ALA Fish Show Entry

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ALA 20 CLASS LIVEBEARER SHOW

The convention show is a great opportunity to show your fish. The entry fee is $3 per fish regardless of how many fish you enter. The number of tanks is limited so it is strongly suggested that you register early. You do not need to list what fish you will be bringing since the tanks are flexible.

Show Rules

1. Entries must be registered by Friday June 26 at 10pm.

2. All exhibits must be set up by Friday at 10pm and remain up until Saturday at 10pm.  Entries may be removed after the banquet on Saturday and must be removed by 10am Sunday morning.

3. Tampering with any exhibit other than that which belongs to oneself is strictly forbidden.  If an entry needs to be moved for any reason the Show Committee will do so.

4. No extensions or early teardowns without prior permission of the Show Committee.

5. All exhibits will be under the full control of the Show Committee while in the show, they must remain there for the duration of the show.

6. Items not claimed by 10am on Sunday will become the property of ALA.

7. Neither the Hotel, nor the American Livebearer Association, nor the host club will be held responsible for any loss or damage incurred during the show. Exhibitors do have a responsibility to be careful with water.

Show Classes

1. Guppy - Male Solid Color Tail, Delta Tail

2. Guppy - Male Variegated Color Tail, Delta Tail

3. Guppy - Male Other Tail Types

4. Guppy - Female

5. Mollies - Domestic Varieties and Hybrids - Color and/or finnage variations of either sailfin or shortfin type mollies

6. Mollies - Natural Species: Poecilia butleri, caucana, chica, gilli, gracilis, latipinna, mexicana, orri, petenensis, salvatoris, sphenops, velifera, etc.

7. Swordtails - Domestic, Common Finnage Xiphophorus helleri

8. Swordtails - Domestic, Fancy Finnage Xiphophorus helleri

9. Swordtails – Wild type: Xiphophorus alvarezi, birchmanni, clemenciae, cortezi, continens, kallmani, malinche, mayae, mixei, montezumae, monticolus, multilineatus, nezahuacoyotl, nigrensis, pygmaeus, signum, and helleri (with collection site information)

10. Variatus & Platies - Domestic, Common Finnage Xiphophorus variatus & X..maculatus

11. Variatus & Platies- Domestic, Fancy Finnage Xiphophorus variatus & X.maculatus

12. Platies - Wild type: Xiphophorus andersi, couchianus, evelynae, gordoni, milleri, meyeri, xiphidium, and variatus & maculatus (with collection site information)

13. Limias: caymenensis, dominicensis, melanogaster, miragoaensis, nigrofasciata, ornata,
perugiae, sulfurophila, tridens, versicolor, vitatta, zonata, etc.

14. All other Poeciliid species: Alfaro, Belonesox, Brachyrhaphis, Carlhubbsia, Cnesterodon, Flexipinnis, Gambusia, Girardinus, Heterandria, Heterophallus, Neoheterandria, Phallichthys, Phallocerous, Poecilia (other than guppies & mollies listed above), micro-Poecilia, Poeciliopsis, Priapella, Priapicthys, Pseudopoecilia, Quintana, Scolichthys, Xenophallus, etc.

15. Goodeids - Torpedo Body Shape Allodontichthys, Allotoca, Ataenobius, Characodon, Girardinichthys, Goodea, Ilyodon, Xenotaenia, etc.

16. Goodeids - Deep Body Shape Alloophorus, Ameca, Chapalichthys, Skiffia, Xenoophorus, Xenotoca, Zoogoneticus, etc.

17. All Other Livebearers: Halfbeaks (Dermogenys, Nomorhamphus, Hemirhamphodon, Zenarchopterus, etc.), Anableps, Jenynsia, Stingrays, etc.

18. Pairs Class - Livebearers only male and female of the same species

19. Family Class - Livebearers parents and 10 or more fry under three months old. The fishes must have been bred by the exhibitor.

20. Photography class:

a. Judging will be based on art, technical skill, and the ability of the Judge to identify the subject fish.

b. No photos of photographs will be allowed.

c. All prints must be of a living animal.

d. All entries must have been taken by the exhibitor.

e. Digital prints should be as close to the original image as possible, (non-manipulated). These are photographic images that haven’t been wildly altered from the originals with software tools (like Photoshop, In-design, Illustrator etc.), prior to printing or scanning. Exhibitors may use these computer editing tools to adjust for contrast, exposure, cropping and other traditional adjustments that could be obtained through a traditional darkroom process. Only basic image corrections such as sharpening, saturation, cropping, color balance and removal of dust, scratches or water spots are allowed.

f. All photos need to be submitted digitally to webmaster@livebearers.org by Friday June 26 at 5pm. Digital images will be displayed on a TV/Computer screen that will not less than 21”. Files should be in JPG format and not more than 30MB. (other formats can be submitted and will be converted to JPG format.)

Judging

1. The following standards will be used in judging show fish.
   1. Guppy classes will use IFGA show standards. A link to those standards is available on the ALA website.
   2. Cultivated Strains of Xiphophorus will use the Judging Standards for cultivated strains of Xiphophorus available for download from the ALA website.
   3. Cultivated Strains and wild species of Poecilia (other than Guppies) will use the Judging Standards for cultivated trains and wild species of Poecilia available for download from the ALA website.
   4. Wild Goodeid species will use the Judging Standards for Wild Species of Goodeids, available for download from the ALA Website (note: this standard is currently undergoing review and revision).

 

2. Judging will take place on Saturday morning.  No unauthorized people will be permitted in the show room during the judging.  The show room will be open to the public on Saturday after completion of the judging.

3. Decisions for the awards will be final and are not subject to appeal.

4. Classification and size of fishes to be determined by references chosen by the Show Committee.

Equipment

1. Containers: All non-photography entries will be displayed in flat-sided containers.  The ALA will have approximately 100 tanks for use by entrants.  These are on a first come first available.  All containers should be bare.  Plants or decorations are not recommended.

2. Stands: Tables will be provided for all exhibit tanks up to 2.5 gallons.  Exhibits over 2.5 gallons will be required to provide their own stands and tanks.   If you need a tank larger than 2.5 gallons you must make prior arrangements with the show committee.  Exhibits are not permitted to sit on the floor.

3. Lighting: No lights or reflectors are required.

4. Covers: All exhibits are to have full covers.

5. Heaters: The show area is normally maintained at a minimum of 70 degrees. Heaters are not permitted.

6. Water: The Host committee will ensure all supplied tanks will have de-chlorinated city water at room temperature.

7. Sprays: NO SPRAY TYPE WINDOW CLEANERS PERMITTED IN THE SHOW AREA.

Major Awards

Chairman’s Award “most points”

Points are awarded as follows;

First place entries receive 3 points

Second place entries receive 2 points

Third place entries receive 1 point

Joanne Norton Award “Best Domestic”

Frances Hubbs Miller Award “Best Goodeid”

Robert Rush Miller Award “Best Wild-type” (other than Goodeid)

By entering fish into the Bluegrass Bash Convention Fish Shows or bringing fish to the Convention for Sale, you are certifying that these fish have been obtained, imported, or bred within the parameters of the United States and Kentucky laws.

Members are encouraged to review the Lacey Act, the Endangered Species Act (ESA), and other relevant legislation before displaying or distributing wildlife. The Convention host organization, The American Livebearer Association, will not accept any fish prohibited by the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA) or in violation of applicable laws in our shows.

Lacey Act - Lacy Act Amendments of 1981 – Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

ESA - Endangered Species Act –Endangered Species Act | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Kentucky Law Concerning Nuisance Species

Kentucky Endangered Species