Breeder and Grower Award Program

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BAP-GAP SUBMISSION FORM:

WHAT IS SAWGG’s BREEDERS & GROWERS AWARD PROGRAM?

BAP and GAP are vital in the organized aquarium hobby for:

  • Recognizing achievements in fish breeding and plant propagation
  • Distributing species for hobbyists to work with
  • Supporting conservation of endangered species

How the Program Works:

Fish you breed, and plants you propagate, are submitted at one of our monthly meeting auctions with the online submission form (above). Your submissions are tallied, and Rank Awards and Specialty Certifications are presented to you at a monthly meeting ceremony. Also, the club awards Breeder and Grower of the Year Trophies annually to the member with the most spawns / propagations. Participation in the BAP & GAP is completely optional but highly encouraged as it greatly enhances the club experience for all our members.

Rank Award Program

  • FISH: submit at least 6 animals from a natural spawn (no hormone inducement) to our monthly meeting auction. Fish must be at least 45 days old and saleable (would you buy this?).
  • PLANTS: submit 1 or more cuttings or divisions to our monthly meeting auction (Stem plants at least 3 rooted stems). Submissions must have their own root system (growing a plant larger or taking a cutting does not qualify) and saleable (would you buy this?).
  • LIVE FOODS: submit at least 1 culture to our monthly meeting auction. This could be recently hatched (e.g. bring shrimp eggs) or if started from a division (e.g. grindal worms) at least 45 days old. Cultures must be of saleable size.

1 point is awarded per species variety one time only (additional submissions are automatically credited to Specialist Certification). Hybrids (e.g. retail platies, swordtails, etc) will also receive 1 point per variety.

Rank Awarded1st SubmissionsMin Cumulative Classes
(see below)
Fish Breeder / Aquatic Plant Grower102
Advanced Breeder / Grower203
Senior Breeder / Grower304
Expert Breeder / Grower405
Master Breeder / Grower506
Grand Master Breeder / Grower607

Specialist Certification Program

Certification is earned after spawning at least 5 species or cultivars & 10 spawns in one of these Classes:

BAP Specialist Certification Classes:
AB Labyrinth Fish
RI Beloniformes (ricefish, etc)
CO Mouth-Brooding Cichlids (2 genera min)
CN Substrate-Brooding Cichlids (2 genera min)
TR Tetras (characids)
CT Catfish (2 genera min)
LV Livebearers (2 family min)
CY Cyprinids (2 family min)
KS Substrate-Spawning Killifish
KW Water-Spawning Killifish
MF Marine Animals
NA Native Fish
BL Botias/Loaches/Eels
IN Invertibrates (1 shrimp min)
RB Rainbowfish & Blue Eyes (2 genera min)
AM Amphibians
LC Live Food Cultures
GAP Specialist Certifications Classes:
SP Stem Plants (3 stems min)
EC Echinodorus (Amazon Swords)
AC Aponogeton & Crinums
CR Cryptocorynes
FP Floating Plants
RP Rosette Plants
AL Anubias / Lagenandra / Bucephalandra
FM Non-Floating Ferns & Mosses
AW Waterlilies (tropical and hardy req’d)
PW Pond Marginals (emersed)
MP Marine Plants & Algaes