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STAMPS
2008 Open Show Report
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After problems with benching last year, The Charles Young Day Centre were gracious enough to let us in at 8.30 am. Most members
arrived before this time, but in contrast to the 30 minutes tardiness of last year, the Show Executive Manager (demoted by Bede) Secretary arrived with 17 seconds to spare. Benching & Booking-in ran smoothly
and our guests started arriving at 9.30am. As usual, Brian and Steve Chrich were one of the first to arrive, despite their long drive from Doncaster. Other long distance exhibitors were Steve & Trish Jones from
Scarborough, Kenny Hunter & John Hetherington from Workington and Dave Smart from Glenrothes, The benches quickly filled and we beat last year’s entry by 7, with 209. Another welcome visitor was David Marshall (YAAS,
A class Judge) who had kindly agreed to judge instead of Alan Race who was on holiday. David was not only faced with an unfamiliar rule and regulations but he was also pioneering a new FBAS judging system. In the new
system size is only pointed to a maximum of 10, a new category, presentation, using the other 10. The quality of fish exhibited was excellent with many rare and unusual fish on show. If a fish’s score was not in the
mid to high 80s, it would not have got a card. Best Fish in Show went to
Brian & Steve Chrichwith a magnificent
Hypostomus margaritifer. Reserve Best in Shows were
Bede Kerrigan’s
Melanotaenia splendida australis, and Robbie &
Karen Kirkup’sunusual Hyphesobrycon amapaensis. Championship class Db (Dwarf Cichlids) went to Robbie &
Karen Kirkup’s Apsitogramma viejita. Best Breeders Team was an exhibit of the loaches,
Sewellia lineolata, shown by Bede Kerrigan. Best pairs
went to Robbie & Karen Kirkup,
Gambusia heterochirs. A special prize was donated by the
Charters Familyfor Best Disqualified Fish - See Photo, this was won by
Bede Kerriganfor his egglaying livebearer, Alfaro
cultratus.
The auction suffered a few hiccups but ended up being run professionally by the usual team of Norman Banks & Alec Morrison on microphone, Rose Jackson and Bob Henson on money & paperwork.
We were generously endowed with prizes this year thanks to our sponsors - listed below, and were able to give out worthwhile gifts along with the prize cards. The Members of STAMPS would like to thank all of those who
made the show a success.
Best fish in Show
1st B & S Chrich & I Wright, Sutton AS,
Hypostomus margaritifer
2nd Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Melanotaenia slendida
3rd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Hyphessobrycon amapiensis
Championship Class Db
Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS,
Apistogramma viejita, 80pts
Championship Class K
Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS,
Inlecypris auropurpurea, 88pts
Junior Class
1st Miss Amy Charters, STAMPS, Nannostomus marginatus, 83pts
2nd Miss Amy Charters, STAMPS, Trichopis pumila, 81pts
3rd Miss Amy Charters, STAMPS, Xiphophorus helleri, 78pts
4th Miss Bethany King, STAMPS, Colisa labiosus, 76pts
Class B - Barbs
1st P Flinn, Independent, Puntius tetrazona, 85pts
2nd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Barbus rhombocelatus, 84pts
3rd A King, STAMPS, Puntius tetrazona, 79pts
4th Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Barbus odessa, 78pts
Class Ba - Barbs
1st Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Barbus denisoni, 83pts
2nd Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Barbus aurilius, 81pts
3rd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Barbus denisoni, 77pts
4th Ronnie Flinn, Independent, Barbus lateristriga, 73pts
Class Ca - Characins
1st Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Hyphessobrycon amapiensis 86pts (FBAS, TTAA Specials & 3rd BiS)
2nd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus, 85pts
3rd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Hyphessobrycon bentosi, 84pts
4th Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Hyphessobrycon socolofi, 83pts
Class Cb - Pencilfish
1st Miss Amy Charters, STAMPS, Nannostomus marginatus, 80pts
2nd Ronnie Flinn, Independent, Nannostomus harrisoni, 74pts
3rd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Nannostomus mortenthaleri, 73pts
4th B & S Chrich & I Wright, Sutton AS, Nannostomus eques, 72pts
