What to do: Aquashella 2026!

Seafeather · May 6, 2026

I will be attending not only my first Aquashella next weekend, but also my first convention for the hobby! I'm actually even flying in my sister so she can go with my husband and I.

What all should we do there besides look around? Does anyone have any experience with Aquashella, the dos and donts, the ins and outs? Let me know!

Wildreefs · May 27, 2026

Flying in for it? I wouldn’t ask someone to walk 10 steps for it. Went last year in New Jersey, spent the $30 to get in, left in less than hour. Didn’t buy a thing, felt more like a garage sale or flea market

Seafeather · May 27, 2026

Wildreefs said:
Flying in for it? I wouldn’t ask someone to walk 10 steps for it. Went last year in New Jersey, spent the $30 to get in, left in less than hour. Didn’t buy a thing, felt more like a garage sale or flea market

Aw well thats a bummer! I drove since i live within a couple hours of where it was. I had an amazing time. It was quite a lot of people there though. A good mix of fresh, salt, reptiles, plants, etc. Got a super cool space invader pectinia in a mystery draw for $25 and a couple other corals ive been struggling to find without breaking the bank.

Several different aquarium venders, paludariums/terrariums, plants, fossils for some reason, preserved insects and other critters. I really really enjoyed my time and kind of solidified my newfound love of the hobby! I hope you can find some place like it where you can enjoy too!