The OCA Extravaganza is the worlds largest cichlid and scavenger convention. It takes place every year on the weekend before Thanksgiving in Cleveland, OH. The next Extravaganza will be on 20-22 November 2009. For details visit this site close to the date of the event.

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OCA Extravaganza 2008

 

Extravaganza 2008 Photos

To view these photos from the OCA Extravaganza 2008 in gallery format please click here.

Many thanks to everybody who helped making the Extravaganza 2008 the biggest and best Extravaganza ever! Despite a depressed economy and snow chaos in Cleveland on Extravaganza Weekend, we had nearly 300 registrants.

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Speakers at the OCA Extravaganza 2008 were:

Eric Bodrock - Cory Breeding Made Easy
Ingo Seidel - Searching for Cichlids and Catfish in Suriname
Juan Miguel Artigas Azas (courtesy of Zoo Med) - Cichlids of Mexico
Vinny Kutty - Pike Cichlids
Ingo Seidel - L-Plecos And No End?
Ad Konings - Breeding Behavior in Malawi Cichlids

All these talks have been recorded on video and are available free to OCA members from the OCA library at OCA meetings.

Show Chairman Marc A. DeWerth about the Extravaganza 2008:

The OCA is celebrating over 20 years of promoting our beloved cichlid hobby! This is why the Ohio Cichlid Association is very proud to offer the 14th annual Ohio Cichlid EXTRAVAGANZA in 2008. The official dates of this event are:

21, 22, & 23 November 2008.

The event will again take place at the Strongsville Holiday Inn Select, which is conveniently located at the I-71, Route 82 exit just minutes from the Ohio Turnpike and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.

We appreciate all the support we have received over the last 13 years to make the EXTRAVAGANZA one of the country’s premier Cichlid events. Attendees come from all over the USA as well as Canada and we have an increasing number of visitors from overseas. Expected attendance this year tops 300 people. We, the Ohio Cichlid Association, promise to make the 2008 Extravaganza weekend a fun filled AFFORDABLE weekend that you and your family can enjoy.

The OCA has worked hard to bring you another fantastic line-up of world class speakers for the 2008 Extravaganza that includes Juan Miguel Artigas Azas (brought to you courtesy of Zoo Med), Erik Bodrock, Vinny Kutty, Ad Konings, and Ingo Seidel!

The Cichlid and Scavenger Show will have 28 classes. The show is both ACA and FAAS sanctioned. There will be CASH awards for first, second, and third place. Best of Show will receive a $100.00 cash award and a hand carved trophy. The cost per entry will be $2.50 apiece.

We are planning a very special pre registration package this year. For only $35.00 per person, you can get full registration to everything and an Extravaganza 2008 T-shirt. To take advantage of this GREAT deal, you must be pre registered by NO LATER than November 1st, 2008. If you are not interested in a T-shirt, early registration will be $25.00 per person if received by no later than November 15th, 2008. Anytime after that and at the door, it’s $28.00 per person to register. We hope to see all of you take advantage of the Convention Early Registration Package. I know I will.

The Strongsville Holiday Inn Select has once again offered us an unbelievable low room rate of $65.00 per night (up to four people per room). You can book you reservation by either calling the hotel direct at 1-440-238-8800 extension 283 or 1-800-HOLIDAY. If you experience issues reserving rooms or with room rates please contact the Holiday Inn Select Strongsville directly at 440-238-8800. Be sure to ask for the Ohio Cichlid Association room rate.

I’m hoping that this year’s EXTRAVAGANZA will surpass all others in attendance, show entries, and just plain fun. With your help, we should have no problem attaining our goals. Thanks for the continued support!

Show Chairman 2008
Marc A. DeWerth
For questions feel free to email Marc.

OCA Extravaganza 2007

Speakers at the Extravaganza 2007 were:

Brian Shrimpton - The High-Tech, Low-Maintenance Fish Room
Jim Powers - Loaches
Lee Newman
Willem Heijns - Origins of the Central American Cichlid Fauna
Anton Lamboj - Dwarf Cichlids of Western Africa
Ad Konings - African Cichlids and Stuart Grant

For a gallery of photos from the OCA Extravaganza 2007 please click here.

OCA Extravaganza 2006

Speakers at the Extravaganza 2006 were:

Don Danko: Cichlids and Cats - Something for Everyone
Ian Fuller: Identifying Corydoradinae Catfish
Ian Fuller: Breeding Corydoradinae Catfish
Juan Miguel Artigas Azas: Herichthys Sp.
Ad Konings: Hidden Treasures of Malawi
Charley Grimes: Quatro Cienegas, MX

For a gallery of photos from the OCA Extravaganza 2006 please click here.