Discus Show Info

During Saturday the 26th – 28th October 2012 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 2012

• 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. Warm Solids
2. Cool Solids
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 Sunday.

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

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.

Discus Show Posters 2010 for the United Kingdom Discus Show