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Bucks County Aquarium Society Breeder's Award Program

 

Purpose

The purpose of the Breeder's Award Program is to promote the keeping and breeding of aquarium fish, to recognize and motivate achievement in the hobby, encourage research into the spawning of more difficult species, to share knowledge about breeding techniques and publish those techniques in The Buckette.

 

Rules and Requirements

·                     Must be a member in good standing of BCAS

·                     Each species may be entered only once

·                     Minimum of 6 fry at least 30 days old must be donated to BCAS for auction (no split)

·                     Brief article on how the species was conditioned, spawned and reared must be submitted for publication in The Buckette (no Kuhlikash awarded)

·                     Rules and requirements may be waived for individual circumstances at the discretion of the BAP chairperson, with Board approval

 

BAP Committee

Responsible for the review of the ongoing program, assigning proper credit and maintaining records of all members.    All aspects of the program are subject to review by the BAP Committee, subject to Board approval. 

The BAP committee will maintain records for individual members listing all species spawned, fry submitted, articles submitted, classes credited and points awarded.  A roster will be presented in The Buckette on a regular basis.  It is the breeder's responsibility to ensure that they receive the proper credit for their accomplishments. 

 

System of Points

Within each class, fish are divided into point categories based upon the relative difficulty of spawning and/or difficulty in raising the fry.  Fish are assigned values of 5, 10, 15 or 20 points.  Certain species are also designated as target species.  Upon successful completion of a spawning and the completion of all requirements, the breeder is given the appropriate points.   The breeder will receive a plaque commemorating their achievement when all requirements for a class are completed.  The breeder is given only one plaque per class, but continues to receive points for spawns beyond the completion of the class.

 

Point Awards

Beginner Breeder - requires 50 points

Novice Breeder - requires 100 points and 1 completed class

Intermediate Breeder - requires 200 points and 2 completed classes

Advanced Breeder - requires 300 points and 3 completed classes

Expert Breeder - requires 500 points and 5 completed classes

Master Breeder - requires 750 points and 8 completed classes, including at least 9 species valued at 20 points and 2 target species.

Grand Master Breeder - requires "Master Breeder" status plus at least 5 of the target species, and completion of all freshwater classes.

 

 

 

 

Class 1: Livebearers - 5 species

5 points - Xiphophorus helleri, maculatus and variatus, all Heterandria, all livebearers not listed in other point groups

10 points - All species in the family Goodeidae, all Xiphophorus not listed elsewhere, all species of the genera Limia, Phallichthys and Jenynsia         

15 points - halfbeaks

20 points - Anableps anableps, freshwater stingrays

Target - Anableps anableps, Skiffia francesae

 

Class 2: Catfish - 4 species

            5 points - none

            10 points - Corydoras aeneus and paleatus and all Ancistrus

15 points - all other Callichthyidae, Synodontis multipuncatus and all other cuckoo spawning Mochokidae, Otocinclus and its allies, Ricola, Sturisoma, Sturisomatichthys and Farlowella

            20 points - All other catfish

            Targets - any Doradid, any Pimelodid, any Panaque, Liasomadoras oncinus

 

Class 3: Barbs and Minnows - 3 barbs and 3 minnows

          5 points - all danios, all Tanichthys, all Pimephales

10 points - all barbs under 7" maximum size, all minnows not listed elsewhere

            15 points - all North American minnows not listed elsewhere

            20 points - all barbs over 7" maximum size, bitterlings

            Targets -  Tinfoil Barbs, Bitterlings, Welaka

 

Class 4: Characins - 4 species

            5 points - Gymnocorymbus ternetzi

            10 points - Hyphessobrycon, Hemigrammus

            15 points - Nematobrycon, all characins not listed elsewhere

20 points - Piranhas and their allies, Silver Dollars and their allies, all hatchetfish, Exodon

Targets - Piranhas and their allies, Phenacogrammus interruptus, Paracheirodon axelrodi, Distichodus

 

Class 5: Killifish - 6 species (including at least 2 soil spawners)

5 points - Fundulopanchax gardneri, Aphyosemion australe, Epiplatys dageti

10 points - all mop spawners not listed in other point groups

15 points - Aphyosemion sjoestedti, Epiplatys annulatus, all soil spawners with incubation of less than 180 days

20 points - all soil spawners with incubations of 180 days or longer

Targets - Simpsonichthys dolichopterus, Roloffia occidentalis

 

Class 6: Anabantoids - 5 species (including at least 1 mouthbrooder)

            5 points - Macropodus opercularis, Trichogaster trichopterus

10 points - Betta pugnax, all bubblenesting Bettas, all Trichogaster not listed elsewhere,  Colisa, all Macropodus not listed elsewhere, Parosphronemus cupanus, Parosphronemus dayi, all those not listed elsewhere

