CTY Malaysia Open Guppy & Hypancistrus (Pleco) Championship (Year 2022)

An International Contest which organized from 16th to 18th December 2022 at 1st Floor Auditorium, Chew Thean Yeang Aquatic and Pet, Burma Road. Finally, this event had been organized after the pandemic of COVID 19 since year 2019.

 

Objective:
1.    Act as a platform for all Guppy and Plecostomus lovers to gather and share their experience.
2.    Exchange new strain of guppy and Plecostomus from other countries and create awareness for guppy and Plecostomus as an export ornamental fish.
3.    Educate public the correct way of keeping pure strain guppy and Plecostomus and promote it as a hobby in the region.

 

There are total 7 senior judges and 8 junior judges for Guppy contest:
Senior Judges:
Mr. Anshin Lu                                        (Taiwan R.O.C)
Ms. Raynuka Jongsangthong                 (Thailand)

Mr. Le Ngoc Tu                                      (Vietnam)
Mr. Laurensius Afriano Pradana            (Indonesia)
Ms. Lee HaHee                                      (Korea)
Mohd. Bakhari Jaafar                            (Malaysia)
Mr. Goh Beng Yin                                 (Malaysia)

 

Junior Judges:
Mr. Nara Chotikapanich                      (Thailand)
Mr. Sarun Khaodara                            (Thailand)
Mr. Thai Duc Minh                              (Vietnam)
Mr. Dai Chan Huynh                           (Vietnam)
Mr. Pham Van De                                (Vietnam)
Mr. Scian Lindo                                   (Vietnam)
Mr. Martin Nook                                 (Malaysia)
Mr. Bryden Loo                                   (Malaysia)

 

There are total 3 judges for Plecostomus contest:
Mr. Yi Chun Lin                                 (Taiwan R.O.C)
Mr. Edmund Koh                              (Singapore)
Mr. Bryan Chee                                (Malaysia)

Total Tank of Guppy: 504 Tanks
Total Categories of Guppy: 20 Categories, which are:
Class 1: Solid Red Delta
Class 2: Solid Blue Delta
Class 3: Half Black Delta
Class 4: Mosaic Delta
Class 5: Grass Delta
Class 6: Snake Skin Delta
Class 7: Solid Albino Delta
Class 8: Pattern Albino Delta
Class 9: A.O.T.
Class 10: A.O.C.
Class 11: Ribbon/ Swallow
Class 12: Sword Tail
Class 13: Short Tail
Class 14: Big Dorsal
Class 15: Non Pattern Sub Adult
Class 16: Pattern Sub Adult
Class 17: Non Pattern Albino Sub Adult
Class 18: Pattern Albino Sub Adult
Class 19: Non Pattern Juvenile 
Class 20: Pattern Juvenile


Total Tank of Plecostomus: 64 Tanks
Total Categories of Plecostomus: 4 Categories, which are:
Class A: Hypancistrus L236 (L236 Basic, L236 Super White, L236 Super Yellow)
Class B: Hypancistrus L333
Class C: Others Hypancistrus (L046, L173, L136, L174, Hybrid and etc.)
Class D: Hypancistrus Breeder Group (Any Hypancistrus, 5 juvenile fishes 4-5cm with similar pattern, size and color)

 

It’s been honoured to announce that Winner of “Best of Show” was Mr Marco Chen who come from Taiwan R.O.C. His guppy fish which under “Half Black Delta” category had won the “Best of Show Award”. While, Winner of “The Best of Female” was De Pham ExtraBio who come from Vietnam.

 

 

This event was run smoothly and it's been our pleasure to get support from Jabatan Perikanan Pulau Pinang, Jabatan Perkhidmatan Kuarantin dan Pemeriksaan Malaysia (MAQIS) Negeri Pulau Pinang, Penang State Exco for Tourism and Creative Economy, Tetra, ExtraBio, BrandNew Banner Shop, all of the Judges, Reporters and etc.