briztoon Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) Edited September 7, 2012 by briztoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briztoon Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 A couple of the fish in the comp as a teaser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 such gorgeous fish <3 is it just me or are there actually more HMPKs than anything else? (not that i mind ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briztoon Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 No, it's definitely a Plakat heavy show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted September 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 Still a lot more to bench in today Peter - expect to see a lot more HMs this morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2littlerevheads Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) Great job guys , i will be up there tonight guys sorry can't come up there today and help Edited September 8, 2012 by 2littlerevheads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted September 7, 2012 Report Share Posted September 7, 2012 All good Jennie. A huge thank you for the help you have given us. :-) See you tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted September 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Judging has started... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzQYmTTqbNo&feature=youtube_gdata_player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted September 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forever_and_a_day Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 homg, you guys have shiny trophies and shirts! now i really want to enter next year XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briztoon Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Just over half way through judging. About to start on the largest class after the BBQ, show plakats AOV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elise Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Hope to see some photos of the winners! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briztoon Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Maybe Sunday night. It depends how long pack down goes. Monday may be a stretch, but definitely by Tuesday night. Definitely an eye opening experience and I can see how it burns some people out. The amount of work put in by Jarrod and Graeme has been monumental, those two deserve so much credit. So to Paul for the work he's put in and moral support he's provided. I just have to learn to keep my mouth shut during judging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 2hrs sleep and here again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bettarazzi Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Fantastic setup! Great job everyone. Did a lot of the general public come through? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afr3178 Posted September 8, 2012 Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 Great jobs guys! Hope today is a success @Razzi- the public come through today so fingers crossed for lots of people! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Very good turn out. Flat out. One minute flat out, next quiet. Met a lot of people with 1-2 spawns going and keen. Great success. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Awards presentation: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melbournebetta Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 HOW EXCITING!!! I get goosebumps when I read this thread - what a FEAT - y'all have had some pretty intense days, but looks like the scene is up I wonder if we'll see an influx of people coming through the forum after finding BA.... Thanks for sharing photos and the experience! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briztoon Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Expect to see a few new people. I think we'll have a couple of new club members as well. One definite, good job by Paul and Jarrod recruiting her. Pack up went a lot faster than I thought it would take. Only thing, almost all fish are going back to someone-Leas and will need to be water changed, etc. Jodis day isn't over by a long shot. My pick ups from the show, the male Black Orchid cross ray that won best of division, and the wild Splendens pair that won Bubble-nesters (small ). Learn't so much (except to keep quiet during judging). For us locals worried about competing against overseas entries. Well if you breed from good quality stock, and manage to successfully grow out your spawn, you stand as good a chance as any foreign fish. But the foreign entries almost entirely focused on divisions A through D. Locals could have and should have won Divisions E through I, either with locally bred fish or store bought fish. There were NO overseas female bettas entered I believe (maybe one). If Jarrod had entered his male from the pair of halmoons from Jim in E2 I honestly believe he would have won the Class & Division. I believe this is something we all learned from the comp. And his pair of locally bred HM would possibly have won E3 if they were 4 weeks older. E2 is a great Class for locals, especially when colour, wash or iridescence does not impact on an exceptional betta with great form and finage. If you have an awesome Blue HM with red wash, put him in E2 instead of A3. Veil Tail, I3 is another class that locals could dominate and was won by a local. Any way, I'm off to release my new fish, and start loading lots of photos to photobucket. p.s. I lurv stratigically positioned posts during photo sessions. But soooo many ninja photographers it was impossibly to not to get caught out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briztoon Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Jarrods HM from JHA. Cross Ray Black Orchid CT that won best of division. Black HM Plakat - Won Best In Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadoh Posted September 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 The HM sibling to the pair that I bred came 3rd in his class : A3. Dark Iridescent Single Tail HM, So more than happy to get a class place in a highly contested HM category. His sibling brother and sister that were in E3. Pairs - (Match spawn siblings) would have done worse if 4 weeks older as further growth to my males already rosetail caudal would have been more pronounced. I was just happy to have that pair in and out of the judges shortlist for a class placing several times before being knocked out. Goes to show that most of the fish I bred did just as well or, in some cases better than the imports I entered. Thanks to all who participated and put in the long hours to make the show the success it was! As for me, my fish have had waterchanges, I look forward to seeing plenty of more photos when I eventually re-surface. 4 hours sleep in 3 days is not recommended for the lighthearted ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briztoon Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 (edited) Sorry, I do not have any good photos of Reserve Best Of Show, a patterned DT HM, or any good photos of the Winner of the HM division, a Red HM. Reserve Best Of Show, a patterned DT HM someone sorting fish in to Divisions and Classes. Edited September 9, 2012 by briztoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afr3178 Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Great job guys! Looks like it would've been an awesome day! Hopefully lots of people found interest and will help expand the hobby. Great to hear there are people already breeding, fingers crossed some will come on the forum! Credit to all of you that put in countless hours of work and you've done a really great job! Fantastic effort guys Can't wait to see more photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briztoon Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 Judging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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