Ultra-Aqua

2023 Ultra-Aqua Winners

Special Awards	Sponsored by:	Winner
Best of Show Livebearer	Jeff Plazak	Mark Allar – Birchmanni Swordtail
Best of Show Egglayer	Northeast Ohio Fish Club – NEOfish	Tom Rizzo – Panda garra
Best of Show Cichlid	Fish City Pets – Barberton	Tony Martina – Amphilophus labiatus Red devil Thor
Best of Show Goldfish	Youngstown Area Tropical Fish Society	Dan & Karen Guman – Lionhead
Best of Show Catfish/Loach	All Oddball Aquatics – Eric Bodrock	Wayne Toven – Traccatichthys pulcher
Best of Show Display	Cain Accounting	Mike & Elsie Swanson – Quilled Red Betta
Best of Show	Wayne Toven	Tony Martina – Amphilophus labiatus Red devil Thor
Catfish & Loach Championship	The Greater Akron Aquarium Society	Wayne Toven
Kobayashi Goldfish Championship	The Greater Akron Aquarium Society	Dan & Karen Guman
President’s Trophy	The Greater Akron Aquarium Society	Dan & Karen Guman
Challenge Award	The Greater Akron Aquarium Society	Youngstown Area Tropical Fish Society

2023 Class Winners

Class	Class Description	Sponsor	First Place	Second Place	Third Place	Number of Entries
1	Decorated Aquariums	Dave Williamson	Amy Mullens – Decorated Aquarium	Mark Allar – Desk Aquarium Setup	Kristen Kodish – Minimalist Mixed Media Tank	4
2	Aquarium Plants	Adam Fox	Adam Fox – Samolus parviflorus Red	Dave Williamson – Cryptocoryne nuri ‘pachang mutated’	Mark Allar – Crypt. pontederifolia	12
3	Photography – Digital Media	Brian Shrimpton	Wayne Toven – Paracanthacobitis rubidipinnis	Wayne Toven – Mesomecheilus triangulari	Wayne Toven – Hillstream Loach	8
4	Photography – Prints	Nicki Hufford Photography	Roberto Prati – Paracyprichromis nigripinnis	Roberto Prati – Epiplatys annulatus	Roberto Prati – Cyathopharynx foai	19
5	Arts & Crafts – Fine Art or Hand Crafts	In memory of Teri Seufert	Mike & Elsie Swanson – Quilled Red Betta	Roberto Prati – Fish Remix	Wayne Toven – Fish Knife	7
6	New World Cichlids 5” & Under	John & Theresa Baad	Bill Chandler – Electric Blue Ram	Dan & Karen Guman – Black Ram	Dan & Karen Guman – Electric Blue Ram	6
7	New World Cichlids over 5” to 9”	Ohio Cichlid Association	Emilie Myatt – Gold / Lemon Severum	Tony Martina – Amatitlania nigrofasciata marble Convict	Emilie Myatt – Tiger Severum	5
8	New World Cichlids over 9”	Lorain County Aquarium Society	Tony Martina – Amphilophus labiatus Red devil Thor	Bill Sensor – Geophagus brasiliensis	Bill Sensor – Geophagus brasiliensis	4
9	Angelfish & Discus	John & Diane Tesar	Mark Allar – Marble Angel	Mike & Elsie Swanson – Orange Koi Angelfish	Douglas Singer – Silver veiltail	11
10	Mbuna (Pseudo., Mel., Labeo., Labido., Cyno., etc.)	RMS Aquaculture	Tom Rizzo –  Pseudotropheus elongatus Mpanga	Bill Sensor – Cynotilapia zebroides	Dave Williamson – exasperatus	5
11	Hap. types (Cyrtocara, Copadi., Tyranno., Dimido.	Christopher McCracken	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	1
12	Aulonocara sp. (inc. Trematocranus)	Mark Kazanoff	Ed Bush – Marleri Yellow	Ed Bush – Blue Walteri	Ed Bush – Marmela Lemon Jake	4
13	Julido., Chalino. & Telmatochromis species	David Girard	Dave Williamson – Julidochromis marksmithi	Wayne Toven – Julidochromis transcriptus	#N/A	2
14	Lamp., Neolamp. & Altolamprologus species	fatfish Aquatic	Mike & Elsie Swanson –  Lamprologus ornatipinnis striped Kigoma	#N/A	#N/A	1
15	All Other Old World Cichlids	Joel Antkowiak	Dave Williamson – Buffalo head	Bill Sensor – Pelvicachromis kribensis indenau	Don & Rene Guman – Kribensis	9
