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
Congradulations to all, sounds like an awesome time.