Catfish Study Group = Show 2008

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As you all know, the CSG 2008 Open Show took place on the 21st September and there are a couple of things I would like to say about it. Firstly the down side, which was that the number of fish entries were down by about 20% on last year and a little more worrying is the number of people showing was down by 30%.

On the good side, especially from the CSG's point of view, is that the accompanying auction was a huge success, with some very nice items going through. As I said the show entry numbers were down, but the quality of the exhibits was certainly not. There were some magnificent specimens on view, the best of these being a superb Bagroides melapterus shown by Dave Speed. I managed to make amends for last years disappointments by winning both Corydoras 'A' & 'B' classes as well as Corydoras pairs, didn't quite make it a clean sweep with my Cory breeders coming in a close second.

I am sure there are more people out there that would like to tell us what they thought of the show, we would certainly like to hear them as this will help us to improve how we do things.

The one thing that I think we are doing well by way of encouragement to get people to show is the "Goodie bag" We pride ourselves in what we offer our exhibitors especially in the light of the cut-backs that are happening from the trade. Although I have not priced the contents of this years "Goodie bag" I estimate there was around £30 worth of products in each one. Not a bad gift for entering just one fish and with a free entry that's a pretty good deal I think.

For those that didn't attend make a note of next years date 20th September 2009.

Ian Fuller

(CSG Chairman)
chairman@catfishstudygroup.org

Show Winners

1	ASPIDORAS		ENTRIES 9
1	Roy Johnson	Oldham	A. fuscogutattus	82
2	Adrian Taylor	C.S.G.	Aspidoras sp. C119	81
3	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	A. eurycephalus	80.5
Sponsor: Ian Fuller – Corydorasworld.com

2	BROCHIS		ENTRIES 2
1	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	B. splendens	85.
2	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	B. splendens	79.5
3
Sponsor: Ian Fuller – Corydorasworld.com

3	CORYDORAS “A” 55mm SL [F]		ENTRIES 18
1	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	C. multimaculatus	88
2	Mark Walters	C.S.G.	C. weitzmani	87.5
3	Adrian Taylor	C.S.G.	C. dyphes	87
Sponsor: Lee Fearnley – Corys4u.co.uk

4	CORYDORAS “B” over 55mm SL		ENTRIES 12
1	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	C. pulcher	80.5
2	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	C. gossei	80
3	Mike Kirkham	C.S.G.	C. pulcher	79.5
Sponsor: Lee Fearnley – Corys4u.co.uk

5	CORYDORAS TYPES C Nos/Unid.		ENTRIES 9
1	Adrian Taylor	C.S.G.	Corydoras sp. C089	83
2	Mark Walters	C.S.G.	Scleromystax sp. C 113	82.5
3	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	Corydoras sp. C 065	82
Sponsor: Lee Fearnley – Corys4u.co.uk

6	SCLEROMYSTAX		ENTRIES 5
1	John Toon	C.S.G.	Scleromystax barbatus	85.5
2	Bernard O’Neill	C.S.G.	Scleromystax prionotus	84.5
3	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Scleromystax prionotus	84
Sponsor: Lee Fearnley – Corys4u.co.uk
7	A.O.V. CALLICHTHYIDAE		ENTRIES 2
1	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Megalechis picta	79
2	Mark Walters	C.S.G.	Callichthys callichthys	75
3
Sponsor: Ian Fuller – Corydorasworld.com

8	ASPREDINIDAE		ENTRIES 4
1	Mark Walters	C.S.G.	Bunocephalus colombianus	81
2	Dave Barton	C.S.G.	Bunocephalus verrucosus	79
3	J T Morris	C.S.G.	Bunocephalus cotylephorus	75
Sponsor: Richard Edge – Midland Waterlife

9	AUCHENIPTERIDAE		ENTRIES 1
1	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Tatia intermedia	79
2
3
Sponsor: John Toon
10	BAGRIDAE		ENTRIES 3
1	Dave Speed	C.S.G.	Bagroides melapterus	82
2	Dave Speed	C.S.G.	Pseudomystus siamensis	79
3	Mike Kirkham	C.S.G.	Bagrichthys macracanthus	70
Sponsor: Mike Kirkham

DORADIDAE

ENTRIES 1

1	D & L Speed	C.S.G.	Amblydoras hancockii	81
2		.
3
Sponsor: Richard Edge – Midland Waterlife
12	LORICARIIDAE up to 130mm		ENTRIES 11
1	Adrian Taylor	C.S.G.	Otocinclus cocama	82
2	Mark Walters	C.S.G.	Parotocinclus maculicauda	80
3	Roy Johnson	C.S.G.	Otocinclus affinis	77
Sponsor: Julian Dignall – Planet Catfish.com

13	LORICARIIDAE over 130mm		ENTRIES 4
1	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Leporacanthicus galaxias	81
2	D & L Speed	C.S.G.	Baryancistrus demantoides	80.5
3	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	Farlowella acus	80
Sponsor: Julian Dignall – Planet Catfish.com

