Those in the “know” in the RMCA understand that showing fish is not only a lot of fun, but can also be very profitable. First, second and third place fish in each category earn auction dollars, redeemable as cash towards your purchases at the next club auction. You now have the option of either bringing in your fish or taking a short video of the fish. Videos can be up to a minute in length, should show both sides of the fish, and must be taken since the last meeting. No editing is allowed except the length of the video. Entries will be sent to RockyMountainCichlidAssn@gmail.com by midnight Thursday before the meeting. This will give us time to put the entries together in a slide show that we will show at the beginning of the meeting, and another slide show with the winners at the end.
The breakdown is as follows:
| MONTHLY AUCTION DOLLAR WINNINGS 1st Place $5 2nd Place $3 3rd Place $2 |
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MONTH |
LAKE MALAWI |
LAKE TANGANYIKA |
OTHER AFRICAN / ASIAN CICHLIDS |
NEW WORLD |
OPEN |
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JANUARY |
GROUP 1 |
GROUP 1 |
GROUP 1 |
GROUP 1 |
SYNODONTIS |
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FEBRUARY |
GROUP 2 |
GROUP 2 |
GROUP 2 |
GROUP 2 |
RAINBOWS |
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MARCH |
GROUP 3 |
GROUP 3 |
GROUP 3 |
GROUP 3 |
FRY (5 MIN. < 1.5”) |
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APRIL |
GROUP 1 |
GROUP 2 |
GROUP 1 |
GROUP 2 |
PLECOS AND OTHER SUCKER-MOUTHED CATFISH |
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MAY |
GROUP 2 |
GROUP 3 |
GROUP 2 |
GROUP 3 |
CATFISH, NOT SUCKER-MOUTHED (not Synodontis) |
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JUNE |
GROUP 3 |
GROUP 1 |
GROUP 3 |
GROUP 1 |
BOTIA (LOACHES) |
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JULY |
SUMMER |
VACATION |
NO |
BOWL |
SHOW |
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AUGUST |
SUMMER |
VACATION |
NO |
BOWL |
SHOW |
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SEPTEMBER |
GROUP 1 |
GROUP 3 |
GROUP 1 |
GROUP 3 |
ADULT PAIRS |
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OCTOBER |
GROUP 2 |
GROUP 1 |
GROUP 2 |
GROUP 1 |
SINGLE SPECIES BREEDING GROUP (Virtual Only) |
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NOVEMBER |
GROUP 3 |
GROUP 2 |
GROUP 3 |
GROUP 2 |
FAVORITE FISH |
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DECEMBER |
CHRISTMAS |
PARTY |
NO |
BOWL |
SHOW |
RMCA BOWL SHOW CATEGORIES
LAKE MALAWI – GROUP 1—HAPLOCHROMINES—Alticorpus, Aristochromis, Buccochromis, Caprichromis, Champsochromis, Chilotilapia, Copadichromis, Cyrtocara, Dimidiochromis, Exochochromis, Fossorochromis, Lethrinops, Lichnochromis, Mchenga, Mylochromis, Nimbochromis, Otopharynx, Placidichromis, Protomelas, Rhamphochromis, Sciaenochromis, Serranochromis, Stigmatochromis, Taeniolethrinops, Tramitichromis, Trematocranus, Tyrannochromis.
LAKE MALAWI – GROUP 2—MBUNA—Abactochromis, Chindongo, Cynotilapia, Gephyrochromis, Iodotropheus, Labeotropheus, Labidochromis, Melanochromis, Metriaclima, Petrotilapia, Pseudotropheus, Tropheops.
LAKE MALAWI – GROUP 3—PEACOCKS AND OTHER MALAWI—Astatotilapia, Aulonocara, Corematodus, Ctenopharynx, Cyathochromis, Diplotaxodon, Docimodus, Genyochromis, Hemitaeniochromis, Hemitilapia, Naevochromis, Nyassachromis, Pallidochromis, Taeniochromis.
LAKE TANGANYIKA – GROUP 1—CYPRICHROMIS, GOBIES, AND OTHER TANGANYIKA—Asprotilapia, Astatotilapia, Baileychromis, Bathybates, Boulengerochromis, Callochromis, Cardiopharynx, Ctenochromis, Cyprichromis, Ectodus, Enantiopus, Eretmodus, exGnathochromis, Gnathochromis, Grammatotria, Greenwoodochromis, Haplotaxodon, Hemibates, Interochromis, Lestradea, Limnochromis, Limnotilapia, Lobochilotes, Microdontochromis, Oreochromis, Paracyprichromis, Perissodus, Pseudosimochromis, Reganochromis, Shuja, Simochromis, Spathodus, Tangachromis, Tanganicodus, Trematocara, Trematochromis, Triglachromis, Tylochromis, Xenochromis, Xenotilapia.
