GAUGING INTEREST IN ST.LOUIS AT PIRANHA REALMS

[Mr.Firemouth]

Like the title says folks, I am in the middle of planning a Meet at Piranha Realms in St.Louis to help support George and his incredible Public displays.
Piranha Realms has 12-4,000g aquariums and is stocked with some really big fish! There are tons of cichlids for the cichlid lover and other fish like Knifefish(huge and breeding) and big Red Tail Cats in a tank with full grown Marmorata Pikes! He also has some smaller tanks that he calls River Tanks.
George runs this place by himself(a one man show) and he built all of these tanks as they are custom plywood enclosures. These tanks are awesome as you will see cichlids and other fish behave like they would in the wild because they have huge territories in these tanks!

There are other local activities to make it a fun trip for the whole family!
I will post again after a date is chosen.
For now the 2 tentative dates are May17 & 31, mainly because these are Saturdays and there is Cardinal Baseball Home Games on those nights!

Admission to Piranha Realms is only $2ea person.
I know many of you would need to travel but this will be a fun time for anyone up for the drive!

For now please let me know in this thread if you are interested and for what date as we narrow it down.

Thanks, Rich

[saltydog_1]

sounds good, set a date and count me in.

[saltydog_1]

no one else interested? this place is truly monster! it embodies what this website is all about, monster fish and tanks. this would be a great opportunity to see some awesome setups and meet with like minded hobbyists. i hope to see this happen and see some of you there.

[Mr.Firemouth]

check this out for more info about Piranha Realm...
http://midwestcichlid.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=3806


Where are all you Midwestern States Guys at???

[Mr.Firemouth]

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/smilies/23303761.jpg

[saltydog_1]

is it going to be the 17th or the 31st? i am looking forward to this meet.

[Mr.Firemouth]

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AND
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ARE COMBINING FOR A ST.LOUIS MEET AT PIRANHA REALM

Come join us for a social Meet of MFK and MCA members at Piranha Realm to help support this great public aquarium!
We would love to invite all members to this event to come out and enjoy these 4,000g aquariums full of Monster fish!!!
George the owner is a one man show and would really appreciate our support! This is a casual Meet to allow members to introduce themselves and collectively enjoy some very impressive aquariums!
George will be on hand to answer all questions about these DIY aquariums(yes he built these!) and the fishes kept in them! He is currently breeding many species of fish including Altum Angels!

Piranha realm is located in the St.louis Mills Mall. This means there will be shopping for lady in your life! Bring the whole family as there is plenty to do and see while in town!

Some local attractions include the...
* NASCAR Speedpark (http://www.nascarspeedpark.com/stlouis.html)
* CATCH A CARDINALS GAME (http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/index.jsp?c_id=stl)
* CASINO (http://www.harrahs.com/casinos/harrahs-stlouis/hotel-casino/property-home.shtml)
* St.Louis Zoo (http://www.stlzoo.org/)
* Classic Cars (http://www.fastlanecars.com/Public/FastLaneHome.aspx)
* Local LFS (http://www.beldtsaquarium.com/index_files/freshwaterfish.htm)
* CITY MUSEUM (http://www.citymuseum.org/allattractions.html)
* St.Louis Arch (http://www.gatewayarch.com/Arch/index.aspx)
* Bass pro shop (http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CFPageC?storeId=10151&catalogId=10001&langId=-1&appID=94&storeID=26)


St.Louis is centrally located city in the Midwest that offers many things to do and enjoy while in town!

May 17 is the date!

[Kobeclone]

I wish I could come!:( Bump for members with better schedules than me.

[mick11]

I'll be there.

[Brian Fish]

Sounds fun I will definitely be there.

[Mr.Firemouth]

I should of mentioned the Official time is 12 noon :)

[hopwood83]

Sounds like a lot of fun. I have heard some great things about his place in the mills. Cant wait to come

[Peanut_Power]

Hmmm................

[Brian Fish]

Bump

[saltydog_1]

i will be there, myself and mr. firemouth should be there right at the start for sure. hope to see as many of you as possible.

[Mr.Firemouth]

Here is the address in case any of you needed it as I assumed you all knew where the Mills Mall was...
Address
5555 St. Louis Mills Blvd.
Hazelwood, MO 63042
http://www.simon.com/mall/mall_info.aspx?ID=1244
Location


Located just off I-270, north of I-70, Exit 22B (Hwy. 370). Just 20 minutes from Clayton, Chesterfield and downtown St. Louis.

[Mr.Firemouth]

See everyone there tomorrow!!!

[Mr.Firemouth]

I will be giving away 2 7th generation firemouths today!

[Mr.Firemouth]

So, today was a great day outside! Beautiful weather! It may of been the reason why only about a dozen folks came out today!
For those that made the trip out Thanks A Bunch for supporting George and his aquarium!

Here are some pics of some of the fish, many pics did not come out as it is almost impossible to take pics due to the way the lighting is.

Some Africans...
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/africans2-1.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/africans-1.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/yellowlabs.jpg

Red Tail Cats...
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/redcat.jpg

Some nice dithers...
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/redbarbs.jpg

A large Ray...
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/ray.jpg

PIRANHA!
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/piranha.jpg
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/piranha2.jpg

Some Marms trying to spawn in a large clay pipe!!!!
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/marms.jpg

Magagascar Polleni
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/magagascarpolleni.jpg

Nice Maculaudis
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/maculadis.jpg

Sweet Clown Knife
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/clownknife.jpg

Another cool cichlid...
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/cichlid.jpg

And the 2 sweet FM's given away to BrianFish!
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k44/mrfiremouth/firemouths/color4.jpg

Thanks again to everyone who came out!

[Brian Fish]

Thanks to Mr Firemouth and George for a great time today. I love the fish and will try to get some pics in the new home tomorrow. Although it was my first time out there I will be back. George has a better setup than even the St Louis zoo very cool.:)

[Brian Fish]

Here are a couple pics of my new Firemouths they seem comfortable in temporary tank. Getting along so far.:)

[Mr.Firemouth]

Your display aquarium should be blacked out with a black sand substrate also. Then use rocks/driftwood/live plants for aquascape. These 2 fish will indeed grow into show fish! By his time next year you will be amazed at their mature coloration! Congrats!

[Peanut_Power]

Whats the update on the marms? :D :D :D Would be awesome if they actually spawned!! Do you have Georges contact? Might have some fish to donate/trade...lol.

[Mr.Firemouth]

Piranha Realms... pm sent
Ask for george.

[biggfish]

I saw these fish recently and they did indeed turn out nice.

[biggfish]

Here are a couple pics of my new Firemouths they seem comfortable in temporary tank. Getting along so far.:)

I saw these fish recently and they did indeed turn out nice.

[Mr.Firemouth]

I would love to see some pics of them as they look today because they had very nice markings.
LMK, if any exists.

[Brian Fish]

I just last week sold the Firemouth that survived to another mfk'er with an Exasperatus cichlid. The one Firemouth killed the other one about a couple months after I got them. I'm not sure of the members name but he is young and always in the cichlid forums.