OPEN 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
3        
         

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
         

11

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

 
         

20

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
         

30

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