Dr Hsu
26th June 2002, 09:26 PM
This was posted by Joe Cooper on the IBC list a short while back. Found it useful and shows how a judge thinks. Hope you'll find it useful too:
quote:
As a side note to EVERYONE entering fish; I've noticed a few Cambodian Yellows in the Yellow class. It's very easy for your brain to compensate for the color difference when you're raising a spawn, (Those of us wearing contact lens with mono vision understand the principle, others may not)examine the body color closely. Cambodians have a flesh colored body, Yellows do not.
The Marble class is also a concern. I've seen a lot of entries with marbled bodies but many have solid color fins. Do not assume your fry are Marbles just because the parents were Marbles.
Another concern is A3, A4, A6 & A7. There are quite a few entries that are actually Bicolors. If the entry has a lot of steel blue iridescent it will most likely be re-classed as a Bicolor.
Pastels should not exhibit ANY opaque. Check your entries from above with a flash light.
I've notice Cambodians females with red cheeks/faces. Check Cambodians for iridescent colors.
Butterfly bettas should have an equal division of the colors in their fins.
Pairs and trios should match in size and color.
Color and Form Variations " HAVE " to be entered with a correct description of their color/variation type. As I mentioned above Pineapple is not a color type, it's an eatable something or other (;).
Plakats, Please read the description. They must look like fighters!!!! " Considerations in judging are short, stout body form with short fins suitable for fighting. AN AGGRESSIVE APPEARANCE IS ESSENTIAL. Should appear to be constantly on the alert for intruders." In other words " BAD TO THE BONE"!!!
Also pay close attention to the color description. The wild coloration H1 is very distinct from H2. I've seen some very nice H2's lately. I've also seen a lot of Plakats with Splenden bodies.
I've also noticed quite a few turquoise male with blotchy fine color. Chose fish with even coloration. Its amazing to see turquoise fish with blotches of blue or green in the finnage.
Regards,
Li Chieh
"Good judgement is based on experience, and much of that is based on prior bad judgement!"
"The more I know, the more I know that there is more that I don't know!"
quote:
As a side note to EVERYONE entering fish; I've noticed a few Cambodian Yellows in the Yellow class. It's very easy for your brain to compensate for the color difference when you're raising a spawn, (Those of us wearing contact lens with mono vision understand the principle, others may not)examine the body color closely. Cambodians have a flesh colored body, Yellows do not.
The Marble class is also a concern. I've seen a lot of entries with marbled bodies but many have solid color fins. Do not assume your fry are Marbles just because the parents were Marbles.
Another concern is A3, A4, A6 & A7. There are quite a few entries that are actually Bicolors. If the entry has a lot of steel blue iridescent it will most likely be re-classed as a Bicolor.
Pastels should not exhibit ANY opaque. Check your entries from above with a flash light.
I've notice Cambodians females with red cheeks/faces. Check Cambodians for iridescent colors.
Butterfly bettas should have an equal division of the colors in their fins.
Pairs and trios should match in size and color.
Color and Form Variations " HAVE " to be entered with a correct description of their color/variation type. As I mentioned above Pineapple is not a color type, it's an eatable something or other (;).
Plakats, Please read the description. They must look like fighters!!!! " Considerations in judging are short, stout body form with short fins suitable for fighting. AN AGGRESSIVE APPEARANCE IS ESSENTIAL. Should appear to be constantly on the alert for intruders." In other words " BAD TO THE BONE"!!!
Also pay close attention to the color description. The wild coloration H1 is very distinct from H2. I've seen some very nice H2's lately. I've also seen a lot of Plakats with Splenden bodies.
I've also noticed quite a few turquoise male with blotchy fine color. Chose fish with even coloration. Its amazing to see turquoise fish with blotches of blue or green in the finnage.
Regards,
Li Chieh
"Good judgement is based on experience, and much of that is based on prior bad judgement!"
"The more I know, the more I know that there is more that I don't know!"