AquaFest 2007
Presented by the Potomac Valley Aquarium Society
The Capital Cichlid Association
The Greater Washington Aquatic Plants Association

Fish Show Classes

DIVISION D - Catfish
  1. Callichthyids (Corydoras, etc.)
  2. Loricariids (Plecos, etc.) over 6 inches
  3. Loricariids (Plecos, etc.) under 6 inches
  4. All other New World Catfish over 6 inches
  5. All other New World Catfish under 6 inches
  6. Sharks and Loaches
  7. Synodontid Catfish
  8. All Other Old World Catfishes
DIVISION E - Photography and Art
  1. Slides and Prints
  2. Other Art Forms
Awards
  1. Best of Show
  2. Reserve Best of Show
  3. Best Scavenger of Show

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Show Rules

Division A - New World Cichlids
  1. Symphysodon spp.
  2. Pterophyllum
  3. Apistogramma, Biotecus, Crenicara, Nannacara, Microgeophagus, Taeniacara
  4. Astronotus, Cichla, Crenicichla, Herotilapia, Neetroplus, Uaru, Petenia
  5. Aequidens, Laetacara, Geophagus and related genera
  6. Cichlasoma Under 6"
  7. Cichlasoma Over 6"
Division B - Non-Rift Lake Old World Cichlids
  1. Nanachromis, Parananachromis, Anomalochromis, Pelvicachromis, Steatocranus, Teleogramma, Limbochromis, Lamprologus
  2. Etroplus, Paretroplus, Paratilapia, and all other Madagascar species
  3. Lake Victoria and Lake Kivu species
  4. Tilapia, Chromidotilapia, Sarotherodon, Hemichromis, and Division B cichlids not listed above
Division C - Rift Lake Old World Cichlids
  1. Pseudotropheus and Melanochromis
  2. Cynotilapia, Labidochromis, Labeotropheus , and all other mbuna
  3. Aulonocara
  4. Lake Malawi Haplochromines
  5. Lamprologus
  6. Julidochromis, Chalinochromis, Telmatochromis and other Tanganyikan substrate spawners not listed elsewhere
  7. Lake Tanganyika featherfins and their allies including Cyathopharynx, Ophthalmotilapia, Cunningtonia, Aulocranus, Callochromis, Cyprichromis, Paracyprichromis, Ctenochromis, and Xenotilapia
  8. Tropheus, Petrochromis, Cyphotilapia, Tanganyikan goby cichlids, and other Tanganyikan mouthbooders not listed elsewhere.