Show Class Sponsorships

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