16	Guppies – Males, Solid Color Tail	Guppy Associates of Greater Cleveland	Patrick Sabourin – Japanese blue double tail	Dan & Karen Guman –  Male guppy	Gary Schuster – White Platinum	11
17	Guppies – Males, Variegated Color Tail	Justin Bahil	Patrick Sabourin – Variegated Japanese blue deltatail	Dave Williamson – Blue snakeskin	Gary Schuster – Blue/Green variegated color tail	3
18	Guppies – Females	Justin Bahil	Dave Williamson – Yellow ribbon fin	Mike & Elsie Swanson – Half black yellow	Gary Schuster – Bluegrass female	4
19	Swordtails – Common Finnage	Mike & Elsie Swanson	Dan & Karen Guman – Swordtail	Dan & Karen Guman – Swordtail	Emilie Myatt – Calico Swordtail	11
20	Swordtails – Fancy Finnage	Pam & Ron Sundin	Dan & Karen Guman – Swordtail	Dave Williamson – Pineapple Wag Lyretail male	Dan & Karen Guman – Fancy Swordtail	4
21	Platies & Variatus – Common Finnage	Rich Bierbower	Dave Williamson – Blue Mickey Mouse female	Mark Allar – Red Wagtail Platy	Dan & Karen Guman – Platy	6
22	Platies & Variatus – Fancy Finnage	Steve Brunn	Mark Allar – HiFin Red Tux Platy	Mark Allar – HiFin Platy	Dan & Karen Guman – Fancy Platy	6
23	Mollies	Kim & Jeff Rodburn	Dan & Karen Guman – Liberty Molly	Tom Clinton – Sailfin Red Molly	Dan & Karen Guman – Molly	7
24	Goodeids	George Hollister	Wayne Toven – Chapalichthys encaustus	George Hollister – Chapalichthys peraticus male	Dan & Karen Guman – Xenotoca lyonsi	10
25	All Other Livebearers	Rich Serva	Mark Allar – Birchmanni Swordtail	Mark Allar – Brachyrhaphis roseni	Dave Williamson – Priapella compressa	5
26	Loaches – Botia species	Adam Fox	Dave Williamson – Munki loach	Wayne Toven – Botia macracantha	Wayne Toven – Botia kubotai	7
27	Loaches – All Other Varieties	Adam Fox	Wayne Toven – Traccatichthys pulcher	Wayne Toven – Nemacheilus guntheri	Emilie Myatt – Albino Gold Dojo Loach	10
28	Synodontis Catfish	Ron & Amy Mullens	Wayne Toven – Synodontis waterloti	Tony Martina – Synodontis lucipinnis	Dave Williamson – Synodontis petricola	6
29	Corydoras Catfish	Zoogari Pets – Norton	Mike & Elsie Swanson – Corydoras elegans	Mike & Elsie Swanson – Corydoras imitator	Mark Allar – C123	9
30	Aspidoras & Brochis Catfish Species	Gary Mendez	Mark Allar – A. poecilus	Mark Allar – A. menezesi	Wayne Toven – Aspidoras ramundi	6
31	Suckermouth Catfish – Pleco Types	Zoogari Pets – Norton	Wayne Toven –  L240 Vampire Pleco	Tony Martina – L333	George Hollister – L400 Pleco Hypancistrus sp.	16
32	Suckermouth Catfish – All Other Types	Zoogari Pets – Norton	George Hollister – Rineloricaria sp whiptail	Wayne Toven – Rineloricaria hasemani	Bill Sensor – Parotocinclus haroldi	10
33	All Other Catfish 6” & under	Boggs Aquatics  – Cuyahoga Falls	Wayne Toven –  Lophiobagrus cyclurus	Tom Rizzo –  Microglanis	Dan & Karen Guman  – Leptho. beni	16
34	All Other Catfish over 6”	Boggs Aquatics  – Cuyahoga Falls	Emilie Myatt – Raphael Striped Catfish	Tom Rizzo – Lisomadoras morrowi	Wayne Toven – Platydoras armatulus	3
35	Betta splendens – Males	Agnoquatics; Broadview Hts.	Gary Schuster – Turquoise & Copper Halfmoon male	Dave Williamson – Blue dragon Plakat	Tony Martina – Male Crowntail	15
36	Betta splendens – Females	Ralph Grammer	Dan & Karen Guman – female Betta	Dave Williamson – Copper Halfmoon	Gary Schuster – Copper female	8
