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Awards and Certificates

Awards:

Whenever a member successfully breeds a fish, points are awarded, the number depending on the species of fish as described later in this section.  The number of points reflects the relative difficulty of breeding and raising the species concerned. 

There are three types of awards:

The first being the cumulative award, in which points are given once only for the successful breeding of each species of fish.

The second type of award is the Annual Fish Breeders’ Award and the third being the annual Australian and New Guinean Native Fish Breeders’ Award.

Breeders’ Certificates are presented to acknowledge the increasing experience and achievement of breeders as their cumulative tally increases. The tallies that have to be gained to receive Breeders’ Certificates are as follows:

  • Novice 50 points;
  • Intermediate 100 points;
  • Advanced 200 points;
  • Senior 300 points;
  • Master 500 points;
  • Senior Master 1000 points; and
  • Grand Master 2000 points

Annual points are awarded for fish bred within the 12-month period beginning on 1 October each year and Trophies are given at the AGM to the members with the highest tallies. Although fish may be scored once only for the cumulative breeders' awards, breeding may be scored once per year for the purposes of the annual award.

To be awarded points, a member must raise at least five fry (young fish) to 30 days old from their own adult stock. Upon first sighting the free-swimming fry, the breeder should notify another member (who can not belong to the same household as the breeder) and arrange for verification to be made as soon as possible.

The member verifying the spawning must sign the appropriate spot on the Breeding Notification Form (as supplied by Breeders' Awards Chairperson).

This form should be handed to the Breeders' Awards Chairperson at the next available meeting.

If unable to get another member to verify the fry onsite, it is perfectly acceptable to bring 5 fry into the next CDAS meeting.

If at least five fry survive for 30 days, a second verification should be arranged by the breeder and again the member verifying the spawning (who can not belong to the same household as the breeder) signs the appropriate spot on the Breeding Notification Form.

The breeder should hand the form to the Breeders' Awards Chairperson at the next CDAS meeting.