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There were 50 entries which is half of what there were in prior years. We took a two year break because of the covid pandemic and probably this a residual effect of the pandemic. In fact a number of people who were active and entered multiple fish in the BOWL SHOW did not enter this year.

Surprisingly the Schooling Fish had the most entries with 8 entries. The All Livebearers class was second with 7 entries. Also surprisingly is that the Shrimp class had only one entry seeing that everyone in the club now must have at lease one kind of shrimp.

There were ten sponsors of individual classes. This money goes a long way to cover the costs of the BOWL SHOW. But the shortfall might mean changes to future BOWL SHOWS.

The People's Choice Award went to a large black veiltail angelfish entered by Jeff McGary. This was voted on by all who were present at the event.

The Best In Show Award went to the beautiful veiltail blue marble pearlscale angelfish entered by Jeff McGary. The judges selected this fish as the best.

1. ANGELFISH sponsored by James Chitty

First place a blue marble pearlscale angelfish entered by Jeff McGary

Second place a black veiltail angelfish entered by Jeff McGary

Third place a Bulgarian angelfish entered by Manuel Moro

2. DWARF CICHLIDS (rams, apistos, small Africans, [max 4 inches]sponsored by Shawn Michanco

First place a julidochromis marleri entered by Mark Kaprow

Second place a neolamprologus caudopuncatatus entered by Manuel Moro

Third place a German blue ram entered by Frank Cowherd

3. ALL OTHER CICHLIDS sponsored by Carol Cowherd

First place a blue dolphin entered by Manuel Moro

Second place a red checkerboard discus entered by Manuel Moro

Third place a geophagus altifons entered by Frank Cowherd

4. CORY CATFISH (corys, brochis, and apistodoras …sponsored by Shawn Michanco

First place a corydoras schultzei black entered by Frank Cowherd

Second place a pair of corydoras rabauti entered by Michael Barber

Third place --

5. SUCKERMOUTH (ancistrus, plecos, …sponsored by Linus Chen

First place an ancistrus sp. super red entered by Andrew Blumhagen

Second place an ancistrus megalostomus entered by Andrew Blumhagen

Third place a L128 blue phantom pleco entered by Aly Usmani

6. ALL OTHER CATFISH (synodontis, …

First place a synodontis schoutedeni entered by Frank Cowherd

Second place --

Third place --

7. SHRIMP [Must have at least 3 shrimp in each entry, max 6 shrimp]

[shrimp bowls can have a small piece of mesh or plant in each bowl]

First place a group of tangerine Tiger shrimp entered by Karthryn Lawson

Second place --

Third place --

8. LIVEBEARERS (swords, platys, guppies, variatus) sponsored by Manuel Moro

[Livebearers must be shown in pairs]

First place a pair of red velvet swordtails entered by Frank Cowherd

Second place a pair of dumbo-eared black Moscow guppies entered by Shadi Alhusary

Third place a pair of N-class endlers entered by Skanda Abeyesekeve

9. SCHOOLING FISH (tetras, rasboras, danios, rainbows …sponsored by Patchin Curtis

[Must have at least 5 fish in each entry]

First place a school of longfin white clouds entered by Gerry Hoffman

Second place a school of emperor tetras entered by Manuel Moro

Third place a school of melon barbs entered by Skanda Abeyesekeve

10. ANABANTOIDS (bettas, gouramis …sponsored by Shawn Michanco

First place a copper koi female betta entered by Barbara Day

Second place a hellboy male betta entered by Barbara Day

Third place --

11. GOLDFISH AND KOI AND OTHER POND FISH sponsored by Frank Cowherd

First place --

Second place --

Third place --

12. KILLIFISH [Must be shown in pairs]

First place a pair of orange australe entered by Frank Cowherd

Second place a pair of fundulopanchax gardneri entered by Manuel Moro

Third place --

13. ALL OTHER FISH (natives and oddball fish …sponsored by Aquatic Life Farm, LLC

First place a satinfin shiner entered by Sean Lin

Second place a torpedo barb entered by Manuel Moro

Third place a peacock gudgeon entered by Manuel Moro

14. ODDBALL INVERTEBRATES (crayfish, snails, etc.)

First place the now famous entertaining leach entered by Gerry Hoffman

Second place a Hercules snail entered by Barbara Day

Third place --

Frank, PVAS BOWL SHOW chairman