Catfish Study Group = Show 2007

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This was the Catfish Study Group’s 8th Annual Open Show and Auction which took place on the 16th of September at the Highfields Working Men’s Club, Ratcliffe Street, (off Suddel Rd.) Darwen, Lanc’s.

Again the entries this year were of the highest quality with the Best in Show going to an enormous female Corydoras sterbai which was 8 years old and had been raised from a spawning by Dave Bent, which to me, adds more to the overall achievement. Second place went to one of the smaller members of the Mockokidae family, Mochokiella paynei and third to a quite majestic looking Scleromystax barbatus which points to the high standard that came from the Corydoradinae on the show bench this year. Both of the latter species belonged to Stuart Brown. If I had to pick a personal favourite I think it would have to be between 2 Scleromystax species, in the third placed barbatus and a beautifully marked C 113, and a lovely Rama chandramara in the Bagridae class.

The entries this year were also up, and the total of 157 matched our highest which was the 2005 show.

The auction again was of the highest standard with the top price of a trio of Corydoras macropterus going for £32, and with the scarcity of this species in the hobby you would be hard picked to get one fish for this price. Other cory's included C.habrosus, weitzmani, aeneus, paleatus, sterbai, araguaiaensis and a few c-numbers in the lots. This year there were a few Livebearers as well which I had not seen for a few years, such as the 'Red Prince' Characodon lateralis, and the usual flurry of Characins, Rasboras and oddballs. The sale of plants went very well and I think everybody in the hall got a plant or two!

Of course a big thank you again this year goes to all of the kitchen staff who worked hard to keep us all fed and watered and of course to Steve the auctioner, who kept the lots going at a steady pace.

This year for the first time we have invited members and non-members to sponsor classes in the show. Please visit this page for contributors

A very good show again this year, and we would also like to thank the judges who had a difficult job considering the high quality of the fish especially the Corydoradinae breeders section which had 26 entries. They carried out a sterling job. Hope to see you all here again next year.

Allan James

(CSG Webmaster)
webmaster@catfishstudygroup.org

Show Winners

1	ASPIDORAS		ENTRIES 4
1	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	A. depinnai	85.5
2	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	A. depinnai	84.5
3	J Hetherington	C.S.G.	A. taurus	83.5

2	BROCHIS		ENTRIES 3
1	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	B. splendens	82.5
2	K.P.J.	Select	B. multiradiatus	80.5
3	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	B. splendens	78.5

3	CORYDORAS “A” up to 57mm		ENTRIES 18
1	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	C. diphyes	89
2	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	C. habrosus	88.5
3	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	C. caudimaculatus	87.5

4	CORYDORAS “B” over 57mm		ENTRIES 11
1	Dave Bent	C.S.G.	C. sterbai	85
2	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	C. pulcher	84.5
3	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	C gossei	82

5	CORYDORAS TYPES		ENTRIES 12
1	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Corydoras sp. C091	82
2	Mark Walters	C.S.G.	Scleromystax sp. C 113	81
3	Keith Myers	C.S.G.	Corydoras sp. C 141	80

6	SCLEROMYSTAX		ENTRIES 7
1	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Scleromystax barbatus	79
2	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Scleromystax prionotus	78
3	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Scleromystax prionotus	77

7	A.O.V. CALLICHTHYIDAE		ENTRIES 2
1	Kenneth Hunter	Workington	Hoplosternum pectorale	74
2	Mark Walters	C.S.G.	Callichthys callichthys	72
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8	ASPREDINIDAE		ENTRIES 1
1	Mark Walters	C.S.G.	Bunocephalus coracoideus	72

9	AUCHENIPTERIDAE		ENTRIES 4
1	Roy Blackburn	Castleford	Tatia neivai	78
2	K.P.J.	Select	Trachycorystes maculosus	75
3	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Tatia intermedia	72

10	BAGRIDAE		ENTRIES 2
1	K.P.J.	Select	Rama chandramara	76
2	Roy Blackburn	Castleford	Hyalobagrus flavus	72

DORADIDAE

ENTRIES 3

1	D & L Speed	C.S.G.	Amblydoras hancockii	80
2	P Aspinall	C.S.G.	Acanthodoras spinosissimus	77
3	P Aspinall	C.S.G.	Platydoras costatus	76

12	LORICARIIDAE up to 130mm		ENTRIES 11
1	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	Otocinclus sp 2	80
2	Adrian Taylor	C.S.G.	Otocinclus cocama	79
3	Mark Walters	C.S.G.	Parotocinclus maculicauda	78.5

13	LORICARIIDAE over 130mm		ENTRIES 4
1	D & L Speed	C.S.G.	Baryancistrus demantoides	76
2	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Baryancistrus demantoides	74
3	K.P.J.	Select	Sturisoma barbatum	72

14	LORICARIIDAE L&LDA Nos up to 130mm		ENTRIES 7
1	D & L Speed	C.S.G.	L 163 Big spot peckoltia	87
2	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	L 049	86
3	Adrian Taylor	C.S.G.	L 211	85