14	LORICARIIDAE L&LDA Nos up to 130mm		ENTRIES 5
1	D & L Speed	C.S.G.	L 072	87
2	D & L Speed	C.S.G.	L 169	83
3	Mike Kirkham	C.S.G.	Rineloricaria sp	80
Sponsor: Julian Dignall – Planet Catfish.com

15	LORICARIIDAE L&LDA Nos over 130mm		ENTRIES 0
Sponsor: Julian Dignall – Planet Catfish.com

16	MOCHOKIDAE up to 130mm		ENTRIES 2
1	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	Mochokiella paynei	77
2	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Mochokiella paynei	75
3
Sponsor: Allan James – ScotCat.com

17	MOCHOKIDAE over 130mm		ENTRIES 0
Sponsor: Allan James – ScotCat.com

18	PIMELODIDAE up to 100mm		ENTRIES 3
1	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Microglanis poecilus	84.5
2	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Microglanis poecilus	83.5
3	D & L Speed	C.S.G.	Microglanis iherengi	79
Sponsor: Allan White – QSS

19	PIMELODIDAE over 100mm		ENTRIES 0
Sponsor: Allan White – QSS

COLDWATER CATFISH

ENTRIES 0


21	A.O.V. CATFISH - SOUTH AMERICAN		ENTRIES 0
Sponsor: Bob Barnes
22	A.O.V. CATFISH – AFRICAN		ENTRIES 1
1	Adrian Taylor	C.S.G.	Belonaglanis brieni	64
Sponsor: Audrey Ward
23	A.O.V. CATFISH – ASIAN		ENTRIES 5
1	Adrian Taylor	C.S.G.	Akysis prashadi	83
2	Adrian Taylor	C.S.G.	Akysis clavulus	82.5
3	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Akysis longifilis	78.5
Sponsor: Adrian Taylor – Hillstreamcatfish.com

24	PAIRS - CORYDORADINAE		ENTRIES 9
1	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	Corydoras sp CW009	83
2	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	Corydoras weitzmani	82
3	B & K	C.S.G.	Corydoras weitzmani	78
Sponsor: Ian Fuller – Corydorasworld.com

25	PAIRS - LORICARIIDAE		ENTRIES 1
1	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	Farlowella magdalena	78
Sponsor: Brian Walsh

26	PAIRS – AOV SOUTH AMERICAN		ENTRIES 1
1	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Tatia intermedia	79
Sponsor: Bill Hurst
27	PAIRS – AOV AFRICAN		ENTRIES 1
1	Ian Fuller		Synodontis contractus	73
Sponsor: Roy Barton
28	PAIRS – AOV ASIAN		ENTRIES 1
1	Stuart Brown	C.S.G.	Akysis longifilis	79
Sponsor: Mike Kirkham
29	BREEDERS - CORYDORADINAE		ENTRIES 15
1	Adrian Taylor	C.S.G.	Scleromystax prionotos	80
2	Ian Fuller	C.S.G.	Corydoras sterbai	79
3	B & K	C.S.G.	Aspidoras sp	78
Sponsor: Lee Fearnley – Corys4u.co.uk

BREEDERS - LORICARIIDAE Inc L&LDA

ENTRIES 2

1	Danny Blundell	C.S.G.	L004	80
2	Mark Walters	C.S.G.	Farlowella vitatta	74
3
Sponsor: Brian Walsh
31	BREEDERS – AOV SOUTH AMERICAN		ENTRIES 0
Sponsor: Tony Picket
32	BREEDERS – AOV AFRICAN		ENTRIES 0
Sponsor: Brian Walsh
33	BREEDERS – AOV ASIAN		ENTRIES 0
Sponsor: Adrian Taylor – Hillstreamcatfish.com
34	FAMILY CLASS – Pair & Breeders Team		ENTRIES 3
1	B & K	C.S.G.	Corydoras sterbai	153
2	B & K	C.S.G.	Corydoras weitzmani	152
3	Mark Walters	C.S.G.	Scleromystax sp. C 113	146
Sponsor: Stuart Brown

35	BREEDERS – MASTER CLASS		ENTRIES 2
1	Mark Walters	C.S.G.	Scleromystax sp. C 113	225
2	David Bent	C.S.G.		214
Sponsor: Stuart Brown

SPECIAL WINNERS 2008

Best Fish in the Show The TetraMin Award

1. Dave Speed of CSG for a Bagroides melapterus(Class 10)

Best Corydoradinae - Yvonne Cank Memorial Trophy

Ian Fuller of CSG – Class 3 – Corydoras multimaculatus

Best From Classes 7-11

D & L Speed of CSG – Class 10 - Bagroides melapterus

Best Loricariidae

D & L Speed of CSG – Class 14 – L072 Yellow prince

Best Pimelodidae

Stuart Brown of CSG – Class 18 – Microglanis peocilus (M. iherengi)

Best A.O.V. Catfish

Adrian Taylor of CSG – Class 23 – Akysis prashadi

Best Pair

Ian Fuller of CSG – Class 24 – Corydoras sp. CW009

Best Breeders

Adrian Taylor of CSG for his team of Scleromystax prionotus

Best Catfish Over 300mm

No entries

Junior Trophy

No entries

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