Bowl Shows

We have a bowl show at each meeting.  Winners collect points towards a trophy at the end of the year.  Fish are judged on health, size, and species standards.  You must have owned the fish for at least three months to enter it in a show.

Fish should be shown in bare, clear containers that have a flat surface so we can see the fish from the side.  We can provide containers if you let us know in advance.

Schedule

  • January: Anabantoids (except Batta splendens)
  • February: Betta splendens
  • March: Guppies (in pairs); Old World Cichlids
  • April: Auction- no Bowl Show 
  • May: Mollies, Platies, Swordtails (all in pairs)
  • June: Aquatic plants, New World Cichlids
  • July: Rasboras, barbs, other cyprinids and killifish
  • August: Characins, Native fish, marine fish
  • September: Goldfish, odd livebearers in pairs
  • October: Aquatic invertebrates, amphibians, aquatic reptiles and oddballs
  • November: Auction- no Bowl Show
  • December: Catfish, loaches, Christmas fish art

Cordyoras catfish waiting to be judged in the bowl show.