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We had a nice crowd. There were about 60 bowls in the BOWL SHOW. Lots of fish in their prime to view and evaluate while choosing which one you would vote for for People’s Choice award. And probably some you have never seen before and now want some for you home aquarium.

The food was great too. BBQ, Chili, hot wings legs, pita bread with hummus, slaws, potato salads, fudge, cake, brownies, and more.

And the BOWL SHOW winners were:

1 ANGELFISH and DISCUS

first: a smoky Paraiba blue angelfish entered by Alex Aydogan

second: a black angelfish entered by Jeff McGary

third: a blue smoky pearl angelfish entered by Andy no-last-name

2. DWARF CICHLIDS (rams, apistos, small Aanfricans, [4 inches or under]

first: a pseudotropheus saulosi entered by Manuel Moro

second: an anomalochromis thomasi, African butterfly, entered by Matt Chambers

3. ALL OTHER CICHLIDS (over 4 inches when adult.)

first: a geophagus brasiliensis entered by Manuel Moro

second: a ruby red peacock entered by Reed Gilbert

third: an pseudotropheus elongates Chewere entered by Reed Gilbert

4. CORY CATFISH (and cory-like catfish, for example Brochis and apistodoras)

first: a corydoras loxozonus entered by Gary Hostetler

second: a corydoras CW097 entered by David Snell

third: a corydoras pantanalensis entered by David Snell

5. SUCKERMOUTH FISH (ancistrus, plecos, etc.)

sponsored by Susan Peterson

first: an albino longfin ancistrus entered by Andrew Blumhagen

second: a hypsncistrus sp. L333 entered by David Snell

third: a L204 or flash pleco entered by Terri Vance

6. GUPPIES (When PVAS was a guppy club there would be 40 to 70 entries of just guppies.) sponsored by Aquatic Life Farm

first: a male cobra guppy entered by April Farmer

7. LIVEBEARERS (swords, platys … [guppies have their own class] )

sponsored by Aquatic Life Farm

first: a female lyretail marigold sword entered by Jeff McGary

second: a male black velvet sword entered by Frank Cowherd

third: a male marigold sword entered by Jeff McGary

8. PAIRS of LIVEBEARERS (GUPPIES, SWORDS, PLATYS, VARIATUS, ANY OTHERS) sponsored by Aquatic Life Farm

first: a pair of goodae sp matalins entered by David Snell

second: a pair of dumbo eared firecracker guppies entered by Frank Cowherd

9. SCHOOLING FISH (tetras, rasboras, danios, white clouds, rainbows …) You can show up to six (6) fish as a school.

first: a school of coral red pencilfish entered by Don Kinyon

second: a school of neon rosy barbs entered by Skanda Abeyesekeve

third: a scholl of Odessa barbs entered by Skanda Abeyesekeve

10. ANABANTOIDS (bettas, gouramis, etc.)

first: a pearl gourami entered by Frank Cowherd

second: a betta entered by Elliott Yeager

11. GOLDFISH AND KOI AND OTHER POND FISH

first: a sarasa comet goldfish entered by Frank Cowherd

second: a metallic kohaku koi entered by Frank Cowherd

12. KILLIFISH (killies must be shown in pairs, males and females are usually quite different)

first: an orange austral killifish entered by Frank Cowherd

second: an orange austral killifish entered by Frank Cowherd

third: a rocket killie entered by Frank Cowherd

13. ALL OTHER FISH (natives and oddball fish, all other catfish …)

sponsored by Charlie and Marty Verdery

first: a dwarf chain loach entered by Gary Hostetler

second: a forktail blue-eyed rainbowfish entered by Elliott Yeager

third: a clouded archerfish entered by Terri Vance

14. ODDBALL INVERTEBRATES (shrimp, snails, leaches, worms, etc.)

first: a neocaridina davidi var.’Rili” shrimp entered by Elliott Yeager

second: a blue pearl shrimp entered by Elliott Yeager

third: a cherry shrimp entered by Elliott Yeager

the BEST IN SHOW award went to an angelfish entered by Alex Aydogan. It is a smoky Paraiba blue angelfish

the PEOPLE’S CHOICE award went to an archerfish entered by Terri Vance. It is a clouded archerfish.

I believe all those who are showing fish are now better fish keepers for their ability to grow great fish and then catch and transport them to and from the show. And those who are observing the show are learning how to maintain healthy fish in small bowls and tanks.