ACA Cichlid Show Entry

Registration is required to purchase.

Cichlid Fish Show

Here are some general rules for participating in the ACA fish show!

1. The show is open to all paid registrants.
2. Entry fee is $10.00/entry.  There is a limit of 3 entries per person. An entry consists of a single fish, pair, or school of fish of the same species.  Only one entry per tank is allowed.  Hybrids are permitted.
3. The showroom will be available at 12 noon on Thursday, June 25, 2026.
4. Tanks, air, and Swiss Tropical Sponge filter will be provided.  Tanks will be set up with dechlorinated water (75 degrees and 7.5 pH), black sand substrate, and LED full cover lights.
5. Entries will be displayed in 10-gallon and 20-gallon Aqueon tanks.
6. Entries must be set up by 9:00 pm on Thursday, June 27, 2026. The Show Committee reserves the right to assign entries to a class.
7. The decision of the Judges and Show Committee will be final.
8. Plaques will be given to first to third place for each class and Best of Division and Best of Show on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
9. Show entries will be limited to the first 50 entries received. (25 ten-gallon tanks and 25 twenty-gallon tanks).
10. Entries must be removed from the Fish Room by noon on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
11. Neither the ACA nor the Clarion Hotel will be responsible for loss or damage to the fish or personal injury that may occur before, during, or after the exhibit.
12. The deadline for show entries on the website is set for June 01, 2026.

Cichlid Show Classes

Class 1:   SMALL CICHLIDS:  All cichlid species with a total length, including tail, of under 4 inches.  For example,  Apistogramma, Tanganyika shell dwellers, etc.

Class 2:  MEDIUM CICHLIDS: All cichlid species with a total length, including tail between 4 inches to 8 inches in total length, including tail. For example, Thorichthys, Pseudotropheus,  Discus, etc.

Class 3:  LARGE CICHLIDS:  All cichlid species with a total length, including tail of over 8 inches in total length, including the tail.  For example, Oscars, Frontosa, etc.