Additional Notes

1.     Points are awarded only once for any species.  Hybrids are not allowed.

2.     Eggs must be spawned by fish in breeder's own tanks; eggs can not

        be obtained elsewhere and then hatched.

3.     Any fish not included in the above schedule will be assigned points by

        the Breeders Award Committee upon request.  The schedules are

        considered to be guides.  Fish can be reevaluated.

4.     Following a successful spawning, it is the breeder's own responsibility

        to see that his or her points have been properly recorded.

5.     Because of existing confusion in their names, points will be assigned

        only once for fishes in the following complexes.

        A.     Aphyosemion cognatum - A. christyi - A. schoutedeni.

          B.     Aphyosemion fallax - A. gulare.

          C.     Haplochromis burtoni - H. wingatii - H. desfontainesi.

          D.     Aequidens portalegrensis - Cichlasoma bimaculatum.

          E.      Cichlasoma managuense - C. friedrichsthali - C. dovii.

          F.      Aequidens paraquayensis - A. mariae.

          G.      Julidochromis marliei - J. regani; J. ornatus - J. transcriptus.

          H.      Confusion also exists regarding the proper identification and

                  relationship in groups not specifically detailed above; in such

                  instances the decision of the Committee shall be final.

6.      The Rift Lake cichlids are increasingly becoming a problem for BAP

         committees as result of:

         a.     hybrids between species and even genera

         b.     hobbyists who maintain and sell stock that is misnamed

         c.     similarity between related species when small juvenile fish

                 are involved

         As a means of counteracting these problems and hopefully of

         encouraging aquarists to guard against hybridization, the Rift Lake

         cichlids (especially the mbuna and Haplochromis species) must be at

         least 60 days old and 1.5 inches long (snout to tip of tail) when

         submitted for verification.  If doubt as to identity still exists, the

         committee may require further growth before verification.  It is

         strongly recommended that Rift Lake cichlids be housed as single

         species groups and not in community groups of different species.

7.      The aquarist should be forewarned that in instances of distinct, yet

         unidentified fishes points will only be awarded if reference can be

         made to a published photograph or if a recognizable photo is

         submitted for permanent retention in the BAP files.  For some fishes,

         the committee may require the photo to be in color.