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Old 27-09-2016, 07:19 PM   #1
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Flowerhorn Club Singapore has teamed up with Aquasinga Exhibition Enterprise and Big Box to bring you this Aquasinga International Flowerhorn Competition which is scheduled for 14 to 18 December 2016 at Big Box Jurong East. Aquasinga Exhibition Enterprise and Big Box are the Joint Organizers for this event and Flowerhorn Club Singapore is helping to manage the flowerhorn competition logistics for them.

The judging criteria for this competition remained exactly the same as our past competitions but several changes have been made at the request of the Organisers. Please read the contents in the poster as well as the rules & regulations carefully to find out what are the things that have been changed.


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Old 27-09-2016, 07:24 PM   #2
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HOW TO ENTER THIS COMPETITION?

For Flowerhorn Club Members, all you need to do is send Kao Luo or me a PM stating which class and how many fish in each class you want to enter for this competition. Entry fee is S$50 per fish. Your application will only be confirmed after payment has been made to my bank account (DBS Autosave Acct No: 033-001188-1) by bank transfer.

For AF Members who are not a member of Flowerhorn Club Singapore, you can also apply to participate in this competition by sending Kao Luo or me a PM with all the particulars stated in the application form. Entry fee is $80 per fish and your application will only be confirmed after payment has been made to my bank account (DBS Autosave Account No: 033-001188-1) by bank transfer.

For Members of the Public who are non-Flowerhorn Club and AF member, please print out the application form and follow the instructions given to participate in this competition. Entry fee for public is S$80 per fish.

To enable more hobbyists to participate in this competition, each participant is limited to 3 entries for each class. Exceptions will be made if slots are still available after entry closing date.

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Old 27-09-2016, 07:29 PM   #3
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HOW WILL YOUR FISHES BE JUDGED?

Our Judging Manual is posted openly to make our competition TRANSPARENT and FAIR, and to let you know how your fish(s) will be judged. It is also meant to educate new Flowerhorn hobbyists on what are the desired traits to look for when choosing/buying new fishes.














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Old 27-09-2016, 10:03 PM   #4
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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS COMPETITION AND OUR PAST COMPETITIONS?

For those who are wondering about the differences between this comp and our past competitions, here are the answers:
  1. Benching-in of fishes will be done on Wednesday (instead of Thursday) and Judging will be on Thursday (instead of Friday). These changes are made to accommodate Organsiers’ overall working schedule.

  2. Class A size has been changed to “more than 22cm” and Class B size has been changed to "15cm to 22cm” as a result of feedbacks from some members.

  3. “Best Flower-marking Prize” is replaced by “Best Body Prize” also as a result of feedbacks from some members.

  4. Certificates will be awarded to the Top 5 fishes in each class instead of Top 10 fishes in each class.

  5. Entry Fees are changed to help the Organisers cover some of their overheads and operating costs for this large-scale event.

  6. Cash prizes for Grand Champion and 1st in Class A, B and C have been increased to $500 and $200 respectively.

  7. Number of tanks has been increased from 80 to 100 with possibility of further increase if response is overwhelming and if sufficient time is given to Organisers.

  8. Due to the higher number of entries for this competition, the judging process will consist of 2 rounds – in the 1st round, the judges will shortlist 15 fishes in each class (Top 15) to go into the final judging session. They will also pick the Best Head, Best Body, Best Pearl and Best Colour amongst all the fishes in the competition.

    In the 2nd round, the judges will give scores to all the features of the fishes in the Top 15 in each class. Final results will be based on the judges’ combined scores given to these fishes. Only the Top 15 fishes in each class will have score slips displayed on their tanks for public viewing.

  9. As this competition is part of a bigger Public & Trade Event, participants will be given entrance tickets/pass which allows them to get admitted to the whole event on all public viewing days. Each participant is entitled to only 1 set of entrance tickets/pass which is non-transferable. Likewise, each participant will receive only one door gift during bench-in (not based on number of entries you have in the competition).

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Old 02-10-2016, 10:14 AM   #5
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Entries are coming in very fast from local and overseas participants . There are only a few slots left in Classes A, B and C so please act fast if you don't want to miss out for this comp.
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Due to overwhelming response, the number of entries have far exceeded the number of tanks allocated for this competition. Good news is that the Organisers have agreed to increase the total number of tanks to 150 - 100 will be 3ft tanks for class A and B entries, and 50 will be 2ft tanks for class C entries.

