Lone Star CARES Ticket (Adult)
Lone Star CARES Ticket (Adult)
- Adult pricing is $70 until May 01 when it will go up to $75 and is for anyone 18 and older.
- After May 1, 2025, all cancellations result in a donation to the research fund according to which group your ticket was purchased.
Choose your ticket type to support your group.
Goliad Farms
Texas’s largest breeder and shipper of freshwater aquarium animals.
Our passion for the hobby is evident. Goliad Farms, operated by Charles and Susie Clapsaddle, has been one of Texas’s leading tropical fish farms since 1984. We specialize in breeding high-quality tropical fish, including a variety of community fish, American and African Cichlids, invertebrates, and more.
$55 per person
San Marco River collecting and Xiphophorus Stock Center
Friday June 13th – San Marco River collecting and Xiphophorus Stock Center
The Xiphophorus Genetic Stock Center (XGSC) is located at the Texas State University in San Marcos, TX. The XGSC serves as a national stock center for Xiphophorus species as well as an education and training center for animal husbandry, genetics, transgenesis, genomics, and bioinformatics. The XGSC is funded by the National Institute of Health, Office of the Director, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP). The XGSC provides a facility for maintaining genetic stock of 24 Xiphophorus species, providing stocks to researchers, developing new experimental tools and resources for comparative and translational biomedical research, and meeting needs of the Xiphophorus research community through workshops and conferences.
If you are going fishing make sure you buy a fishing license.
ALA Show Entry
$2 per entry – choose the class and then enter the number of entries for that class.
Speaker Sponsor
Putting on a convention has many costs. To help with offsetting these costs, please consider sponsoring an ALA Speaker or a GPS Student.
Help offset the costs with a $100 donation.
AKA Class Sponsorship
AKA Fish Show Registration • Show fish can be registered online using the AKA Show …
Swap Meet and Killie Carnival
Swap Meet and Killie Carnival
The Killie Carnival Fish Sale will be on Saturday, June 14 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm
A pre-registered table is $50.00; you must register under the AKA tab to reserve a table. The price of a table at the door is $65.00.
ALA Show Class Sponsor
The ALA Convention show is a 20 class show. We award 1st, 2nd & 3rd …
AKA Show Entry
$0 per entry – choose the class and then enter the number of entries for that class.
Show fish are donated to the auction.
Swap Meet Table
The pre-registered price for a table is $50.00.
The price for a table goes up to $65 on May 15 and for walk-ins. However, it is highly recommended that you preregister to ensure yourself a table.
Lone Star CARES Ticket (Youth)
- Youth pricing is $30 for those 13-17 year of age
Choose your ticket type to support your group.
Product Sponsorship
Bronze Level
• $800 worth of product donation for the auction
• Includes: Up to two tables with chairs located in the vendor room
• Advertisement recognition as a sponsor in the convention program
• Two free speaker registrations for the convention
Silver Level
• $1000 worth of product donation for the auction
• Includes: Up to three tables with chairs located in the vendor room
• Advertisement recognition in the Convention program
• Two free full registrations for the convention
• Two free convention t-shirts
Gold Level
• $2000 worth of Product Donation for the auction
• Includes: Up to four tables with chairs located in the vendor room
• Full-page advertisement recognition as a sponsor in the convention program
• Two free full registrations for the convention
• Two free convention t-shirts
Cash Sponsorship
Bronze Level
• $400 cash donation for the auction
• Includes: Up to two tables with chairs located in the vendor room
• Advertisement recognition as a sponsor in the convention program
• Two free speaker registrations for the convention
Silver Level
• $500 cash donation for the auction
• Includes: Up to three tables with chairs located in the vendor room
• Advertisement recognition in the Convention program
• Two free full registrations for the convention
• Two free convention t-shirts
Gold Level
• $1000 Cash Donation for the auction
• Includes: Up to four tables with chairs located in the vendor room
• Full-page advertisement recognition as a sponsor in the convention program
• Two free full registrations for the convention
• Two free convention t-shirts
Bulletin Board
Post an item on a 5×7 index card on a bulletin board near the registration table. You must be registered to purchase a spot.
IBC Show Entry
$3 per entry – choose the class and then enter the number of entries for that class.
Convention Booklet Ads
Help to offset the costs of the convention while advertising your products in the program …
Vendor Table
Would you like to sell your product at the Texas convention? If so you can purchase vendor room tables. you will be able to sell your products on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday to all conventiongoers and anyone who comes to view the show.
Lone Star CARES Ticket (Child)
- Child registration is $10 for those 12 and under
Choose your ticket type to support your group.
