Shows and Events

Show Chairs: Christine Tanner and Jeremy Waugh

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Cell: 925-683-2124

Show Mail In: Christine Tanner

104 Charles Lane

Danville, CA 94526

Phone: 925-683-2124

Seminars: We will be offering all three IBC judging seminars at this show. Friday night at 7pm we will present the two slideshows on standards. Seminar #3 will be in the show room Saturday morning and involves shadowing a certified judge during judging. If you are interested in attending, please contact Christine at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Special Note: Do NOT label your boxes "Live Fish". We have had issues in the past with certain shipping companies holding boxes marked in this manner.

Any updates or changes to the show information will be posted at http://www.cbsbettas.org/shows.html

Show Fish: Mail-in entries need to arrive no later than 5:00 PM Thursday, August 19, 2010. CBS will need to receive your entry form, fees and return postage (if necessary) with your fish. Return postage and entry fees cannot and will not be deducted from auction proceeds. Please provide a return mailing label, empty bags and heat packs (if desired) with your fish.

Pre-Registration is REQUIRED! Please pre-register your fish by emailing your Excel entry form to the show chair ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by Wednesday August 18,2010.

Walk Ins: All walk-in fish entries are to arrive by 5 PM Friday, August 20, 2010. Please notify the show chair that you will be coming. Walk-in fish must be benched by entrant and bagged by the entrant after the show. Walk-in entrants MUST pre-register as noted above.

Entry Fees: $2.00 for Single

$3.00 for Pairs

Make checks payable to: California Betta Society

Pay Pal is accepted and must include a $2.00 service fee. Please send PayPal payments to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Auction Fish: Auction Only fish sent to the show must arrive by 5 PM Thursday, August 19, 2010, and must be listed on your entry form that is included with your fish. The fish must be marked "Auction Only" or "AO" on the bag and entry form. There is a limit of 12 Auction-only fish per entrant. There is no limit to how many show fish you can auction.

Cash Sales: Entrants can send bettas to be sold at our cash sales table. These fish will be sold for a set price before and during the auction. Please clearly mark any cash sales fish on your entry form and note the selling price, or use a separate sheet to list cash sales fish. Entrants can send as many fish as they wish for the Cash Sales table.

Auction Only and Cash Sales fish should include return postage, which will be refunded if unused. If return postage is not included any unsold Auction Only or Cash Sales fish will be considered as a donation to the club and will not be returned.

Unless marked, Auction and Auction Only fish are posted at a minimum bid of $3.00. Aquarium plants, dry goods (tanks, food, etc) are only accepted for walk-in (no mail-ins without approval of show chair).

Auction Split

· Show Fish for Auction- 75% Seller and 25% CBS

· Auction Only and Cash Sales- 50% Seller and 50% CBS

· Plants and dry goods (tanks, food, etc) 50% Seller and 50% CBS

Show Results: NO results will be given over the phone. They will be posted no later than Sunday evening or earlier if possible

Schedule: Friday, 20 August 2010

· Noon-done Check in and show setup

· 7pm-9pm Judging seminars #1 & #2

Saturday, 21 August 2010

· 8am-12pm Judging (Judges and volunteers only)

· 8am-12pm Judging seminar #3 in show room

· 12pm-2:30pm Show room open to the public

· 12pm-auction end Cash Sales Table open

· 4pm-7pm Auction and Raffle