Breeder Award Program (BAP) Rules

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Breeder Award Program (BAP) Rules

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Here are the new rules, as of April 14, 2011. Many thanks to Rick Daniel (rpddink) for putting these together! There is also a link to download the rules at the bottom of this page.

Northwest Arkansas Aquarium Society Breeder Award Program

Quick Guide:
As a member of the NWAAS, you can be recognized by your peers for your successes in the aquarium hobby! Every time you accomplish a successful spawn from a species of fish in your aquarium, you will be granted points or awards. You simply have to donate 5 fry from the successful spawn with a filled-out NWAAS BAP Spawning Report (see link at bottom of this page), and we will award you points and record your progress.

Purpose:
NWAAS BAP (Northwest Arkansas Aquarium Society Breeder Award Program) is a program open to any member of NWAAS. The overall goal of the BAP is to:
  • Promote the breeding and research of aquarium fish
  • Contribute to the society’s library of information
  • Increase the variety and availability of fish to society members
  • Motivate society members to actively participate in NWAAS
  • Post BAP point totals on the NWAAS web site so participants can track success of members
Members who breed aquarium fish will be recognized by the society with awards for reaching NWAAS established point totals. The long term goal of the NWAAS BAP is for members to breed more difficult and rarer aquarium fish, and encourage positive relationships within the society.

Overview:
Society members who successfully breed fish will be awarded by NWAAS. “Successful spawns” will be awarded a point value based on the assigned value in the NWAAS Species Point List (found further along in the NWAAS BAP rules). These points will be cumulative over the life of the member, as long as the member is in good standing with the society. For a spawn to be successful, fry must be raised and maintained by the member to 45 days old, from parent fish owned and maintained by the member.

The member will present 5 fry to the BAP committee at a regular NWAAS meeting, with a completed BAP spawning report. Fry must be identifiable by a BAP committee member as the species listed on the BAP spawning report. These fry will be auctioned at the meeting with all proceeds going to the society.

For fish that are difficult to breed, fish with a high monetary value, or fish with historically small broods, you can submit to the BAP committee a request for review on the number of fry required to be donated—or for the option of paying a $5.00 fee to the society instead of placing fish in an NWAAS auction.

