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
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
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00am-12:00pm | Vendor Room Setup |
| 10:00am-7:30pm | Registration Open |
| 11:30am-4:00pm | Field Trip Microbrew Tour |
| 12:00pm-8:00pm | Vendor Room Open |
| 4:30pm-5:45pm | Hans Evers, “Cory News” |
| 5:45pm-6:30pm | Happy Hour |
| 6:30pm-8:00pm | Dinner and Kickoff |
| 8:00pm | Fun on One! Hospitality Suite |
Saturday
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:30am-12pm | Registration |
| 8:30am-5:30pm | Vendor Room open |
| 9:00am | Oliver Lucanus, Xingu River |
| 10:15am | Regina Spotti, “Spawning MY Favorite Oddballs, Part 1 (Ladies go first!)” |
| 11:30am | Haakon Haagensen, “Twig Catfish” |
| 12:30pm | Rare Fish Raffle Pull, Lunch |
| 1:30pm | Daniel Konn-Vetterlein, Collecting in South America |
| 2:45pm | Eric Bodrock, “Spawning MY Favorite Oddballs Part 2” |
| 4:00pm | Oliver Lucanus, “Synodontis Habitats” |
| 5:15pm | Happy Hour |
| 6:00pm | Banquet Dinner with MC Shane Linder and keynote speaker Hans Evers, “A Journey to the Upper Trombetas” |
| 8:45pm | Rare Fish Raffle Pulls |
| 9:00pm | Hospitality Suite |
Sunday
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:30-10:30am | Drop off preregistered lots, Register auction lots, Get bidder cards |
| 8:30am | Vendor Room open |
| 11:00am | Lot viewing opens |
| 11:00am | Auction begins. Free and open to public! |
| 12:00pm | Hotel checkout time |