Annual Show

MASI 49th Annual Spring Weekend
Show Results
Updated May 3, 2008

Friday, April 18 – Sunday, April 20, 2008

MASI 2008 Show Results
2008 Show Chair: Gary McIlvaine
188 Entries from 25 Entrants

Class 1 — Aquascaping 1st — Derek Walker 2nd — Harold Walker 3rd — Derek Walker Honorable Mention — Andy Walker
Class 2 — Novelty 1st — Baseball, Harold Walker 2nd — It's a Small World, Gary Lange 3rd — Black & White Tank Theme, Laura & Dave Wagner
Class 3 — Domestic and Fancy Finned Egglayers 1st — L.F. Rosy barbs, Joseph Gephart 2nd — L.F. White cloud mountain Minnow, Joseph Gephart 3rd — Black Angel, Gary McIlvaine
Class 4 — Domestic and Fancy Finned Livebearers 1st — X. Helleri M red eye red, Rick Tinklenberg 2nd — Poecilia sphenops Black Molly, Laura & Dave Wagner 3rd — X. Hellerii Swordtail, Female Dwayne Peters BEST LIVEBEARER (pictured below) X. Helleri M red eye red, Rick Tinklenberg	Gary presents Rick with the Reet Thomas Best in Show Livebearer Award. (We miss you, Reet!)
Class 5 — Guppies 1st — Black Guppy, Gary Lange 2nd — Full Black Guppy, Gary McIlvaine
Class 6 — Betta Splendens 1st — Red Betta, Gary Langes 2nd — Betta Splendens, Susie Amsden 3rd — Betta Splendens, Susie Amsden
Class 7 — Goldfish 1st — Fantail Goldfish, Klaus Bertich
Class 8 — Wild Livebearers 1st — Nomorhamphus liemi M, Rick Tinklenberg 2nd — Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotyl, Gary Lange 3rd — Limia Vittata, Rick Smith JUDGES AWARD FOR THE PAIR (pictured below) Nomorhamphus liemi F, Rick Tinklenberg	Gary presents Rick with the Judges Award.
Class 9 — Goodeids 1st — Skittia multipunctatus, Jim Miller 2nd — Characodon lateralis, Jim Miller 3rd — Characodon lateralis, Gary McIlvaine
Class 10 —Cichlids New World 1st — Gymnogeophgus altifrons, Ed Millinger 2nd — Amphiloplus labiatus Red Devil, Laura & Dave Wagner 3rd — Thorichthys blue mixteco, Rick Tinklenberg BEST CICHLID, BEST FISH IN SHOW (pictured) Gymnogeophgus altifrons, Ed Millinger	Gary presents Ed with the Best in Show Cichlid Award.
Class 11 — Cichlids Old World 1st — Limbochromis Robertsi F, Rick Tinklenberg 2nd — Limbochromis Robertsi M, Rick Tinklenberg 3rd — Iodotropheus sprengerae Rusty, Laura & Dave Wagner
Class 12 — Discus 1st — Discus - Red Striped, Cory Koch 2nd — Discus - White w/Red stripes, John Stollhans 3rd — Discus - Red Striped, Cory Koch
Class 13 — Anabantoids 1st — Colisa chuna Honey Sunset Gourami, Ron Huck 2nd — Betta albimaeginata Male, Derek Walker 3rd — Ttrichogaster leeri lerri gourami, Dwayne Peters BEST EGGLAYER (pictured below) Colisa chuna Honey Sunset Gourami, Ron Huck	Gary presents Ron with the Best in Show Egglayer Award.
Class 14 — Charicins 1st — Hyphessobrycum Erythrotigns Bleeding Heart Tetra, Ron Huck 2nd — Head & Tailight Tetra, Rick Smith 3rd — Popetela tetra, Jim Miller
Class 15 — Cyprinids 1st — Giant Danio - Male, Rick Smith 2nd — Rhombo barb - female, Mike Hellweg 3rd — Giant Danio - Female, Rick Smith
Class 16 — Catfish Armored 1st — Corydorus aeneus, Ron Huck 2nd — Corydonas stenbai, Derek Walker 3rd — Megalechis thorcata Spotted hoplo, Phillip Newell
Class 17 — Catfish All Others 1st — Albino Bristlenose - Male, Dwayne Peters 2nd — Synodontus schoutedeni, Jim Miller 3rd — Gold Nugget Pleco, Gary McIlvaine BEST CATFISH (pictured below) Albino Bristlenose - Male, Dwayne Peters	Gary presents Dwayne with the Ralph J. Wilhelm Outstanding Catfish Award. (We miss you, too Ralph!)
Class 18 — Killies Old World 1st — Aphyosemion australe, Jerry Jost 2nd — Aphyosemion riggenbachi, Charles Harrison 3rd — Aphyosemion striatum, Jerry Jost
Class 19 — Killies New World 1st — Rivulus xiphidius, Charles Harrison 2nd — Fundulus cingulatus, Mike Hellweg 3rd — Rivulus uroflammeus, Jerry Jost
Class 20 — All Other Fish 1st — Pseudomugil furcatus, Gary Lange 2nd — Danio hysingon M, Rick Tinklenberg 3rd — Melanotasnio pracex Neon Rainbow, Steve Hoffman
Class 21 — Aquatic Critters 1st — Zebra snail, Gary Lange 2nd — Cherry Shrimp - judge red female, Gary Lange 3rd — Amano Shrimp - judge female, Gary Lange
Class 22 — True Aquatic Plants 1st — Swordplant, Gary Lange 2nd — Cryptocoryne aponogetafolia, Gary Lange
Class 23 — Photography 1st — "I Like Worms," Gary Lange 2nd — "Cichlid Print," Gary Lange 3rd — "Gold australe and the Fruitfly," Gary Lange
Class 24 — Arts and Crafts 1st — Cichlids and Loach, Mike Hellweg 2nd — Male Betta, Mike Hellweg
Class 25 — Collectibles 1st — Beldt's Swordtails, Mike Hellweg 2nd — Framed Album Cover, John Van Asch 3rd — Boy Watches His Fish, Jim Thale
Class 26 — White Elephant 1st — Goldfish Clock, Jim Miller 2nd — Fish Bottle, Jim Miller 3rd — Bronze Goldfish, Jim Miller
2008 Junior Member of the Year Evan McIlvaine

A very special thanks to Gary Lange for all the photos.