LAKE TANGANYIKA – GROUP 2—JULIDOCHROMIS, LAMPROLOGINES, SHELL-DWELLERS—Altolamprologus, Chalinochromis, exLamprologus, Julidochromis, Lamprologus, Lepidiolamprologus, Neolamprologus, Paleolamprologus, Telmatochromis, Variabilichromis.
LAKE TANGANYIKA – GROUP 3—FEATHERFINS, FRONTOSA, TROPHEUS, PETROS—Aulonocranus, Benthochromis, Cunningtonia, Cyathopharynx, Cyphotilapia, Opthalmotilapia, Petrochromis, Tropheus.
OTHER AFRICAN/ASIAN CICHLIDS – GROUP 1—VICTORIA BASIN CICHLIDS—Allochromis, Astatoreochromis, Astatotilapia, Haplochromis, Lithochromis, Lufubuchromis, Mbipia, Neochromis, Oreochromis, Paralabidochromis, Platytaeniodus, Pseudocrenilabrus, Pundamilia, Pyxichromis, Unknown Furu
OTHER AFRICAN/ASIAN CICHLIDS – GROUP 2—OTHER AFRICAN CICHLIDS—Anomalochromis, Astatotilapia, Benitochromis, Chetia, Chilochromis, Chromidotilapia, Coelotilapia, Congochromis, Congolapia, Coptodon, Cyclopharynx, Danakilia, Divandu, Enigmatochromis, Etia, Gobiocichla, Hemichromis, Heterochromis, Konia, Limbochromis, Myaka, Nanochromis, Oreochromis, Orthochromis, Palaeoplex, Paragobiocichla, Parananochromis, Pelmatochromis, Pelmatolapia, Pelvicachromis, Pharyngochromis, Pseudocrenilabrus, Pterochromis, Pungu, Sargochromis, Saratherodon, Schwetzochromis, Steatocranus, Stomatepia, Teleogramma, Thoracochromis, Thysochromis, Tilapia, Walleceochromis
OTHER AFRICAN/ASIAN CICHLIDS – GROUP 3—MADAGASCAR CICHLIDS, ASIAN CICHLIDS—Astatotilapia, Etroplus, Iranocichla, Katria, Oxylapia, Paratilapia, Paretroplus, Pseudotroplus, Ptychochromis, Ptyochochromoides, Tristraella
NEW WORLD CICHLIDS – GROUP 1—CENTRAL AMERICAN CICHLIDS—Amatitlania, Amphilophus, Archocentrus, Astatheros, Chiapaheros, Chortiheros, Chuco, Cincelichthys, Cribroheros, Cryptoheros, Herotilapia, Hypsophrys, Isthmoheros, Maskaheros, Neetroplus, Oscura, Panamius, Parachromis, Paraneetroplus, Petenia, Rheoheros, Rocio, Talmancaheros, Theraps, Thorichthys, Tomocichla, Vieja, Wajpamheros
NEW WORLD CICHLIDS – GROUP 2—SOUTH AMERICAN CICHLIDS—Acarichthys, Acaronia, Aequidens, Andinoacara, Astronotus, Australoheros, Biotodoma, Bujurquina, Caquetaia, Chaetobranchopsis, Chaetobranchus, Chocoheros, Cichla, Cichlasoma, Crenicara, Crenicichla, Geophagus, Guianacara, Gymnogeophagus, Heroina, Heros, Hoplarchus, Hypselecara, Krobia, Kronoheros, Mazarunia, Mesoheros, Mesonauta, Pterophyllum, Retroculus, Rondonacara, Satanoperca, Symphysodon, Teleocichla, Uaru
NEW WORLD CICHLIDS – GROUP 3—SOUTH AMERICAN DWARF CICHLIDS—Apistogramma, Apistogrammoides, Biotoecus, Cleithracara, Dicrossus, Ivanacara, Laetacara, Mikrogeophagus, Nannacara, Taeniacara, Tahuantinsuyoa