its own brings in tons and tons of hobbyists. I have to imagine that many of those reptile hobbyists started out with fish or still have aquatic pets as well and vise versa.
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Feb 7, 2024 17:43:48 GMT -5
So he hasn’t made anything public yet but it sounds like good things are coming to the Maine reptile expo!
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Post by spotfin on Feb 8, 2024 14:46:43 GMT -5
When and where is it?
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Post by ryansweatt2004 on Feb 8, 2024 17:09:44 GMT -5
I will post everything as soon as I know for sure.
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