And the 2023 PVAS Bowl Show winners are...

Thank you to all the people who made an entry in to the 2023 PVAS Bowl Show. We had a nice selection of fish. Thank you to our judges, volunteers, board members. I want to especially thank Frank Cowherd for all his years of hard work to put this event on, and for helping me learn how to organize and run this event.

Here are the winners of the show:

Best in Show (Sponsored by John Mangan)

Jeff McGary w/ their Platinum Angel

People’s Choice (Sponsored by Randall Blancard)

Jeff McGary w/ their Blue Marble Angel

1. ANGELFISH and DISCUS (Sponsored by Aquatic Life Farm)

1st Place: Jeff McGary w/ their Platinum Angel

2nd Place: Jeff McGary w/ their Blue Marble Angel

3rd Place: Barbara Day w/ their Zebra Seal Point Angel

2. ALL CICHLIDS (rams, apistos, etc... [ANY SIZE] (Sponsored by Aquatic Life Farm)

1st Place: Grace Doyle w/ their Apistogramma cacatuoides

2nd Place: Michael Barber w/ their Apistogramma agassizii

3rd Place: Michael Barber w/ their Apistogramma norberti

3. CORY CATFISH (and cory-like catfish, etc) (Sponsored by Lee Agin)

1st Place: Gerry Hoffmanw/ their Corydoras eques

2nd Place: Michael Barber w/ their Corydoras rabauti (female)

3rd Place: Michael Barber w/ their Corydoras pygmaeus (female)

4. SUCKERMOUTH FISH (ancistrus, plecos, etc.) (Sponsored by Linus Chen)

1st Place: Gerry Hoffman w/ their Longfin ancistrus

2nd Place: Skanda Abeyeskere w/ their Bristlenose ancistrus

3rd Place: Barbara Day w/ their Blue eye ancistrus

5. GUPPIES (Sponsored by Sam Blancard)

1st Place: Jeff McGary w/ their Yellow snake skin

2nd Place: John Satterlee w/ their Silver snake skin

3rd Place: No winner

6. LIVEBEARERS (swords, platys … ) (Sponsored by Fish Fam Auctions - https://www.youtube.com/@SkippersAquariums)

1st Place: John Satterlee w/ their Limia peruginae

2nd Place: Barbara Day w/ their Hi-fin sword

3rd Place: Austin K. w/ their Black bar endler

7. PAIRS of LIVEBEARERS (GUPPIES, SWORDS, PLATYS, VARIATUS, ANY OTHERS) (Sponsored by Fish Fam Auctions - https://www.youtube.com/@SkippersAquariums)

1st Place: Barbara Day w/ their Albino Blue Topaz guppies

2nd Place: Jeff McGary w/ their Yellow snake skin guppies

3rd Place: Jeff McGary w/ their Lyre tail swords

8. SCHOOLING FISH (tetras, rasboras, danios, white clouds, rainbows …) (Sponsored by Fish Fam Auctions - https://www.youtube.com/@SkippersAquariums)

1st Place: Skanda Abeyeskere w/ their Chinese barbs

2nd Place: Skanda Abeyeskere w/ their Melon barbs

3rd Place: Skanda Abeyeskere w/ their Odessa barbs

9. ANABANTOIDS (bettas, gouramis, etc.) (Sponsored by Carol Shin)

1st Place: Barbara Day w/ their Betta splendens - Black galaxy male

2nd Place: No winner

3rd Place: No winner

10. GOLDFISH AND KOI AND OTHER POND FISH (Sponsored by PVAS)

1st Place: Michael Truong w/ their Goldfish

2nd Place: No winner

3rd Place: No winner

11. KILLIFISH (killies must be shown in pairs, males and females are usually quite different) (Sponsored by PVAS)

1st Place: Enrique Granados w/ their Fundulopanchax gardneri (P-82)

2nd Place: No winner

3rd Place: No winner

12. ALL OTHER FISH (natives and oddball fish, all other catfish …) (Sponsored by PVAS)

1st Place: Skanda Abeyeskere w/ their Loach

2nd Place: Cooper Jessup w/ their Medaka rice fish

3rd Place: Cooper Jessup w/ their Medaka rice fish

13. ODDBALL INVERTEBRATES (shrimp, snails, leaches, worms, etc.) (Sponsored by PVAS)

1st Place: Dan Morris w/ their Black & Yellow neocaridina shrimp

2nd Place: Austin K. w/ their Blue Dream neocaridina shrimp

3rd Place: Barbara Day w/ their Piano snail