Best in Show Award (Cichlid)
The Greater Cincinnati Aquarium Society has sponsored the Best in Show Award for Cichilds!
Best in Show Award (Catfish)
The Madison Area Aquatic Hobbyists has sponsored the Best in Show Award for Catfish!
Division A North/Central America
| Best of Div A |
The Ohio Cichlid Association |
| Class 1 AMPHILOPHUS, LARGE EX-CICHLASOMA & TOMOCICHLA |
Sarah & John Sajdak |
| Class 2 HERICHTHYS, THORICHTHYS & SIMILAR |
Michael Liu |
| Class 3 PARATHERAPS & SIMILAR |
Leandro Llambi |
| Class 4 PARACHROMIS, NANDOPSIS AND SIMILAR |
Ronald Taylor |
Division B South America
| Best of Div B |
Randy & Diana Peterson |
| Class 5 SYMPHYSODON (INCLUDING LINE-BRED SPECIMENS) |
Super Cichlids – Lisa & Martin Hoeber |
| Class 6 PTEROPHYLLUM (INCLUDING LINE BRED SPECIMENS) |
Cory Helfand |
| Class 7 APISTOGRAMMA & SIMILAR |
Super Cichlides – Lisa & Martin Hoeber |
| Class 8 GEOPHANGINES |
Andy, Leah & Phoebe Hudson |
| Class 9 ACARAS & SIMILAR |
Zenin Skomorowski |
| Class 10 PIKE CICHLIDS |
Peter George |
| Class 11 ALL OTHER SOUTH AMERICAN |
Megan McGuire |
Division C African Rift Lake
| Best of Div C |
Aquarium Münster – Leslie Ekus |
| Class 12 LAKE MALAWI MBUNA GROUP |
Aquarium Münster – Leslie Ekus |
| Class 13 LAKE MALAWI AULONOCARA GROUP |
Charles’ Fishroom – Charles Credeur |
| Class 14 LAKE MALAWI HAPLOCHROMIS GROUP |
Mike Helford |
| Class 15 LAKE TANGANYIKA LAMPROLOGUS, JULIDOCHROMIS AND SIMILAR |
Aquarium Münster – Leslie Ekus |
| Class 16 LAKE TANGANYIKAN FEATHERFINS, SAND-DWELLERS, CYPRICHROMIS & SIMILAR |
Aquarium Münster – Leslie Ekus |
| Class 17 LAKE TANGANYIKA TROPHEUS, CYPHOTILAPIA & OTHERS NOT INCLUDED ELSEWHERE |
Aquarium Münster – Leslie Ekus |
Division D African Non-rift Lake, Madagascar and Asia
| Best of Div D |
Jan Benes |
| Class 18 CHROMIDOTILAPINES |
Randy & Diana Peterson |
| Class 19 TILAPINES AND SIMILAR |
Michael Liu |
| Class 20 HEMICHROMINES, LAMPROLOGINES AND SIMILAR |
Jan Benes |
| Class 21 HAPLOCHROMINES |
Michael McKinney |
| Class 22 MALAGASY AND ASIAN |
Super Cichlids – Lisa & Martin Hoeber |
Catfish
| Catfish Class 1 LORACARIIDS OVER 6″ |
Eric Bodrock & Regina Spotti |
| Catfish Class 2 LORACARIIDS 6″ AND UNDER |
Eric Bodrock & Regina Spotti |
| Catfish Class 3 CORYDORAS, ASPIDORAS, BROCHIS |
Eric Bodrock & Regina Spotti |
| Catfish Class 4 NEW WORLD CATFISH OVER 6″ |
Randy & Diana Peterson |
| Catfish Class 5 NEW WORLD CATFISH 6″ AND UNDER |
Randy & Diana Peterson |
| Catfish Class 6 SYNODONTIS |
Zenin Skomorowski |
Ornamental Fish
| Best Ornamental Fish |
Finspiration – Chris Benes |
| Class 1 – DISCUS (GENUS SYMPHYSODON) |
Tom Koba |
| Class 2 – ANGEL FISH (GENUS PTEROPHYLLUM) |
Ken’s Tropicals – Ken Saxon |
| Class 3 – NEW WORLD CICHILDS (OTHER THAN DISCUS & ANGELFISH) |
Finspiration – Chris Benes |
| Class 4 – OLD WORLD CICHLIDS |
Art Show
| Best of Art Show | |
| Class 1 PHOTOGRAPHY |
Amy Janececk |
| Class 2 ALTERED PHOTOGRAPHY |
Super Cichlids – Lisa & Martin Hoeber |
| Class 3 FRAMEABLE ART AND T-SHIRT DESIGNS | |
| Class 4 ART SHOW CLASS 4 – 3-DIMENSIONAL ART |
SnailFins – Brandy Goodrick |