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2004 - 2005 Bowl Show Results

August 2004 Bowl Show Winners
Class 1 True Bony Fishes
1st Melanotaenia splendida, common Australian rainbowfish, shown by Jen Kruckenberg
2nd Melanotaenia praecox, common neon rainbowfish, shown by Carter McAninch
3rd Melanotaenia irianjaya, common Irian Jaya rainbowfish, shown by Jen Kruckenberg

Class 2 Pond Plants
1st Canna X generalis "tropicana", common canna lily, shown by Milo Squires
2nd Riccia fluitans, common crystalwort, shown by Jen Kruckenberg

September 2004 Bowl Show Winners
Class 1 - Killifish
1st Fundulopanchax spoorenbergi shown by Jen Kruckenberg
2nd Fundulopanchax mirabilis moensis, strain/location HAH98/Ayong shown by Craig Reese
3rd Aphyosemion elberti, location Diang shown by Michael Kromrey

October 2004
Class 1 - Livebearers
No Entries

Class 2 - Carps and Loaches
1st Botia macracanthus shown by Carter McAninch

November 2004
Class 1 - Anabantoids
1st Sphaerichthys osphromenoides common chocolate gourami shown by Deb O'Gara
2nd Colisa chuna common honey gourami shown by Carter McAninch
3rd Trichogaster trichopterus common blue gourami shown by Bob Carter
Honorable Mention Sue McMillan showing four Anabantoids

Class 2 - Characins
1st Boehlkea fredcochui common blue tetra, shown by Deb O'Gara
2nd Arnoldichthys spilopterus common red eyed characin shown by Carter McAninch
3rd Hemigrammus armstrongi common gold tetra shown by Deb O'Gara

December 2004
Class 1 - Aquarium plants
1st Ceratophyllum demersum common hornwort, shown by Jen Kruckenberg
2nd Echinodorus barthii common red melon sword, shown by Bruce Cameron
3rd Echinodorus amazonicus flowering common Amazon sword, shown by Bruce Cameron

Class 2 - Native fish (native to Canada - USA watersheds)
1st Plancterus zebrinus 'Double Mountain Fork Brazos River Rule, TX' common plains darter, shown by Jen Kruckenberg
2nd Etheostoma caeruleum common rainbow darter shown by Jen Kruckenberg

January 2005
Class 1 - My Favorite Fish
1st Dario dario common scarlet Badis shown by Tim Fitzgibbons
2nd Pundamilia nyererei shown by Jen Kruckenberg
3rd Fundulopanchax puerzli Dibeng shown by Jen Kruckenberg

Class 2 - Marine
No entries

February 2005
Class 1 - Carps and Loaches
1st Puntius filamentosus, common name blackspot barb shown by Jen Kruckenberg

Class 2 - Perch (Badis, Sunfish, Glassfish, Snappers, Moonfish, Nandus, Archerfish)
1st Etheostoma zonale common name green banded darter shown by Jen Kruckenberg

March 2005
Class 1 - Characins
1st Hyphessobrycon bentosi, common name Roberts tetra shown by Carter McAninch

Class 2 - Catfish
1st Pseudacanthicus leopardus, common name leopard catus pleco, L114 shown by Rich Smaciarz
2nd Corydoras paleatus, common name peppered cory shown by Jen Kruckenberg
3rd Corydoras delphax shown by Jen Kruckenberg

April 2005
Class - Cichlids
1st "Lamprologus" brevis, Kataba shown by Jen Kruckenberg
2nd Microgeophagus ramirezi shown by Jen Kruckenberg
3rd Neolamprologus brichardi shown by Jen Kruckenberg

May 2005
Class 1 - Killifish peat spawners
1st Nothobranchius kilomberoensis, strain Kilombero TAN 95/4 shown by Bruce Cameron
2nd Simpsonicthys affinis, stellatur urucia shown by Jen Kruckenberg
3rd Simpsonicthys coastal shown by Carter McAninch

Class 2 - Killifish mop spawners
1st Aphyosemion herzogi, Zomoko shown by Craig Rees
2nd Aphyosemion loussense, Malinga shown by Jen Kruckenberg
3rd Fundulopanchax gardneri, Lokoja (current name Aphyosemion gardneri nigerianum Lokoja) shown by Craig Rees

June 2005
Class 1 - Anabantoids
1st Betta splendens (aquarium strain) common name Siamese fighting fish shown by Sue McMillan
2nd Trichopsis schalleri common name three stripe gourami shown by Carter McAninch
3rd Trichopsis pumilis common name sparkling gourami shown by Carter McAninch

Class 2 - Livebearers
1st Poecilia endlers common name Endlerís livebearer shown by Jen Kruckenberg

