Anyone going to the seahorse symposium?

Lionfish Lair · Apr 26, 2016

The "International Seadragon Husbandry Symposium" will be in San Diego in June. It's not just about seadragons, but the whole syngnathid genre. The Scripps library is AWESOME! I'll be there.

vlangel · Apr 26, 2016

I would love to go but am tied up with a big motorcycle roadtrip in June.

Colby Johnson · Jun 29, 2016

Lionfish Lair said:
The "International Seadragon Husbandry Symposium" will be in San Diego in June. It's not just about seadragons, but the whole syngnathid genre. The Scripps library is AWESOME! I'll be there.

I know this is an old thread, but were you there? I gave the probiotic talk.

Lionfish Lair · Jun 29, 2016

No, I ended up not getting there because my husband has been ill. I bet that was a great talk! I love the probiotics that I buy from Dan at Seahorse Source.

Colby Johnson · Jun 30, 2016

Ok, I just wanted to make sure in case I had met you there. It was a great symposium, full of great people.

Dan U is a great person, and I consider him a good friend. He is by far one of the most generous people in this community and the inspiration behind my research in probiotics in ornamental aquaculture.

Lionfish Lair · Jun 30, 2016

Agreed! He's honestly one of my favorite people in the world. We manned a booth together at the last IMAC.

Lionfish Lair · Jun 30, 2016

You called him DanU.... are you/were you active on one of the Seahorse forums?

Colby Johnson · Jun 30, 2016

Yeah, great dude. I am on seahorse.org, and MOFIB and mbisite etc but not very active. I am a full time researcher and run a fish business so don't have as much time as I would like to be active on the forums.

Do you do seahorses?

Lionfish Lair · Jun 30, 2016

I'm Seahorsedreams on the Org.

Tami Weiss is a bud that stays at my house. I'm afraid I let her down about the Symposium :-( I don't know if you run into her or not, in your circle.

Colby Johnson · Jun 30, 2016

Oh gotcha! Tami is great, we hung out at the symposium a bit. Had some great beers, particularly the purpose crafted and named "Drink until they breed" in honor of the leafy dragons

Lionfish Lair · Jun 30, 2016

I'm going to avoid her for a bit because she's probably going to kill me. LOL! But if anyone will understand, it will be her. Hopefully I'll make it up to her before MACNA hits.

Colby Johnson · Jun 30, 2016

Ha, she's a pretty awesome lady. I'm sure you will be fine

My talk at RAW was well received, and one of the best of conference talks so I get the opportunity to talk at AZA down there in September. It is happening at the same time as MACNA, so I hope to be running back and forth between the two.