Class C - Characins
1st D Smart, Glenrothes AS, Inpaichthys kerri, 74pts (Special)
2nd Ronnie Flinn, Independent, Nematobrycon palmeri, 73pts
3rd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Distichodus affinis, 72pts
4th J Hetherington, Workington AS, Nematobrycon palmeri, 69pts
Class Da - Angelfish
1st Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Pterophylum altum, 81pts
2nd Steve Horn, WASPS, Pterophylum scalare, 80pts
3rd Ronnie Flinn, Independent, Pterophylum scalare, 79pts
4th Ronnie Flinn, Independent, Pterophylum scalare, 78pts
Class Db - Dwarf Cichlids (Championship Class)
1st Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS,
Apistogramma viejita, 80pts
2nd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Apistogramma cruzi, 79pts
3rd Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Mikrogeophagus altispinosa, 77pts
4th Steve Horn, WASPS, Pelvichromis pulcher, 76pts
Class Dc - Rift Valley Cichlids
1st John Douthwaite, STAMPS, Lamprologus daffodil, 84pts
2nd Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Labeotropheus caeruleus, 82pts
3rd John Douthwaite, STAMPS, Otopharanx lithobates, 81pts
4th Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Neolamprologus marunguensis, 78pts
Class D - Cichlids
1st Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS,
Crenichicla lacustris, 84pts
2nd AV Flinn, INDEPENDANT,
Aequidens rivulatus, 82pts
3rd Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Bujurquina vittata, 78pts
4th Ronnie Flinn, INDEPENDANT, Cryptoheros spilurus, 77pts
Class Ea - Betta splendens
1st Darren Lamb, British Livebearer Association, Betta splendens, 80pts
2nd Darren Lamb, British Livebearer Association, Betta splendens, 79pts
3rd D Smart, Glenrothes AS, Betta splendens, 78pts
4th Darren Lamb, British Livebearer Association, Betta splendens, 77pts
Class E - Labyrinth Fish
1st Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Ctenopoma acutirostre, 84pts
2nd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Ctenopoma pethrica, 83pts
3rd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Parosphromenus harveyi, 82pts
4th Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Ctenopoma kingsleyae, 80pts
Class F - Killifish
1st Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS,
Procatopus nototaenia, 83pts
2nd Ronnie Flinn, Independent, Aphyosemion spoorenbergi, 79pts
3rd Ronnie Flinn, Independent, Aphyosemion amieti, 77pts
4th Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS,
Aphyosemion bitaeniatum, 76pts
Class G - Catfish
1st B & S Chrich & I Wright, Sutton AS,
Hypostomus margaritifer, 86pts (FBAS Special, Best in Show)
2nd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, L102, 83pts
3rd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Synodontis eupterus, 80pts
4th Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Microglanis poecilus, 79pts
Class H - Aspidoras, Brochis, Corydoras & Scleromystax (TTAA Special)
1st Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Corydoras geryi, 87pts (TTAA Special)
2nd Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Corydoras leopardus, 83pts
3rd Ronnie Flinn, Independent, Corydoras narcissus, 81pts
4th Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, C89, 80pts
Class J - Rasboras & Related Species
1st Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Rasbora borapetensis, 82pts
2nd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Rasbora cephalotaenia, 79pts
3rd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Rasbora volcanus, 78pts
4th Ronnie Flinn, Independent, Trigonstigma heteromorpha, 59pts
Class K - Danios & Related Species - (Championship Class)
1st Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS,
Inlecypris auropurpurea,88pts
2nd John Douthwaite, STAMPS,
Inlecypris auropurpurea, 87pts
3rd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Celestichthys margaritatus, 86pts
4th B & S Chrich & I Wright, Sutton AS, Davario patherina, 85pts
Class L - Loaches
1st Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS,
Sewellia lineolata, 82pts
2nd Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS,
Sewellia lineolata, 81pts
3rd A King, STAMPS,
Sewellia lineolata, 79pts
4th Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Botia sidthimunki, 72pts
Class Ma - Labeos & Related Species
1st Ronnie Flinn, Independent, Epalzeorhynchus bicolor, 84pts
