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RMCA: Complete Bowl Show Schedule

 

RMCA BOWL SHOW SCHEDULE

MONTH

LAKE MALAWI

LAKE TANGANYIKA

OTHER CICHLIDS

OPEN

JANUARY

GROUP 1

GROUP 1

GROUP 1

SYNODONTIS

FEBRUARY

GROUP 2

GROUP 2

GROUP 2

RAINBOWS

MARCH

GROUP 3

GROUP 3

GROUP 3

FRY (5 MIN. < 1.5”)

APRIL

GROUP 1

GROUP 2

GROUP 3

PLECOS AND OTHER SUCKER CATFISH

MAY

GROUP 2

GROUP 3

GROUP 1

CATFISH, NOT IDENTIFIED ABOVE

JUNE

GROUP 3

GROUP 1

GROUP 2

BOTIA (LOACHES)

JULY

SUMMER

VACATION

NO BOWL

SHOW

AUGUST

SUMMER

VACATION

NO BOWL

SHOW

SEPTEMBER

GROUP 1

GROUP 3

GROUP 2

ADULT PAIRS

OCTOBER

GROUP 2

GROUP 1

GROUP 3

FRY (5 MIN. < 1.5”)

NOVEMBER

GROUP 3

GROUP 2

GROUP 1

FAVORITE FISH

DECEMBER

CHRISTMAS

PARTY

NO BOWL

SHOW

 Bowl Show Judges Sheet

RMCA BOWL SHOW CATEGORIES

 LAKE MALAWI – GROUP 1:  Cyathochromis, Cynotilapia, Diplotaxodon, Docimodus, Gephyrochromis, Iodotropheus, Labeotropheus, Labidochromis, Lichnochromis, Melanochromis, Metriaclima, Petrotilapia, Pseudotropheus, Tropheops.

LAKE MALAWI – GROUP 2:  Alticorpus, Aristochromis, Aulonocara, Lethrinops, Cheilochromis, Nyassachromis, Oreochromis, Pallidochromis, Serranochromis, Tramitichromis.

LAKE MALAWI – GROUP 3:  Buccochromis, Caprichromis, Champsochromis, Chilotilapia, Copadichromis, Corematodus, Ctenopharynx, Cyrtocara, Dimidochromis, Exochromis, Fossochromis, Genyochromis, Hemitaeniochromis, Hemitilapia, Mylochromis, Naevochromis, Nimbochromis, Otopharynx, Placidichromis, Protomelas, Rhamphochromis, Scieanochromis, Stigmatochromis, Taeniochromis, Taeniolethrinops, Tilapia, Trematocranus, Tyrannochromis.

LAKE TANGANYIKA – GROUP 1:  Altolamprologus, Baileychromis, Callochromis, Cardiopharynx, Ectodus, Enantiopus, Grammatotria, Lamprologus, Lepidiolamprologus, Neolamprologus, Variabilichromis, Xenotilapia.

LAKE TANGANYIKA – GROUP 2:  Aulonocranus, Bathybates, Bentochromis, Chalinochromis, Cyathopharynx, Cyprichromis, Cunningtonia, Eretmodus, Haplotaxodon, Julidochromis, Microdontochromis, Opthalmotilapia, Paracyprichromis, Perissodus, Spathodus, Tangachromis, Tanganicodus, Telmatochromis, Trematocara.

LAKE TANGANYIKA – GROUP 3:  Ctenochromis, Cyphotilapia, Gnathochromis, Greenwoodochromis, Hemibates, Interochromis, Limnochromis, Lestradea, Limnotilapia, Lobochilotes, Oreochromis, Petrochromis, Plecodus, Pseudosimochromis, Reganochromis, Simochromis, Telotrematocara, Trematochromis, Triglachromis, Tropheus, Tylochromis, Xenochromis.

OTHER CICHLIDS – GROUP 1 (WESTERN, SOUTHERN, EASTERN AFRICA, MADAGASCAR and LAKE VICTORIA): 

Astatotilapia, Anomalochromis, Chetia, Chilochromis, Chromidotilapia, Cychlopharynx, Haplochromis, Gobidocichla, Hemichromis, Hetrochromis, Konia, Limbochromis, Nanochromis, Neopharynx, Parananochromis, Pelmataochromis, Pelvicachromis, Pharyngochromis, Pseudocrenilabrus, Pterochromis, Pungu, Sargochromis, Schubtozia, Schwetzochromis, Serranochromis, Steatocranus, Stomatepia, Telagramma, Thysochromis, Tylochromis, Oxylapia, Paratilapia, Paretroplus, Ptychochromis, Ptychochromoides, Harpagochromis, Labrochromis, Lithochromis, Paralabidochromis, Pundamilia,  Lipochromis, Oreochromis, Prognathochromis, Pyxichromis, Xystichromis, Yssichromis, Tilapia,

OTHER CICHLIDS – GROUP 2 (CENTRAL AMERICA):  

Amphilophus, Archocentrus, Cichlasoma, Herichthys, Herotilapia, Hypsophrys, Nandopsis, Neetroplus, Parachromis, Petenia, Theraps, Thorichthys, Tomocichla, Vieja.

OTHER CICHLIDS – GROUP 3 (SOUTH AMERICA):  Acarichthys, Acaronia, Aequidens, Apistogramma, Apistogrammoides, Astronotus, Biotodoma, Biotoecus, Burjurquina, Caquetaia, Chaetobranchopsis, Chaetobranchus, Cichla, Cichlasoma, Cleithracara, Crencara, Crenicichla, Geophagus, Guianacara, Heros, Hypselecara, Krobia, Laetacara, Mesonauta, Microgeophagus, Nannacara, Pterophyllum, Retroculus, Symphysodon, Taeniacara, Uaru.