Convention 2000 Show Entries

Arrayed below are the show entries in the April 28-30, 2000 GFSA Convention 2000 show. The show was owner-benched; that is, the fishes' owners specified what class the fish should be placed in, and then they were judged in those classes. In general, this worked very well. The only area of possible confusion was for the "under 3-inch" classes, were the definition of how you measure a fish was variously interpreted.

The fish below are also marked with any awards that they won. In general, there were awards for first through third place in each class (given a class with at least three fish). You will see a couple of classes with irregularities in the awards below: all fish marked did receive awards, so the problem is that a fish is not displayed in the correct class. But this is 90% correct.

There was also a Breeder Points class not indicated below. Since the fish were judged on a points system, with records kept for all fish, it was possible to determine the first through third highest scoring breeder fish. These were: first, second, and third.

This show's emphasis on breeder entries brought out a significant percentage of US-bred and raised fish. The first place red Ryukin mentioned above was raised by Jim Fleeker and is a very nice specimen. The "Best Ranchu" in show, owned by Ken Terrill, is actually a US-breeder fish, which Ken purchased; it was not entered as a breeder fish, since Ken didn't breed it himself. All this demonstrated that there are a number of active US breeders producing quality fish. The auction also helped reinforce this, where many more varieties of breeder-produced fish were offered up for sale.

So, enjoy the gallery of show entries below. They are placed first into five groups and then into classes within the group. To see a large image of any fish, click on the thumbnail picture. And, next time, try to come to a show in person to get the full experience!

Group 1: Dorsal Class

Over 3-inch Ryukin and related

Calico Ryukin	Red Ryukin	Calico Ryukin	Calico Ryukin	Calico Ryukin	Red Ryukin First in Class
Red and White Ryukin	Red and White Ryukin	Red and White Ryukin	Red and White Ryukin	Calico Ryukin Third in Class	Calico Ryukin

Over 3-inch Oranda and related

Red and White Matt Oranda	Red and White Oranda Third in Class	Calico Oranda	Black Oranda Grand Champion First in Group First in Class	Black Oranda
Black Oranda	Calico Oranda	Red Cap Oranda	Calico Oranda	Red and White Oranda Second in Class	Calico Oranda

Over 3-inch Veiltail, Broadtail, and related

Red and White Matt Broadtail
First in Class

Over 3-inch Pearscale and related

Red and White Crown Pearlscale
Third in Class

Red Crown Pearlscale
Second in Class

Red and White Pearlscale
First in Class

Over 3-inch miscellaneous varieties

Red and White Jikin
Reserve Grand Champion
First in Class

Red Tosakin
Second in Class

Entries under 3-inches

Black Crown Pearlscale
Judges Choice
First in Class

White Cap Oranda
Second in Class

Group 2: Dorsal-less Class

Over 3-inch Lionhead and related

Calico Lionhead
First in Class

Red Cap Lionhead

Over 3-inch Ranchu and related

Red Ranchu	Red and White Ranchu	Red and White Ranchu	Red and Black Ranchu Most Unusual Second in Class	Calico Ranchu	Red and White Ranchu Best Ranchu First in Group First in Class	Red and White Ranchu	Red and White Ranchu	Black Ranchu	Red Ranchu	Red Ranchu
Black Ranchu Third in Class	Red and White Ranchu