Certificates and or plaques will be awarded at meetings when point values reach the following accumulated levels:
  • Hobbyist Breeder: 25 points (Certificate)
  • Junior Breeder: 75 points (Certificate)
  • Senior Breeder: 150 points; requires minimum of 15 points from fish with 10 points or higher value (Certificate)
  • Advanced Breeder: 250 points; requires minimum of 30 points from fish with 10 points or higher value and successful spawns from at least 2 different classes (Certificate and Plaque)
  • Expert Breeder: 400 points; requires minimum of 50 points from fish with 10 points or higher value and successful spawns from at least 4 different classes (Plaque Update)
  • Master Breeder: 800 points; requires minimum of 75 points from fish with 10 points or higher value and successful spawns from at least 6 different classes (Plaque Update)
  • Grand Master Breeder: 1500 points; requires minimum of 150 points from fish with 10 points or higher value and successful spawns from at least 8 different classes (Plaque Update)
  • Senior Grand Master Breeder: 3000 points; requires minimum of 250 points from fish with 10 points or higher value and successful spawns from at least 10 different classes (Plaque, standing trophy, and lifetime membership to society)
Rules:
To receive credit for a successful spawn a member must meet the following requirements;
  • All fry must come from fish owned by and kept by the society member in tanks owned and maintained by the same member.
  • Points will be awarded to an individual membership, or a family membership, or a single member of a family membership—but only to one of the aforementioned.
  • A minimum of 5 fry must survive in healthy condition to an age of 45 days and be identifiable by the BAP chairperson or an acting BAP committee member. Difficult-to-identify species may require comparison to a published photograph for verification. Variances on age and quantity of fry required for donation to the society may be requested for fish with historically small broods, or for fish that need longer growing periods for proper identification. The NWAAS BAP committee has final authority in determining the identity of submitted species.
  • Fish that are still unidentified by the scientific community are acceptable and will be given a description by the BAP committee, but a fish that are simply unidentifiable to the breeder are not acceptable.
  • Fry must be brought to a regular NWAAS monthly meeting with a completed BAP Spawning Report and given to BAP Chairperson or acting BAP committee member. The fry must be between 45 and 90 days old and in healthy condition.
  • The container holding submitted fry must be clearly marked with common and scientific names if possible.
  • Points will be awarded to identifiable fish, with a completed BAP Spawning Report, and correct fry quantity turned in to the BAP chairperson or acting BAP committee member at a regular NWAAS monthly meeting.
  • A point amount will be assigned to the submitted fish according to the included NWAAS Species Point List. (Unlisted fish, or requests for point reconsideration, will be submitted to BAP committee before spawning of such fish and at the discretion of the BAP committee)
  • Newly assigned class point values, or reassignment of point values, shall use the following considerations: species, species availability, water chemistry and environmental requirements, feeding requirements, spawning difficulty, and fry-rearing difficulty. Any reassignment of point value to a fish species will not be retroactive.
  • Points will be awarded for each species once and only once. Validity of separate species will be based on the most currently recorded species names. (Renamed species will still only count once). Color varieties and different common names will not constitute a separate species.
  • Point credit for species with significant location-related differences in body shape and or color can be submitted to BAP committee for approval and point assignment at the BAP committee’s discretion.
  • Submitted fry must be given to a BAP committee member for recording of points and donation to NWAAS for auction. Any member who submits fry must own fry outright with complete jurisdiction over the parent fish and the donated offspring. All proceeds must go to NWAAS treasury. For reasons of historically-small broods or high monetary value of fry, a member may request to lower the required quantity of fry, or pay a $5.00 fee to the NWAAS treasury, in order to retain fry for their own purposes instead of donating fry to NWAAS. All requests are at the discretion of the BAP committee.
  • Bonus points may be awarded to any successfully completed spawn with the submission of a 200- to 400-word original article to the NWAAS website. The article should cover all necessary requirements to reach successful spawn and any interesting facts of fish behavior or fry rearing. Articles submitted on 5-point-or-less fish will be awarded 5 additional points. Articles on a fish with a point value over 5 points will be awarded an additional 10 points. Articles will be submitted to a BAP committee member via email for approval.
  • All members are responsible to make sure all points are recorded by the BAP committee correctly.