Current status on entries are as follows:

Class A - only 4 slots left.
Class B - FULL
Class C - FULL

Thank you very much for your support.
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Old 13-10-2016, 09:30 PM   #7
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Status on entries are as follows:

Class A - only 1 slot left.
Class B - FULL
Class C - FULL


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All the slots in Class A, B and C have been filled. Confirmation of entries have been sent to all the participants by email. Kindly check your email on this and the bench-in procedure.
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Dear comp participants,

Vincent Ho aka Kao Luo and I would like to apologise to all of you for having to cancel the flowerhorn competition at Big Box at the last minute because the organizer failed to live up to his promises of providing us with the tanks based on our specs and setting them up on time for our benching-in. Both of us were at the comp venue on the first two days of preparation and we have tried our best to salvage the situation by constantly pressurizing the organizer to get things done but we only received lies and excuses from him during these 2 days. In the end, we had no choice but to cancel the competition because there was no way to bench-in our fishes. I can assure you that it is not an easy decision for us to make because we know how disappointed all of you will be, having to wait such a long time for the comp to materialize and having spent so much time/effort/money in looking for the right fishes and grooming them for the comp. We appeal for your understanding as Vincent and I are just as disappointed with the outcome, after spending so much time and efforts in attending meetings with the organizer, planning for the comp, getting and processing all the entries, preparing all the things for benching-in, and ending up getting played out by the organiser.

From the time we decided to call off the comp, we had been chasing the organizer to return our entry fees. The organizer had given us an undertaking via email that he will give us a full refund within a week after the event ends (this Sunday). We will have to wait and see whether he lived up to his words. If not, we will consider taking legal action against him.

In the meantime, for local participants, I need your help in providing me with your bank’s name (must be a Singapore bank), bank account number and account-holder’s name (if you are using another person’s bank account) so that I can transfer the entry fees to you when I received the refund from the organizer. Please ensure that the information you provide is correct before emailing to me as I will not be responsible if transfer goes missing due to wrong information given eg. wrong name, account number, etc.

For overseas participants, Vincent will liaise with you on arrangement to return the entry fees to all of you.

Sorry for any inconvenience caused to all of you due to the cancellation of the comp and thank you very much for your kind support and understanding.

With best regards,
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News that appeared in The New Paper on Thursday 15/12/16.


In the last part of this article, the Organiser told the reporter that there was only a slight delay in the set-up and insisted that Flowerhorn Club need not pulled out as just a few fish tanks weren't done yet. This is a blatant lie and the facts are as follows:-

1) The Organiser is supposed to complete the setting up of the tanks for us to bench in the fishes by 6pm on Wednesday 14/12/16. We had to postpone the benching-in time to 9pm because the set-up was far from ready at 6pm.

2) The Organsier is supposed to provide us with 100 nos of 3’ x 1.5’ x 1.5’ tanks and 50 nos of 2’ x 1’ x 1’ tanks for our 150 entries. All the tanks are supposed to come with blue oyama pasted on 3 sides, conditioned water, tank cover and light, heater, filter and air supply. When Vincent and I went down to check on the 1st day of setting up, we were shocked to see that the 3’ tanks were of the wrong size (39”L x 24”W x 16”H) and completely bare (without any oyama pasted). When we questioned the Organiser on the discrepancy, he said that he was played out by the supplier but he will get the oyama pasted on 3 sides of the tanks. He also assured us that everything will be laid out and fitted properly by the next day.

3) On the 2nd day of setting up (which is also the bench-in day), we went down again to check and discovered that only 64 3’ tanks were laid out, the tanks were still without oyama and fitted with weak lights, filters and air supply. The tanks were not washed and some of them smelt of silicon. As for the 50 2’ tanks that had been laid out, we were told by the Organiser that they had been given to the Discus group and he will set up new ones for us.

4) By 9pm on the 2nd day which is 3 hrs later than our original bench-in time, only 68 3’ tanks were laid out, water has not been treated, and the 50 2’ tanks were still piled up at one corner of the hall. Some of the participants had already arrived at the venue with their fishes and after looking at the set-up, they told us they were not satisfied with the condition of the tanks and do not want to enter their fishes.

Based on this scenario, there is no way for us to conduct our benching-in and carry on with the competition and that is the reason why Vincent and I had to cancel the comp at the last minute.

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