Special Note: All sizes listed are for mature animals, not based on their size at time of showing. The Show Committee will make final decision on classification in case of scientific name changes and/or size discrepancies.
1. Decorated Aquariums – Natural or artificial decorations, includes bowls and novelty decorated tanks
2. Aquarium Plants
3. Photography – Digital Media (CD or flash drive)
4. Photography – Prints
5. Arts & Crafts – Fine Art or Hand Crafts
6. Guppies – Males, Solid Color Tail
7. Guppies – Males, Variegated Color Tail
8. Guppies – Females
9. Swordtails – Common Finnage
10. Swordtails – Fancy Finnage
11. Platies & Variatus – Common Finnage
12. Platies & Variatus – Fancy Finnage
13. Mollies
14. Goodeids
15. All Other Livebearers
16. Angelfish & Discus
17. New World Cichlids 5” & Under
18. New World Cichlids over 5” to 9”
19. New World Cichlids over 9”
20. Mbuna (Pseudotropheus., Melanochromis, Labeotropheus, Labidochromis, Cynotilapia, etc.)
21. Haplochromis (species formerly included such as Cyrtocara, Copadichromis, Tyrannochromis, Dimidochromis, etc.)
22. Aulonocara species (includes Trematocranus)
23. Julidochromis, Chalinochromis & Telmatochromis species
24. Lamprologus, Neolamprologus & Altolamprologus species
25. All Other Old World Cichlids
26. Loaches – Botia species
27. Loaches – All Other Varieties (kuhlis, weather loaches, hill stream loaches, etc.)
28. Synodontis Catfish
29. Corydoras Catfish
30. Aspidoras & Brochis Catfish Species
31. Suckermouth Catfish – Plecostomus Types Hypostomuss,Ancistrus, Panaque, etc.)
32. Suckermouth Catfish – All Other Types (Otocinclus, Farlowella, Loricaria etc.)
33. All Other Catfish 6” & under
34. All Other Catfish over 6” 35.Betta splendens – Males
36. Betta splendens – Females
37. Gouramis (Trichogaster and Colisa species)
38. All Other Labyrinth Fish (Paradise fish, wild Bettas, Trichopsis species etc.)
39. Killifish
40. Characidae (Tetras & their relatives)
41. Barbs
42. Danios
43. Minnows & Rasboras
44. Rainbowfish
45. Native Fish – Naturally occurring in the continental United States
46. All Other Species
47. Oranda Goldfish
48. Lionhead and Ranchu Goldfish
49. Ryukin, Ribbontail & Veiltail Goldfish
50. Pearlscale Goldfish
51. Bubble Eye & Celestial Goldfish
52. All Other Eyetype Goldfish (Moors, Telescopes, Demekin etc.)
53. Single Caudal Goldfish
54. All Other Goldfish Varieties
55. Invertebrates – Freshwater or Marine
56. Amphibians
57. Pairs – Male and Female, must be visually sexable by judge
58. Group of Six – Adult fish, judged on how closely they are matched
59. Family Class – Parents and minimum of 6 fry under 3 months of age
60. Junior Class