2nd Miss Amy Charters, STAMPS, Epalzeorhynchus bicolor, 83pts
3rd Ronnie Flinn, Independent, Epalzeorhynchus bicolor, 79pts
Mc - Rainbowfish
1st Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Melanotaenia slendida, 87pts (FBAS, TTAA Specials & 2nd BiS)
2nd Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Melanotaenia boesmani, 83pts
3rd Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Melanotaenia boesmani, 82pts
4th Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Pseudomugil furcata, 80pts
Class M - AOS Egglayers
1st Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Channa bleheri, 81pts (TTAA Special)
Class Nb-m - Breeders Pairs, Egglayers
1st Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS,
Celestichthys margaritatus, 85pts
2nd John Douthwaite, STAMPS, Rasbora vulcanus, 84pts
3rd Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Corydoras pantanalensis, 82 pts
4th Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS,
Sewellia lineolata, 79pts
Class No-t - Breeders Pairs, Livebearers
1st Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Gambusia heterochir, 85pts (Best Pair)
2nd Kenny Hunter, Workington,
Poecilia wingei, 82pts
3rd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Xiphophorus helleri, 76 pts
Class Oa - Male Guppies
1st D Smart, Glenrothes AS, Poecilia reticulata, 74pts
2nd Darren Lamb, British Livebearer Association, Poecilia reticulata, 73pts
3rd Darren Lamb, British Livebearer Association, Poecilia reticulata, 72pts
4th Darren Lamb, British Livebearer Association, Poecilia reticulata, 71pts
Class Ob - Female Guppies
1st Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Poecilia reticulata, 71pts
2nd Miss Amy Charters, STAMPS, Poecilia reticulata, 73pts
3rd Kenny Hunter, Workington AS, Poecilia reticulata, 69pts
4th Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Poecilia reticulata, 68pts
Class P - Cultivated Livebearers
1st Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Xiphophorus maculatus, 81pts
2nd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Xiphophorus helleri, 80pts
3rd Miss Amy Charters, STAMPS, Xiphophorus variatus, 79pts
4th Ronnie Flinn, Independent, Xiphophorus helleri, 78pts
Class Q - Xiphophorus (Swordtails)
1st Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Xiphophorus cortezi, 80pts
2nd Kenny Hunter, Workington AS, Xiphophorus helleri, 79pts
3rd J Hetherington, Workington AS, Xiphophorus montezumae, 77pts
4th Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Xiphophorus pygmeus, 76pts
Class R - Xiphophorus (Platies)
1st Kenny Hunter, Workington AS, Xiphophorus xiphidium, 80pts
Class S - Limia, Micropoecilia, Pamphorichthys & Poecilia
1st Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Poecilia grossidens, 76pts
2nd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS,
Poecilia wingei, 73pts
Class T - AOS Livebearers
1st Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Alfaro cultratus, 83pts
2nd Kenny Hunter, Workington AS, Phallichthys fairweatheri, 81pts
3rd Mr & Mrs Jones, Scarborough AS, Gambusia affinis, 80pts
4th Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS,
Phalloceros caudimaculatus reticulatus, 79pts
Class U - Single-tatil Goldfish
1st Ronnie Flinn, Independent, Carassius auratus, 66pts
2nd Miss Amy Charters, STAMPS, Shubunkin, 65pts
3rd B & S Chrich & I Wright, Sutton AS, Carassius auratus, 64pts
Class V - Twin-tail Goldfish
1st Ronnie Flinn, Independent, Redcap Oranda, 68pts
Class W - AOS Coldwater
1st Miss Amy Charters, STAMPS, Tanichthys albonubes, 76pts
2nd Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS, Pseudogastromyzon cheni, 75pts
3rd Ronnie Flinn, Independent, Koi Carp, 74pts
4th Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Koi Carp, 73pts
Class Xb-m - Breeders Teams, Egglayers
1st Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS,
Sewellia lineolata, 83pts (Best Breeders Team)
2nd B & S Chrich & I Wright, Sutton AS, Julidochromis gombi, 80pts
3rd Bede Kerrigan, STAMPS,
Sewellia lineolata, 79pts
4th J Hetherington, Workington AS, Aspidoras Gold, 78pts
Class Xo-t - Breeders Teams, Livebearers
1st Mr & Mrs Jones, Scarborough AS, Poecila reticulata, 82pts
2nd Kenny Hunter, Workington AS, Poecila reticulata, 81pts
3rd Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS, Limia perugia, 79pts
4th Robbie & Karen Kirkup, STAMPS,
Poecila wingei, 78pts
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