37	Gouramis (Trichogaster and Colisa sps.)	Ray Bierbower	Mark Allar – Dwarf Gourami	Mark Allar – Powder blue Gourami	Don & Rene Guman –  Gold Gourami	5
38	All Other Labyrinth Fish	Paul Woodward	Wayne Toven – Betta balunga	Dan & Karen Guman – Betta dennisyoungi	Dan & Karen Guman  – Black Paradise	5
39	Killifish	Joe Doyle	Patrick Sabourin – Fundulopanchax gardneri Innidere male	Joe Doyle – Nothobranchius eggersi kigongo TAN 05-24	Don & Rene Guman – Fundulus chrysotus	12
40	Characidae (Tetras & their relatives)	Agnoquatics; Broadview Hts.	Bill Sensor – Anostomus nijsseni	Bill Sensor – Nematobrycon lacortei	Dave Williamson – Cardinal Tetra	13
41	Barbs	Bill Chandler	Bill Sensor – Pethia nigrofasciata	Bill Sensor – Oreichthys crenuchoides	Dave Williamson –  Cherry barb female	11
42	Danios	Paul Woodward	Don & Rene Guman – Blue Danio	Mark Allar – LF Zebra Danio	Justin Bahil – Galaxy Rasbora	7
43	Minnows & Rasboras	Linda Wallrath	Dan & Karen Guman – White Cloud Mt. Minnow	Dave Williamson – Pork chop Rasbora	Mike & Elsie Swanson – Rasbora trilineata Scissortail	4
44	Rainbowfish	Susan Everett	Justin Bahil – Dwarf Neon Rainbow	Dan & Karen Guman – Mel. tanaka	Dan & Karen Guman – Mel. trifasciata	5
45	Native Fish – Continental US	Dave Williamson	Dave Williamson – Metallic shiner	Dave Williamson – Fundulus rubifrons	Dave Williamson – Black spotted Gambusia	5
46	All Other Species	Boggs Aquatics – Cuyahoga Falls	Tom Rizzo – Panda garra	Dan McMonigle – Redtail Shark	Justin Bahil – Senegal Bichir	6
47	Oranda Goldfish	Agnoquatics;  Broadview Hts.	Dan & Karen Guman –  Oranda	Dan & Karen Guman – Oranda	Dave Williamson – White Oranda	5
48	Lionhead and Ranchu Goldfish	Dan & Karen Guman	Dan & Karen Guman – Lionhead	Dan & Karen Guman – Lionhead	Dan & Karen Guman – Lionhead	3
49	Ryukin, Ribbontail & Veiltail Goldfish	Dan & Karen Guman	Dan & Karen Guman – Ryukin	Dan & Karen Guman – Ryukin	Dan & Karen Guman – Ryukin	4
50	Pearlscale Goldfish	Don & Renee Guman	Dan & Karen Guman – Pearlscale	Dan & Karen Guman – Pearlscale	Dan & Karen Guman – Pearlscale	4
51	Bubble Eye & Celestial Goldfish	Paul Woodward	Dan & Karen Guman – Bubble eye	Dan & Karen Guman – Bubble eye	#N/A	2
52	All Other Eyetype Goldfish	Bud White	Dan & Karen Guman – Moor	Dan & Karen Guman – Demekin	Dan & Karen Guman  – Demekin	4
53	Single Caudal Goldfish	Paul Woodward	Gary Schuster – Single caudal goldfish	Dan & Karen Guman – Shubunkin	Dan & Karen Guman – Shubunkin	4
54	All Other Goldfish Varieties	Jeremy Harsh	Dan & Karen Guman – Jikin	Tony Martina – Fantail	Dave Williamson – Red & White Wakin	5
55	Invertebrates – Freshwater or Marine	Adam Fox	Dan McMonigle – Electric Blue Crayfish	Dan & Karen Guman –  Apple Snail	#N/A	2
56	Amphibians	Lisa Reel – Fancy Fins Aquatics	Emilie Myatt – Copper Xanthic Axolotl	Emilie Myatt – Albino male Axolotl	Dave Williamson – African Dwarf Frog	3
57	Pairs – Male and Female	Griffis Aquatics	Tom Rizzo – Girardinus metallicus	Mike & Elsie Swanson – Nanacara anomola pair	Don & Rene Guman – Pair Cherry Barbs	11
58	Group of Six – Adult fish	Paul Woodward	George Hollister –  Barbodes semifasciolatus Gold Barbs	Bill Sensor – Astyanax xavante	Bill Chandler – Red GLass Ruby Tetras	7
59	Family Class – Parents and min 6 fry < 3 mo	Mike & Elsie Swanson	Dave Williamson – Lima vitatta family	Mike & Elsie Swanson – Platinum blue & red tail guppy family	Emilie Myatt – Calico Pleco family	3
60	Junior Class	Dan & Vi McMonigle	#N/A	#N/A	#N/A	0

