The Association of Midland Goldfish Keepers
The society comprises dedicated goldfish keepers committed to the care and breeding of goldfish
At our last live Meeting Keith Mullin gave a talk and presentation on his fish breeding setup (Calico Veiltails and Ranchu) with plenty of photographic imagery depicting his progress with the varieties over the last 5 years of selective breeding to successfully improve the strains. As part of the presentation Keith showed part of the…
As the year progresses our plans turn to breeding for the season ahead; and while many in the club have tried and tested routines and strains of Goldfish that are predictable, the process for breeding can still be a challenge. Many breeders aim to produce youngsters in time the end of August that are competitive…
After a few months of negotiation, OASE have agreed to sponsor our club with a shiny new PONDOVAC 5 for our shows. THANK YOU OASE!! For sponsoring the AMGK and saving us hundreds of pounds. Special thanks to Connor Stradling and Joe Cowling from OASE for their generosity, hope to see you at one of…
The latest addition of the Goldfish Standard Newsletter in now available to members to download today. This addition includes: I hope you all enjoy this bumper winter addition and for non-members why not join today to access this and other publications in our members only section.
Over the coming months it is hoped that we will have digitized a Club archive of Letters and minutes saved up and donated to the site by Life Member Elaine Edmunds. So that they are saved for future members to read. Here is a taster of what is to come, a Newsletter from Winter 1985
This Year our show is larger than ever before with 72 classes, 24 Adult classes 24 single entry classes and 24 team of four classes, the societies of the Nationwide committee have come together and decided that all goldfish with standards would be given their own unique class. And so, with the Butterfly Telescope approved…
| CLASS 1 BRISTOL SHUBUNKINS | CLASS 6 -Veiltails |
| 1st Liam Roberts | 1st Andy Barton |
| 2nd- Tony Roberts | |
| 3rd- Liam Roberts | |
| 4th Tony Roberts | CLASS 7 Nacreous Fantail |
| 1st Gary Malpas | |
| CLASS 2 Moors | 2nd Gary Malpas |
| 1st Liam Roberts | 3rd-Gary Malpas |
| 2nd Liam Roberts | 4th Gary Malpas |
| CLASS 3 Pom Pon | |
| 1st Andy Barton | |
| CLASS 4 Ranchu | CLASS 8 - Pearlscales |
| 1st Andy Barton | 1st Elaine Edmunds |
| 2nd Elaine Edmunds | |
| CLASS 5 - Metalica Fantail | 3rd- Elaine Edmunds |
| 1st Bob Jones | 4th- Elaine Edmunds |
| 2nd Bob Jones | |
| 3rd- Andy Barton | |
The National Fancy Goldfish Open Show like many annual events in the hobby had to take an absence in 2020 & 21. Starting in Northampton in 2014 there have been 6 National events that have showcased the very best the countries 4 Goldfish Societies have to offer; and now in 2022 we are just 6…
In June 2022 the AMGK were proud to host the first Open Show since 2019, signaling the return of Fancy Goldfish Competition. Judged to the Nationwide Standard, we saw 211 entries from 26 different owners and breeders. Setting up a near record number of tanks, the AMGK Open Show most definitely announced the show season…
My Day at the AMGK Open Show 25th July 2022 It’s now been over a week since our first Open Show since 2019 and we have been flooded with complimentary messages from all over the country by members and visitors to the show (some not so complimentary, it has to be said, that centred on…