  • Hormone usage in inducing spawns is prohibited.
NWAAS Species Point List
Class 1: Livebearers
  • 5 points: Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora, Heterandria spp., Gambusia spp., Poecilia spp. (guppy & molly types), Xiphophorus (swords, platies, and variatus), and all other livebearers not listed in other point groups
  • 10 points: All species in family Goodeidae, all species from genera Ameca, Belonesox, Chapalichys, and Xenotocas
  • 15 points: All livebearing halfbeaks plus all species with published brood records of less than 20 fry
  • 20 points: Ataeniobius toweri, Skiffia lermae, and S. multipunctata plus all species with published brood records of less than 10 fry including: Allodontichthys tamazulae, Brachyrhaphus holdridgei, Gambusia alvarezi, Poecilia melanazona, Poecilia turneri, Poeciliopsis prolifica, and P. turraburensis
  • 30 points: Anableps anableps, Jenysia lineata, Skiffia francesae, and Hubbsina turneri
Class 2: Anabantoids
  • 5 points: Macropodus opercularis (paradise fish, all varieties), Trichogaster trichopterus (all varieties such as three-spot, blue, gold, Cosby and opaline gouramies)
  • 10 points: Betta picta, Betta splendens, Trichogaster leeri (pearl gourami), Colisa spp. (dwarf blue gouramies, neon gouramies, and giant gouramies)
  • 15 points: All species from genus Macropodus, except those listed in other point groups; all species from the genera Belontia and Trichopsis (croaking gouramies); all wild Bettas such as Betta smaragdina, Betta unimaculata, and all other Anabantoid species not listed in other point groups
  • 20 points: Bettas in the coccina complex (B. coccina, tussyae, brownorum, livida, persephone, miniopinna, burdigala, rutilans), Helostoma temmincki (kissing), and Parosphromenus spp. (licorice & related species)
  • 30 points: Betta albimarginata, channoides and macrostoma, Ctenopoma spp., Sphaerichthys spp. (chocolate gouramies), Osphronemus goramy (true goramy), and Luciocephalus pulcher
Class 3: Barbs
  • 5 points: None
  • 10 points: All barbs not listed in other point groups, including Puntius sachsi (gold barb), Capoeta oligolepis (checker barb), and Capoeta tetrazona (tiger barb)
  • 15 points: Barbodes everetti (clown barb), Puntius filamentosa, and Capoeta arulius
  • 20 points: Barbodes lateristriga (spanner T barb), and any African barb species such as Barbodes fasciolatus, Barbodes macrops, Barbodes kerstenii, and Barbodes trispilos
  • 30 points: Barbodes schwanenfeldii (tinfoil barb)
Class 4: Rainbowfishes
  • 5 points: Melanotaenia splendida (including all subspecies such as inornata and rubristriata)
  • 10 points: All species of the genera Glossolepis and Pseudomugil, Bedotia geayi (Madagascar rainbow), all Melanotaenia spp. not listed elsewhere, Telmatherina ladigesi, and Chilatherina heikobleheri
  • 15 points: All rainbowfishes not listed elsewhere
  • 20 points: Pseudomugil tenellus
  • 30 points: Iriatherina werneri (featherfin rainbowfish)
Class 5: Rasboras and Minnows
  • 5 points: All minnows from genera Danio and Devario, and Tanichthys albonubes (white clouds)
  • 10 points: Danionella
  • 15 points: All minnows not listed elsewhere, Rasbora trilineata (scissortail rasbora), and Rasbora borapetensis (redtailed rasbora)
  • 20 points: All species of rasbora not listed in other point groups, including genera Rasbora, Sundadanio, Microrasbora, Boraras, and Inlecypris
  • 30 points: All Trigonostigma spp., including T. heteromorpha (harlequin) and T. espei
Class 6: Characins
  • 5 points: None
  • 10 points: Inpaichthys kerri (royal tetra), Nematobrycon lacortei (rainbow tetra), and Nematobrycon palmeri (emperor tetra)
  • 15 points: Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (black tetra) and all species not listed in other point groups
  • 20 points: Exodon paradoxus (buck toothed tetra), Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi (black neon tetra), and all species of genera Carnegiella and Gasteropelecus
  • 30 points: Paracheirodon innesi (neon tetra), Cheirodon axelrodi (cardinal tetra), Micralestes interruptus (Congo tetras), Serrasalmidae spp. (non-piranha), Thoracocharax spp. (hatchetfish), Abramites spp., and Anostomus spp.
Class 7: Cichlids of the Old World
  • 5 points: All mouthbrooders from genera Sarotherodon, Hemihaplochromis, Tilapia, plus Haplochromis burtoni and other closely related Haplochromis species
  • 10 points: Steatocranus casuarius, all mouthbrooding species from Lake Malawi and Victoria, plus all substrate spawning African and Asian cichlids except those listed in other point groups
  • 15 points: Etroplus maculatus, Haplochromis moorii, all species from genera: Lamprologus, and Steatocranus, (except those listed in other point groups), and all substrate spawning species from Lake Tanganyika
  • 20 points: Etroplus suratensis, Teleograma spp., (except those listed in other point groups), and all mouthbrooding species from Lake Tanganyika
  • 30 points: Cyathopharynx spp. and other Lake Tanganyika "featherfins"
Class 8: Cichlids of the New World
  • 5 points: Archocentrus nigrofasciatus (convicts), and Herotilapia multispinosa (rainbow cichlid)