15	LORICARIIDAE L&LDA Nos over 130mm		ENTRIES 0

16	MOCHOKIDAE up to 130mm		ENTRIES 7
1	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Mochokiella paynei	82
2	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	Mochokiella paynei	77
3	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Microsynodontis polli	76

17	MOCHOKIDAE over 130mm		ENTRIES 2
1	Danny Blundell	C.S.G.	Synodontis brichardi	73
2	Joe Bramell	Merseyside	Synodontis decorus	66

18	PIMELODIDAE up to 100mm		ENTRIES 3
1	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Microglanis poecilus	85
2	D & L Speed	C.S.G.	Microglanis iheringi	81.5
3	K.P.J.	Select	Microglanis iheringi	79.5

19	PIMELODIDAE over 100mm		ENTRIES 0

COLDWATER CATFISH

ENTRIES 0


21	A.O.V. CATFISH - SOUTH AMERICAN		ENTRIES 0

22	A.O.V. CATFISH – AFRICAN		ENTRIES 1
1	Mike Kirkham	C.S.G.	Eutropius buffei	82

23	A.O.V. CATFISH – ASIAN		ENTRIES 12
1	Roy Blackburn	Castleford	Akysis maculipinnis	84
2	Roy Blackburn	Castleford	Hara horai	83.5
3	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Akysis longifilis	83

24	PAIRS - CORYDORADINAE		ENTRIES 10
1	Keith Myers	C.S.G.	C. elegans	80
2	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	C. diphyes	79
3	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	C. weitzmani	78

25	PAIRS - LORICARIIDAE		ENTRIES 1
1	John Hetherington	C.S.G.	Rineloricaria parva	78.5

26	PAIRS – AOV SOUTH AMERICAN		ENTRIES 1
1	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Tatia intermedia	77

27	PAIRS – AOV AFRICAN		ENTRIES 0

28	PAIRS – AOV ASIAN		ENTRIES 3
1	Roy Blackburn	Castleford	Akysis prashadi	85
2	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Akysis longifilis	82
3	Roy Blackburn	Castleford	Hara mesembrina	79

29	BREEDERS - CORYDORADINAE		ENTRIES 26
1	Alan Vaissiere	C.S.G.	Corydoras venezuelanus	83
2	Dave Bent	C.S.G.	Corydoras habrosus	82
3	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	Corydoras sp C 120	81

BREEDERS - LORICARIIDAE

ENTRIES 4

1	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	Ancistrus triradiatus	86
2	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Hemiloricaria parva	85
3	Danny Blundell	C.S.G.	L 004	83

31	BREEDERS – AOV SOUTH AMERICAN		ENTRIES 0

32	BREEDERS – AOV AFRICAN		ENTRIES 0

33	BREEDERS – AOV ASIAN		ENTRIES 0

34	FAMILY CLASS – Pair & Breeders Team		ENTRIES 6
1	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.		78
2	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.		77
3	Adrian Taylor	C.S.G.		71
	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.		71

35	BREEDERS – MASTER CLASS		ENTRIES 7
1	Danny Blundell	C.S.G.
2	Dave Bent	C.S.G.
3	Dave Bent	C.S.G.

SPECIAL WINNERS 2007

Best Fish in the Show. The TetraMin Award

1. Dave Bent of CSG for a Corydoras Sterbai (Class 4)
2. Stuart Brown of CSG for a Mochokiella paynei (Class 16)
3. Stuart Brown of CSG for a Scleromystax barbatus (Class 6)

Best Corydoradinae - Yvonne Cank Memorial Trophy (Classes 1-6)

Stuart Brown of CSG for his Corydoras diphyes (Class 3)

Best From Classes 7-11 – Masterstaff Cup

D & L Speed of CSG for their Amblydoras hancocki (Class 11)

Best Loricariidae – Masterstaff Trophy (Classes 12-15)

D & L Speed of CSG for their L163 Big Spot Peckoltia (Class 14)

Best Overall Synodontis Species - LMB Aquatics (Class 16-17)

Stuart Brown of CSG for a Mochokiella paynei (Class 16)

Best Pimelodidae Species - S & P S Cup (Class 18-19)

Stuart Brown of CSG for a Microglanis poecilus (Class 18)

Best A.O.V. CATFISH- A.O.V. Catfish trophy (Class 20-23)

Roy Blackburn of Castleford for a Akysis maculipinnis (Class 23)

Best Pair – Clint Cup (Classes 24-28)

Roy Blackburn of Castleford for a pair of Akysis prashadi (Class 28)

Best Breeders – Kings Carpets Trophy (Classes 29-33)

Ian Fuller of CSG for his team of Ancistrus triradiatus (Class 30)

Best Catfish Over 300mm – J T Morris Trophy

No entries

Junior Trophy – Amanda Junior Cup

No entries