Here are the classes as I've laid out so far.
August 2006
Class I True Bony Fishes (knife fish, elephant nose, rainbows,gobies, blenies, snakeheads, arowanas, spiny eels, puffers, pipe fish)
Class II Pond Plants - maybe grown emerged but roots have to be in the pond
Class III Corydoras and Brochis
September 2006
Class I Killies! With enough entries this class will be
split in to peat and mop spawners.
Class II Characins (tetras, headstanders, hatchet fish, pencil fish,
piranhas
Class III Fish art! Photos, illustration, artwork, etc, it must
have been done by you. No time frame except done at some point after you were born. **
October 2006
Class I Ugliest Fish **
Class II Prettiest Fish **
Kids Class Decorate your bowl for Halloween. Round bowls, Substrate and decorations are allowed. At least one fish or invertebrate must be present
in tank to win. Halloween/Harvest colored fish and decorations are
encouraged. All “bowls” must be under five gallons and not leaking (I
say this because I have fear one or more of you might carve a pumpkin
and try to get a fish to live in it). **
November 2006
Class I Livebearers (platys, guppies, mollies, swordtails, half beaks, four eyes, goodeids)
Class II Cyprinidae (sharks, goldfish, algae eaters, minnows, barbs, danios, rasboras)
Class III Anabantoids
December 2006
Class I Floating plants *
Class II Rooted plants *
Class III Red and Green fish. **
January 2007
Class I Old World Cichlids
Class II New World Cichlids
Class III Oddballs, Gobies, puffers, and any other fish we don't have a bowl show class for.
February 2007
Class I South and Central American Catfish
Class II Non-South American Catfish
Class III Bowl Beautiful Miniature planted tank competition. All tanks must be under five gallons and contain at least three varieties of plants and two types of fish and or invertebrates. This is an aquascaping competition. Miniature species are encouraged. **
March 2007
Class I Biggest Fish
Class II Smallest Fish (Fish must be an adult. No fry allowed.)
Kids Class My favorite fish. Bring in your favorite fish or two or three. No species just one your REALLY fond of.
April 2007
Class I Egg layers, school or family. Group of at least six fish, parents plus six fry or a combination of six adult and juvenile fish if you are showing juveniles with adults you can bag the juvies and bap them after the bowl show). *
Class II Livebearers, school or family, Group of at least six fish, parents plus six fry or a combination of six adult and juvenile fish. (if you are showing juveniles with adults you can bag the juvies and bap them after the bowl show) *
Class III Freshwater invertebrates, Snails, crabs, shrimps, etc. You may also bring an amphibian ONLY if it spends the majority of
its time underwater.
May 2007
Class I Pikes and Perches, This class will also include all native fish. –this is also a good reminder of the Darter hunts coming up.
Class II Pond fish. What fish you will put in your backyard or patio tub this summer?
Class III Aquarium Plants.
June 2007
Class I I bet you never thought…… This is the showoff /stupe the other club members class. Bring in your fish that no one would ever think you keep, or still keep. Names will be posted of who is participating separate form the fish. Club members will try to match the owner to the fish. The owner with the least amount of right answers wins. More than one entry per person is allowed….. Hey Anchor, bring out some acei you have stashed away.
Class II Best of the Bowl Show. Want to bring back your winner?
If your fish has gotten a bowl show ribbon this year bring it back
for the bowl show version of the playoffs.
Class III Fish art! Photos, illustration, artwork, etc, it must have been done by you sometime after you were born.
Kids Class To Be Decided.
* These classes will be combined if there are not enough entries to make up two classes.
** The winner of this class will be voted on by the members of the club
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