Ultra-Aqua 2023 Was a Success

Thanks for all the volunteers, auctioneers, and participants who made the Ultra-Aqua weekend a great success.

A list of show winners can be viewed by clicking here for a Word document or here for an Excel file.

Thanks to All of the Ultra-Aqua Swap Meet Vendors!

• Larry Secaur
• Kosheen Aquaculture (Joel Spencer)
• Tommy Frasz
• Joe Doyle
• Herb Kinney Click Here for List
• Awesome Aquatics (Rob Williams) Click here for List
• Adam Fox Click here for List
• Beautiful Aquatics (Brian Shrimpton)
• Nerd with Fish (Claire Tran) Click here for List
• Jenns Lil Lots—Axolotls and other items
• Eric Bodrock

About the Ultra-Aqua: Swap Meet, Show, and Auction

The Akron Ultra-Aqua is a TWO DAY EVENT that occurs during the second weekend in June. Held at the Tallmadge Community Center, 80 Community Road, Tallmadge, Ohio 44278. The Ultra-Aqua encompasses a whopping 60 Classes of an All-Species Show competition! Everyone is welcome to come and compete for awards and prizes—or to just see some amazing fish and other aquatic entries! The Sunday auction is a fish and plant only auction. The Swap Meet is on Saturday, noon to 5 pm.

All Cash Prizes

Cash prizes will be awarded $10.00 for first, $7.00 for second, and $3.00 for third place in each class. The cost to register each show entry item is $1.50. Registration is Saturday June 11, from 10 am to 5 pm. Entry forms and fees are to be brought to the registration desk upon entry to the Tallmadge Community Center. All forms or changes must be received by 5 p.m. The Show Area closes at 7 p.m. See the Show Rules for more details.

Ultra-Aqua Show Rules

Saturday

Show Registration Starts at 10 AM on Saturday. Bring your fish and set them up. Water and air supply are provided. Please bring your own show tank or bowl, tank covering, air stone, and air valve to control air flow to your show tank. Registration closes at 5:00 pm. Entrance fees are $1.50 per for the first 20 animals you enter, each animal after 20 is free. Entries are judged Sunday morning.

The Table Swap Meet will be open from 12:00 pm until 5:00 pm on Saturday, with various Independent Vendor tables selling their animals and hobby-related supplies.

Dinner hosted by GAAS, along with a Speaker and Presentation, begins at 7:00 pm. All Ultra-Aqua show entrants are invited to attend for free. (Walk-ins are welcome and can join us and purchase dinner for $5)

Sunday

The Ultra-Aqua Auction registration begins at 10 am and the Auction starts at 11 am. This is an animal, plant, and live foods only auction—no hard goods or aquarium supplies will be auctioned.

All other typical Auction features Such as Rare Fish Raffle, 50/50 Raffles, Vendors, and Food & Drinks will be available.

The Ultra-Aqua Award Ceremony Presentation begins at 5:00 pm.

It’s an amazing weekend for an aquarium hobbyist! Whatever your interest, if you’ve come to compete, view, shop, sell, try your luck on the raffles, enjoy our dinner and presentation, or even simply to socialize with other aquarists, there truly is something for everyone to enjoy!

Click on the image below for the 2023 Ultra-Aqua Fish show classes:

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Bud White (330) 848-3866 E-mail

Wayne Toven (330) 256-7836 E-mail

Rich Serva (330) 687-5495 E-mail