This month's bowl show categories are

1.  Anabantoids/Gouramis Includes Dwarf, Pearl, Moonlight, Kissing, Opaline, Gold, Banded, Thick-lip, Chocolate, Licorice, (Trichogaster,Colisa, Osphronemus, Macropodus, Sphaerichthys), Paradise Fish, Climbing Perch, and Bettas other than male Betta splendens.

Shown in pairs, except for female Betta splendens and fish over seven inches long which may be shown as singles.

2.   Catfish generally known as Plecos. Includes Royal, Tiger, Clown, Gold Nugget, Vampire, (Hypostomus, Panaque, Pekoltia, Acanthicus, Baryancistrus, Hypancistrus), all that may be known by L- or LDA- numbers. Excludes cultivars of the genus Ancistrus.

Shown as pairs where sexes are readily determined, otherwise two fish. Fish over seven inches long may be shown as singles.

3.   Open Class