15 points - all mouthbrooding Bettas not listed elsewhere, Trichopsis, Belontia, Helostoma, Ctenops, Malpulutta

20 points - all Parosphronemus not listed elsewhere, Ctenopoma, Betta macrostoma, Betta albimarginata, Betta channoides, Sphaerichthys, Osphronemus

Targets - Betta macrostoma, Sphaerichthys osphromenoides, any licorice gourami, any Ctenopoma

 

Class 7: New World Cichlids - 6 species

            5 points - C. nigrofasciatum

10 points - Pterophyllum scalare, Geophagus steindachneri, all substrate spawners not listed elsewhere

15 points - Astronotus, Apistogramma and its relatives, Acaronia, Neetroplus, Caquetaia, Chaetobranchopsis, Chaetobranchus, Crenicara, Crenicichla, Gymnogeophagus, Hypselacara, Retroculus, Tahuantinsuyoa, Symphysodon, Taeniacara, Uaru, all mouthbrooders not listed elsewhere

20 points -

Targets - Uaru amphiacanthoides, Taeniacara candidi

 

Class 8: Old World Cichlids - 3 substrate spawners and 3 mouthbrooders (including at least 1 riverine species)

5 points - Hemichromis, mouthbrooders from the genera Tilapia and Sarotherodon, Hap. burtoni and closely related species

10 points - all cichlids from Lakes Malawi, Victoria and Kivu not listed elsewhere, Neolamprologus brichardi and its relatives, Julidochromis, all West African riverine cichlids not listed elsewhere, Pseudocrenilabrus

15 points - all species from Lake Tanganyika not listed elsewhere

20 points - Boulengerochromis, Lamp. compressiceps and its allies, Lamprologus sexfasciatus, Lamprologus tretocephalus, Lake Tanganyika 'featherfins,' Teleogramma brichardi

Targets -  Cyathopharynx furcifer, Lamp. tretocephalus, Tanganyikan goby cichlids, Teleogramma brichardi

 

Class 9: Rainbows and Rasboras - 6 species, 2 of which must be Rasboras

            5 points -  none

10 points - Rasbora trilineata, Rasbora borapetensis, Melanotaenia axelrodi, boesemani, lacustris, praecox, splendida and trifasciata, Bedotia gayi

15 points - all Rasboras and their allies not listed elsewhere, all rainbows not listed elsewhere

            20 points - Trigonostigma

            Targets - Trigonostigma heteromorpha, Iriatherina werneri

 

Class 10: All Other Freshwater Fish - 4 species

            5 points - goldfish and koi

            10 points - Mogurnda, Badis, Dario, Elassoma evergladei

15 points - all sunfish not listed elsewhere, all gobies not listed elsewhere up to 6" maximum size, all North American native fish not listed elsewhere up to 6" maximum size, all sticklebacks and fish not listed elsewhere at the discretion of the BAP Chair

20 points - all 'sharks,' all gobies of 6" maximum size, all North American natives not listed elsewhere over 6" maximum size, darters, Enneacanthus, Pantodon, Polypterus, leaf fish and their allies, Nandids, Tetraodontidae, all botias and loaches, mudskippers, scats, monos and fish not listed elsewhere at the discretion of the BAP Chair

Targets - Botia macracantha, Pantodon bucholzi, Epalzeorynchus bicolor, Crossocheilus siamensis, Enneacanthus chaetodon

 

Class 11: Aquatic Animals - 5 species (at least 2 not snails)

            5 points - all freshwater snails, Daphnia, Gammarus, vinegar eels

            10 points - freshwater invertebrates not listed elsewhere

            15 points - shrimps, crayfish, solely aquatic frogs

            20 points - newts, axolotls and Pipa pipa

            Targets - axolotls and Pipa pipa

 

Class 12: Marine Fish - 3 species

            5 points - none

            10 points - pigmy seahorse

            15 points - Pomacentridae, neon gobies, tropical seahorses, Pseudochromis

            20 points - Coldwater seahorses, all species not listed elsewhere

            Targets - dragonets, firefish, Centropyge

 

Class 13: Marine Invertebrates - 5 species

            5 points - Aiptasia, all bristleworms and their allies

10 points - all soft corals, colonial anemones, mushrooms, brittle starfish, all worms not listed elsewhere

15 points - small polyp stony corals, large polyp stony corals reproduced through budding, univalve mollusks

20 points - large polyp stony corals reproduced sexually, all other invertebrates not listed elsewhere

Targets - bivalve mollusks, cephalopods, echinoderms other than brittle stars