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    Aquaria China 2004 in Guangzhou (Pix intensive)

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    Another fishy trip, not through the secondary jungles, but through the concrete jungles of Guangzhou in China.

    Aquaria China 2004 is held in Guangzhou from 9th September 2004 to 12 September 2004. Organised by the same team that did Aquarama, this is suppose to be a comprehensive, high-quality and professional international exhibition and conference featuring ornamental fish, aquatic pets and plants, accessories, equipment and related products and services for China's growing market. More information can be found at www.aquariachina.com


    For those expecting it to be something like Aquarama in 2003, they will be sorely dissapointed. The scale of the show is a lot smaller and products featured there definitely fewer. In all, you need about 1 hour to comb the entire show grounds.

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    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    From the overview, the scale and the presentation is definitely not indicative of a leading event for the industry. But for a maiden effort, it's well organised.

    Besides the front few stands, most of the exhibitors opted for the standard shell schemes. So the overall feel is pretty much like that of a small bazaar/warehouse sale. Even the flooring is not totally carpeted. Bare bones setup.

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    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    Rainbow, with the tallest booth display on the show is no stranger to many aquarist in Singapore. A good selection of supplies and live stocks were on display.

    Amongst of which were their pride and joy...





    Totally colored corydoras and frogs. Obviously there is still a demand for these grotesque offering.

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    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    In terms of unique offerings, they were the only ones with plecos on their booth.





    I have never seed a L27 presented in pink before. I suppose it's due to the light and the blood parrots.

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    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    Home grown Qian Hu Corporation was also there. This nice and spacious booth was pretty much that way for the duration when we were there.

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    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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    The big brands also made their presence felt.





    Both Eheim and Arcadia were presented under the umbrella of Qian Hu Corporation. No new products were featured at the show.

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    Qian Hu's house brands were featured prominantly. The price point is probably much more attractive for the market than European offerings, bearing in mind the local offerings.

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    This is one of the first few planted tanks that I saw. Not the best, but definitely one of the better ones. Panda Arowana seems to be located at the same area as German brand, Dennerle.

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    Basic offering from Dennerle. None of the products featured were new, but their CO2 sets featuring the new regulators have yet to be introduced in the Singapore market.

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    This is probably the best planted tank in the whole show. But then again, being Dennerle, there's got to be a minimum standard. The java ferns on bogwood presentation is easily available in the local market for a real bargain. If it weren't for luggage constraints, I would have lugged back some.

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    The closest competition in my opinion is from Tropica. Although not officially present, they seem to have a tank featured there.

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    The rest of the tank displays were mostlly of this nature.

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    Hai Feng's display, toned down from the previous one in Aquarama 2003. One of the busier exhibition booth. Then again, they are right at the front, practically the first stand when you come in.

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    Anyway, here are some of the other Singaporean booths...



    Aqua Fauna fish industries

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    Several Singapore fish clubs were at the show too. But, most of them were unmaned stands except for Discus Club (Singapore).

    The Betta Club booth was a good resting place for us.

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    And the prize winner for the most minimalist booth decoration.



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    seems like really nothing exciting to see. Whats the objective of this show?

    Any nice or exotic tropical fish on display?
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    Lights of various colors were on display. Seems like the market is quite acceptable to colored lightings and decorative displays. A visit to the local markets will give you a chance to see nano set up to 6 ft planted tanks with little houses, old man fishing and cows as decorations.

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    This is probably one of the best booths in the show with a good range of products. Their new "natural" background were very realistic.

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    Here's a close up of the backgrounds that they offer..





    Wonder if they will ever make their way to Singapore?

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    I have dwarf cichlids in my tanks! Do you?

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