2005 - 2006 Bowl Show Schedule and Results

August 2005
Class 1 True Bony Fishes (knife fish, elephant nose, rainbows, gobies, blennies, snakeheads, arowanas, spiny eels, puffers, pipe fish)
1st Melanotaenia maccullochi, common dwarf rainbowfish shown by Dani Ellickson
2nd Glossolepis dorityi, location Jaiquim shown by Jen Kruckenberg
3rd Iriatherina werneri, common threadfin rainbowfish shown by Dani Ellickson

Class 2 Pond Plants - maybe grown emerged but roots have to be in the pond

September 2005
Class 1 Killies - peat spawners
1st Nothobranchius korthausae, location Rungungu TAN 02-11 shown by Jen Kruckenberg
2nd Nothobranchius foerschi, shown by Craig Rees

Class 2 Killies - mop spawners
1st Chromaphyosemion riggenbachi, location Dibeng shown by Jen Kruckenberg
2nd Fundulopanchax marmoratus, shown by Jen Kruckenberg
3rd Aplocheilicthys luxopthalmus, common lampeye killie shown by Milo Squires

October 2005
Class 1 Ugliest fish
1st Aplocheilus lineatus gold, shown by Jen Kruckenberg

Class 2 Prettiest fish
1st Acanthicus adonis, common polka dot lyretail pleco shown by Tiff Severson
2nd Dario dario, common scarlet badis shown by Carter McAninch
3rd Tateurndina ocellicauda, common peacock goby shown by Jen Kruckenberg
(Class 1 and 2 to be determined by membership vote)

November 2005
Class 1 African cichlids
1st Pundamilia nyererei, Makobe Island shown by Jen Kruckenberg
2nd Aulonocara sp. "lwanda", common name redtop peacock shown by Jen Kruckenberg
3rd Labeotropheus fuelleborni shown by Dani Ellickson

Class 2 Non-African cichlids
1st Symphysodon aequifasciatus axelrodi, Rio Alenquer shown by Jen Kruckenberg
2nd Microgeophagus altispinosus shown by Dani Ellickson

December 2005
Class 1 Plants grown aquarium immersed
1st Vesicularia dubyana, java moss shown by Jen Kruckenberg

Class 2 Red and green fish
1st Paracheirodon axelrodi, cardinal tetra shown by Jen Kruckenberg
2nd Hemigrammus bleheri, rummy nose tetra shown by Jen Kruckenberg

January 2006
Class 1 Perch
1st Etheostoma spectabile, orange throat darter shown by Jen Kruckenberg
2nd Badis badis shown by Milo Squires

Class 2 Freshwater invertebrates
1st Atyopsis species, African wood shrimp shown by Milo Squires
2nd Caridina japonica, amano shrimp shown by Milo Squires
3rd Marisa rotula, red ramshorn snail shown by Jen Kruckenberg

February 2006
Class 1 Smallest fish
1st Boraras brigittae shown by Carter McAninch
1st Microsynodontis batesii, African bumblebee shown by Jen Kruckenberg
3rd Paracheirodon innesi, neon tetra shown by Mike Harris
3rd Pseudepiplatys annulatus, clown kille shown by Milo Squires

Class 2 Largest fish
1st Amphilophus citrinellus, midas cichlid shown by Bob Randall
2nd Barbus filamentosus, black spotted barb shown by Jen Kruckenberg

March 2006
Class 1 Labyrinth fish excluding Betta splendens (aquarium strains)
1st Betta albimarginata, shown by Peng Lee
2nd Microctenopoma ansorgii, shown by Jen Kruckenberg
3rd Trichogaster leeri, pearl gourami shown by Tiffany Severson

Class 2 Betta spendens (aquarium strains)
1st shown by Susan MacMillan
2nd shown by Susan MacMillan
3rd shown by Jen Kruckenberg
1st Junior shown by Amy ??

April 2006
Class 1 Livebearers (platys, guppies, mollies, swordtails, half beaks, four eyes, goodeids)
1st Phalloceros caudimaculatus shown by Carter McAninch
2nd Xiphophorus montezumae, Montezuma swordtail shown by Sue MacMillan
3rd Poecilia reticulate, red guppy shown by Jen Kruckenberg
Junior
1st Zoogoneticus tequila, crescent goodeid shown by Brianna Harris
2nd Poecilia reticulate, guppy shown by Brianna Harris

Class 2 Cyprinidae (sharks, goldfish, algae eaters, minnows, barbs, danios, rasboras)
1st Boraras maculates, dwarf rasbora shown by Carter McAninch
2nd Barbus titteya, cherry barb shown by Jen Kruckenberg
3rd Barbus tetrazona, tiger barb shown by Mike Harris
Junior
1st Barbus conchonius, rosy barb shown by Brianna Harris

May 2006
Class 1 South American catfish
(if enough Corydoras come in a third class will be created)
Class 2 non South American catfish
June 2006
Class 1 Loaches (includes botia)
Class 2 Characins (tetras, headstanders, hatchet fish, pencil fish, piranhas)

It remains a judges discretion to place a fish despite low number of entries. If you do not find your fish within these classes and wish to show it, please contact Bowl Show Chair, Bob Randall.