It was early Sunday morning as we made our way to the pickup point for the coach.

Rennies transport had been booked to supply the coach and it was parked waiting as we turned the corner, we had set off early to get the coach too!!

The drivers were polite and courteous as we boarded and with no one else getting on at Lochgelly we headed off. Glenrothes was the next pick up point, Jill, Brian and Melanie were there waiting then off again to Kirkcaldy. George, Keiran, Cloe, Lyndsey, Colin, and Susan, were all waiting to go. The last pick up was at the car park for the Odeon cinema area at Dunfermline, John, Jean, Eric, Amee, Wilma, Laurie, Fraser, and Jim got on and we headed south.

The trip down was good with everyone chatting, sleeping or admiring the scenery.

John Reid - doing what he does best

Fraser - showing off his new laptop

We stopped at Southwaite services for breakfast, two English breakfasts for a tenner wasn't too bad and a cup of tea and we were on again for Bolton.

We reached Bolton at around 10.15am, a good look around, not a huge choice, but something worth buying for most of us. (see the list for all the fish that some of the members bought during the trip)

Onto Wigan pier, much better and Neil had even laid on tea/coffee/soft drinks and biscuits for us, great and much appreciated. The members really enjoyed making their way from tank to tank deciding which selection of fish to buy. The staff were very helpful, taking care to catch the fish for us, thank you.

I am sure I left it in here!

On again to Maidenhead aquatics at Wigan, our thanks to Charlotte and Alison and the rest of the staff there, for having ordered the fish that John and Laurie had pre-ordered, Ellassoma Evergladei, and Aphyosemion Amieti. Laurie got his but unfortunately John didn't, they reckoned that due to the small size of them that they may have been sucked into the filter system!

Back in the coach and we headed for our last stop at North lakes aquatics at Penrith, unfortunately due to less passing trade and perhaps hobbyists not having the spare cash, the shop was carrying very few selections of fish compared to previous years. Two whole banks of tanks were empty and unlit, and even the coldwater tanks were empty! We hope things improve for Sid the owner there. They did have some nice discus there costing around £25 each for various strains.

We then headed down to the local fish shop to get the cooked version!!! Together with chips!!!

From there we headed north again, heading home, members dropped off again at their pick up points, complete with poly boxes full of their fish.

Another, very enjoyable day out, with the club.

Fish bought on the bus trip:

John Reid:

Celebes rainbows

Emperor tetra

Notropsis Crosomus

Kyathit Danios

Eric Jones:

Madagascan rainbows (pair)

Peacock gobies (trio)

Ottocinclus Affinis (5)

Puntius Titteya (5)

Telmatherina Ladigesi (2 pair)

Tricopsis Pumilus (5)

Nannostomus Beckfordi (5)

Jill Dewar:

Parakysis Anohaalopteryx

Cyprinella / Notropsis Chloristia

Puntius Forcheri

Peacock gobies

Yellow Congo Tetras

Puntius Tamparini

Corydoras Bonita

Peltoebagrus Ornatus

Puntius Stoliczkanus

Puntius Rhombocellatus

Black Ruby Barbs

Red Tailed Copper Tetras

Colin Beavis:

Astatotilapia Aeneocolor (pair)

Danio Choprae (10)

Danio Kyathit (7)

Pangio kuhlii (4)

Chromobotia Macracanthus (3)

Puntius Semifasciolatus (5)

Agamyxis Pectinifrons (3)

Platydoras Costatus (3)

Puntius Johorensis (6)

Puntius Tambraparni (6)

Joe Graham:

Astatotilapia Aenocolor (yellow belly albert cichlid) (pair)

Black/blue speckled xl swordtails (pair)

Rose/pineapple swordtails xl trio (2f, 1m)

Pelvicachromis Taeniatus “kienke” (pair)

Pelvicachromis Albino (2 pairs)

Cichlasoma Thorichthys Meeki (2 )

Black/blue speckled xl female platies (2)

There were more fish bought by members that were there but I didn’t receive lists from them.

KAS president

Photos of fish taken and or purchased on trip

Yellow Congo Tetras

Puntius Stoliczkanus

Puntius Rhombocellatus

Puntius Nigrofasciatus

Puntius Foerschi

Paraksis Anomalopteryx

Osteochilus Vitatus

Corydoras Pastazensis-Bonita

Click on the link below to see Neil having his hair shaved off for charity.