  • 10 points: Pterophyllum scalare (angelfish: all varieties), Geophagus steindachneri, ‘Geophagus’ brasiliensis, Gymnogeophagus balzanii, Apistogramma spp., Parachromis managuensis, Thorichthys meeki, ‘Cichlasoma’ octofasciatum, Archocemtrus spilurus, Nannacara anomala, Neetroplus nematopus, and all substrate spawning Central, North and South American cichlids except those listed in other point groups
  • 15 points: All species from genera Caquetaia, Cichlasoma, Crenicara, Crenicichla (unless noted elsewhere), Geophagus, Gymnogeophagus, Heros and Satanoperca (except those listed in other point groups), Astronotus ocellatus, plus all mouthbrooding species of South American cichlids except those listed in other point groups
  • 20 points: All species from the following Crenicichla complexes: lacustris, strigata, and vittata, plus Symphysodon aequifasciatus, Teleocichla spp., and Uaru anphiacanthoides
  • 30 points: Acarichthys heckelli, Biotodoma spp., Biotoecus spp., Cichla spp., Pterophyllum altum, Satanoperca acuticeps, Satanoperca daemon, Satanoperca lilith, Symphysodon discus, Uaru fernadezyepezi, and Uaru spp. “Big Blotch”
Class 9: Killifish, Mop Spawners
  • 5 points: Fundulopanchax gardneri, Aplocheilus lineatus, Aplocheilus panchax, Epiplatys dageti, Pachypanchax playfairi, and Oryzias latipes (rice fish)
  • 10 points: Aphyosemion cognatum, Aphyosemion christyi, Aphyosemion schoutedeni, Aphyosemion fallax, Aphyosemion gulare, and Aphyosemion australe, plus all mop spawning species not listed in other point groups
  • 15 points: All species from the Aphyosemion diapteron group, including Aphyosemion abacinum, Aphyosemion georgiae, Aphyosemion cyanostictum, and Aphyosemion fulgen, plus all species from the genus Procatopus
  • 20 points: Pseudepiplatys annulatus and Kryptolebias marmaratus*
  • 30 points: Lamprichthys tanganicanus
    * Kryptolebias marmoratus can be entered instead under Native Fish
Class 10 : Killifish, Soil Spawners
  • 5 points: None
  • 10 points: Fundulopanchax sjoestedti (Blue Gularis)
  • 15 points: All soil-spawning species with PUBLISHED* incubation times of five months or less
  • 20 points: All soil-spawning species with PUBLISHED* incubation times of six months or more
  • 30 points: Terranatos dolichopterus (sabrefin killie) and Nothobranchius rachovi
    * Proof of publication should be copied and added to the BAP Form
Class 11: Catfish
  • 5 points: None
  • 10 points: None
  • 15 points: Corydoras aeneus and Corydoras paleatus (including albino forms)
  • 20 points: All species not listed in other point groups, Corydoras hastatus, Corydoras pygmaeus, Hoplosternum pectorale (dwarf hoplo), Ancistrus "temmincki" and “dolicopterus”
  • 30 points: Any species from the genus Synodontis, any species of "plecostomus" or "suckermouth" types (not otherwise mentioned), Dianema urostriatum, and any of the “wood cats”
Class 12: Sharks, Loaches, and Eels
  • 5 points: None
  • 10 points: None
  • 15 points: None
  • 20 points: Misgurnus anguillicaudatus (dojo or weather loach), Acanthophthalmus spp. (kuhlii type loaches), and all other species not listed in target group
  • 30 points: Epalzeorhynchos bicolour (redtailed shark), Botia macracantha (clown loach), and Mastacembelus species (spiny eels)
Class 13: Marine Fish
  • 5 points: None
  • 10 points: None
  • 15 points: None
  • 20 points: None
  • 30 points: All marine fishes
Class 14: All Other Species
  • 5 points: None
  • 10 points: All Badis and Dario species
  • 15 points: Carassius auratus auratus (goldfish: all varieties) and Chlamydogobius eremius (desert goby)
  • 20 points: Koi, scats, Mogurnda mogurnda, and all others not in other point groups
  • 30 points: Brachygobius xanthozona (bumblebee goby), Monodactylus sebae, Pantodon buchholzi (butterfly fish), mudskippers, and all gobies/gudgeons not listed elsewhere
Class 15: U.S. Natives
  • 5 points: Gambusia affinis, Heterandria formosa, Poecilia latipinna, and all livebearing species native to the United States
  • 10 points: All Cyprinodon species (pupfish), Elassoma evergladei (pigmy sunfish), Jordanella floridae (Florida flag fish), and all other egglaying species native to the United States
  • 15 points: All sunfish except Elassoma evergladei, and all minnows
  • 20 points: None
  • 30 points: All darters and sculpins
Class 16: Freshwater Invertebrates
  • 5 points: All freshwater snails from the genera Ampullaria, Vivipara, Campiloma, Pomacea, Cipangopaludina, Asolene, and Marisa
  • 10 points: All crayfish and shrimp that reproduce through direct development (no larval form) unless listed in other points groups
  • 15 points: All crayfish and shrimp that reproduce through primitive development and do not require saltwater for larvae development
  • 20 points: All shrimp and crayfish that reproduce by indirect development and require saltwater for larvae development
Class 17: Saltwater Invertebrates
  • 5 points: Bristleworms, Aiptasia spp. anemones, and all other highly opportunistic species
  • 10 points: Tubeworms and mushroom anemones
  • 15 points: All hermaphroditic shrimp with direct development, and all other anemones
  • 20 points: All crabs, lobsters, and other crustaceans not listed elsewhere
Class 18: Amphibians
Note: New class with point values yet to be determined.

