2026
Convention
Bluegrass Bash in Lexington, KY
June 25-28, 2026
Early Registration
$75
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Sale!
Bluegrass Bash Ticket
Price range: $10.00 through $75.00 -
Banquet
$59.00 -
ALA Fish Show Entry
$3.00 -
T-shirt
Price range: $18.00 through $22.00 -
Polo
Price range: $22.00 through $26.00 -
Kids Decorating Contest
$15.00 -
ACA Photo and Art Show
$5.00 -
ACA Cichlid Show Entry
$10.00
Convention Tickets
Bluegrass Bash
$75
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Speakers
Humberto Zea Martin
Columbian fish!
Humberto has been immersed in the tropical fish business …
Sponsored by
Prestige Aquatics &
Spencer Jack
Art Parola
Challenges for the Aquarium hobby!
Art spent much of his childhood covered in mud and creek …
Sponsored by
Prestige Aquatics &
LTFF
Spencer Jack
Further Confessions!
Spencer has had a lifelong passion for keeping and handling tropical fish since …
Sponsored by
Prestige Aquatics &
Megan McGuire
Gerald Griffin
Wild Bettas!
Gerald started keeping fish at age nine and by ten bred his first species, Colisa lalia…
Sponsored by
Prestige Aquatics
& Terry Riggs
Dave Schumacher
Whatchoo callin’me?
Dave Schumacher has been passionate about cichlids since the age of 16, with decades …
Sponsored by
Prestige Aquatics
& Dave’s Rare Fish
Amanda Fredal
Challenges for the Aquarium Hobby
Amanda has worked in pet retail for over 18 years and currently …
Sponsored by
Prestige Aquatics &
Karen Haus
Omar Dominguez
Fish Ark Project and Conservation!
Born in Morelia, Mexico, in 1974, Omar studied biology at Universidad …
Sponsored by
Prestige Aquatics &
BFKA
Michi Tobler
Conservation!
A Professor of Biology at the University of Missouri–St. Louis and …
Sponsored by
Prestige Aquatics &
Janet Benes
Pam Chin
Swimming with Cichlids – Lake Tanganyika!
I have been a passionate tropical fish enthusiast for many …
Sponsored by
Prestige Aquatics &
Daryl Hutchins
Rusty Wessel
Cichlids with Livebearers both Domestic and wild!
Rusty maintains over 8,000 gallons of freshwater aquariums …
Sponsored by
Prestige Aquatics &
LTFF
Gary Bagnall
The Museum of Aquarium & Pet History!
I have spent my lifetime working in the (pet) industry that I love, …
Sponsored by
Prestige Aquatics &
BFKA
