Discus Show Info

During Saturday the 9th of October 2010 and Sunday the 10th October 2010 the Federation of British Aquatic Societies FBAS will host the UK Discus Show and Championships.

The discus element of the Discus Show are as follows:

UK Discus Club Open Show 2010

• UK Discus Club Supreme Winner
• Outstanding Hobbiests Awards

During the show we you will be able to purchase:

A selection of terrific discus. There will be a good range of small and large discus and they will be sold on a first come first served basis.

• A range of discus specialist items and equipment
• There will also be a supply of posters and discus shirts on offer

So if you are passionate about discus and love fishkeeping please come and join in the fun at the UK Discus Club Championships at Hayling Island.

The classes for the show will be as follows:

1. Solid Red
2. Solid Blue
3. Spotted
4. Striated
5. Wild
6. Open

Please email your requast as soon as possible to the show director as soon as possible.

Judging of the fish will take place on Friday evening and trophies will be awarded on Saturday.

Debenching will take place between 4-5PM on Sunday. Oxygen and bags will be supplied.

Any show fish that are purchased from the show tanks can be collected during de-benching.

All hobbiests entering the show will recieve a certificate.

If you wish to enter fish into the show, book accomodation for the weekend, sponsor a trophy, help out, donate any items for the show or simply visit the show please do not hesitate to contact the show director HERE.

We are aware of the large number of ways that there are to categorise discus, whether it be by strain, species, varieties, show category, championship criteria etc.

Currently we use the following categories, These will be revised, depending on number and types of fish entered and should be used for guidance purpose only.

1 - Solid Red, Brown, Yellow including Brown, Yellow -

• includes Marlborough, Melon & San Merah, Golden, Red Rose etc.

2 – Solid Blue, Green

• includes Blue Diamond, Cobalt, Ocean Green, Angel Blue, Super Angel Diamond, Violet Reflection etc.

3 - Spotted

• includes any colour with a spot, Leopards, Red Spotted Greens, Red Spotted Snakeskins etc.

4 – Stripe, Striated

• includes SnakeSkin any colour and no spots, pigeon blood all varieties, Turquoise – includes, Blue, Red & Chequered etc.

5 – Wild

• includes Brown, Blue
• Heckels

6 - Open

• includes any colour variety not listed in classes 2 to 5

Download the discus show accommodation booking form by right clicking and choosing 'save as' here!!!

Alternatively click on the image and print off the form.  Accomodation to the discus championships show includes free tank entry.

If you would like to visit the discus show and would like accomodation please download and complete the form below and send it off to Grace Nethersall as indicated on the form.

Download From Here

Visit the Great UK Discus Show

Ricky Lim is a well known discus breeder from Malaysia that was kind enough to send us a synopsis of his achievements and some great photos. We hope you enjoy the article . . .

Discus Show Posters 2010 for the United Kingdom Discus Show

UK Discus Show Sponsors

Studiozoo: Web design, hosting and design services.

Aquajardin are one of our latests sponsors at the United Kingdom Discus Show.

Aquajardin a group of specialist water garden and aquarium centres catering for everyone from beginners to serious aquarium enthusiasts.

Aquajardin prides itself on:

• Outstanding customer service.
• Staff knowledge.
• Top quality, healthy livestock.
• First class aquarium and pond plants.
• Quality home grown water lilies & cold water fish from our own growing and quarantine facility in Hampshire.

Supplier of discus fish for trade and retail in the UK Discus Show.

Discus Bananas aka Discus for the Discerning is the web site of Lai Aquatics International Ltd - a UK registered company.

They frequently travel to the Far East in search of high quality discus and are proud to to supply trade and retail customers.

Discus for the discerning are a regular discus show sponsor and supply some great british discus fish.

Supplier of water filtration systems for domestic drinking water,aquatics and pure water window cleaning systems.

Large selection of water systems being able to supply as little as 50 gallons per day for domestic drinking water through to an unlimited supply for applications such as aquariums and window cleaning systems, we also stock an extensive range of replacement filters and spares.

Collins water products are sponsoring the water at the UNited Kingdom Discus Show.

North West Discus are suppliers of Great British Discus Beef heart and will be offering their product at the United Kingdom Discus Show.

Welcome to the UK Discus Association! Promoting . . . 'The dissemination of information on the Discus fish Symphysodon discus and other related Amazonian sp.'

Our aims are to:

1. Ensure the in perpetuity of the United Kingdom Discus Association (UKDA)
2. Improve the information and knowledge on the discus fish Symphysodon sp.
3. Continue the development of an annual discus championships and show.