NWAAS BAP Spawning Report
Download the NWAAS Breeder Award Program Spawning Report form HERE.


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Are you entering the data on a program or doing it manually?
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Rick will have to tell you what he is doing in that regard, but the PDF submission forms are capable of being read into Adobe Acrobat Pro (and, perhaps, Acrobat Standard?), compiled, and exported to spreadsheets or databases. I'm probably the only one in the club that has that $400+ program, so I'd guess that Rick is entering manually.
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We were doing it in access and then sql and it crapped out on us and my last backup that can be found goes back to 2008 so I am going to have to re-enter all that data by hand.

I think we are switching to an excell sheet for this.
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I'm thinking that, when I get a chance, I may convert the form to a spreadsheet, too. The form is easier to fill out, but your note made me realize that the BAP chair then probably needs to transfer it to a spreadsheet anyway. If it was already in spreadsheet form, they could copy and paste the whole entry at once.
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We are using the Excel up here in HAAS for BAP and HAP as far as reports to the members. We have to input all of the submissions into it but it is a nice system and easy to pass on to one another. JAck
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If I posted this question in the wrong place please accept my apologies. I am interested in participating in this program but I'm not sure exactly where my fish will fit in on the point system. I have two species of the shell dwellers from Lake Tanganyika. They are not mouth brooders and I don't think they fit in the substrate spawning category either. Can someone please help guide me? Thank you in advance!
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we have the same BAP structure in the OKAA. Your shellies are both in the Lamprologus group listed under Class 7, 15 points.. In some BAP structures they break them out differently but just keep in mind, the shelldwellers are simply really small cave-spawners that can fit in a shell. Many types of cichlids (and other fish like gobies) will spawn in a shell if they can fit :) Kyle
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Thank you, Kyle. I kind of thought that's where they'd fit in. Guess we just need bigger shells! Conversely I did have a pair of F0 similis (the pair in my avatar actually) that actually set up in crevice in a rock to spawn a couple of their batches of fry. I personally felt this was just overt defiance on the part of the male similis who absolutely hated the Julies that I had in the tank with him, he staked out "their" territory and made them move to higher grounds. Once I moved the Julies out he moved back to his shells.
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Hehehehehehe;

Thats funny!
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