Our 2012 Convention was held again for the second year running at the prestigious Kilhey Court Hotel, in Standish near Wigan where the roots of the CSG reside. The talks this year where very diverse and interesting with first time visits from Canadian aquarist and Synodontis expert Birger Kamprath with a very interesting talk on the Mochokidae family. Next on the new list was Eric Bodrock who despite being a regular visitor to the yearly Convention started his first talk on his successful method of cory breeding. The next first was Erics partner Regina Spotti a successful fish breeder in her own right and a humorous slant on woman in fishkeeping which was her topic on the speakers rostrum. Straying away from the Catfish theme was a talk by eminent Cichlid expert Mary Baily on her first venture to Malawi in the 1980s and the differences and advances now for the same journey. Returning again this year was an old friend of the CSG, the German aquarist and author Ingo Siedel with his usual high standard of presentation on the breeding of rare Loracariids and a look at the Pseudacanthicus family. A new add on this year was a question and answer session with a panel consisting of all the weekend speakers plus Julian Dignall of Planet Catfish. There was a form given out to anybody who wanted to leave a question for the panel which was ably chaired by the CSG treasurer Danny Blundell. This was very successful and may be carried on to next years Convention. On the previous Friday night our usual CSG member talk was carried out by top breeder Mark Walters on the way he breeds his cats and also a look at his new fishhouse. Trophy keepsakes, carved impeccably by our Show Secretory Brian Walsh were presented to each speaker in turn. The display stalls during the weekend included the British International Loach Association, T.A. Aquaculture, B.D. Trading, GBW Products and Services and The Aquarium Gazette. Pride of place again this year was the BAP displays showcasing the hard work and dedication that goes into breeding the many families of catfish. The weekend was drawn to a close on the Sunday night by our President, Ian Fuller, whose hard work alongside the committee and helpers has not gone unnoticed and again they rose to the occasion to make the Convention even better than last years which was no mean feat. Thanks of course goes to the many visitors from all corners of the world who attended the weekend and thanks must also be given to our sponsors who you can view here. See you all at the same venue in 2013!.

"The Genus Pseudacanthicus"	Presentation	Convention 2012	International Loach Association	Travels in Malawi
Speaker: Ingo Seidel	Presentation of keepsake from Brian Walsh (CSG) to Ingo Seidel	Catfish Study Group BAP display	Mark Duffill	Speaker: Mary Bailey
Presentation	Convention 2012	"Mochokidae Catfish"	Presentation	"Cory breeding made easy"
Presentation of keepsake from Brian Walsh (CSG) to Mary Bailey	Question the experts	Speaker: Birger Kamprath	Presentation of keepsake from Ian Fuller & Brian Walsh (CSG) to Birger Kamprath	Speaker: Eric Bodrock
Presentation	Convention 2012	"Girls, Pantyhose and fishkeeping"	Presentation	"Breeding of some rarely bred Loricariids"
Presentation of keepsake from Ian Fuller & Brian Walsh (CSG) to Eric Bodrock	G.B.W. Products & Services: Brian Walsh	Speaker: Regina Spotti	Presentation of keepsake from Ian Fuller & Brian Walsh (CSG) to Regina Spotti	Speaker: Ingo Seidel
Convention 2012	Convention 2012	Convention 2012	Convention 2012	T. A. Aquaculture
Conference Centre @ Kilhey Court Hotel	Kilhey Court Hotel	Hotel & Conference Centre	The Aquarium Gazette	Tim Addis
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Catfish Study Group Merchandise table	B.D. Trading	Post Dinner Talk	Synodontis carving	See you all in 2013