• MBI Award Levels

    All values are minimum values to reach each award level and all minimum values must be reached to acquire an award. 
     
    Apprentice
    Points: 10
    One Spawning event
    One Hatching event   
      
    Fledgling Breeder
    Points: 60
    One Spawning event
    One Hatching event 
     
    Novice Breeder
    Points: 200
    Breeding Successes: 1 in any class 
     
    Journeyman Breeder
    Points: 300
    Breeding Successes: 2 in any class  
     
    Established Breeder
    Points: 400 
    Breeding Successes: 3 in any class 
     
    Progressive Breeder 
    Points: 500
    Total Breeding Successes: 4
    Class A Success: 2
    Class B Success: 1   

     
    Advanced Breeder
    Points: 900
    Total Breeding Successes: 6
    Class A Success: 2
    Class B Success: 2 


    Expert Breeder
    Points: 1200
    Total Breeding Successes: 8
    Class A Success: 2
    Class B Success: 2
    Class C Success: 1

    Master Breeder
    Points: 3000
    Total Breeding Successes: 10
    Class A Success: 2
    Class B Success: 2 
    Class C Success: 2
    Class D Success: 1  
     
    Grand Master
    Points: 5000
    Total Breeding Successes: 15
    X Prizes: 1
    Class A Success: 2
    Class B Success: 2
    Class C Success: 2
    Class D Success: 1 
    Invertebrate Successes: 2
    Vertebrate Successes: 2 
     
    Specialist Titles - conveys no points
    Awarded for successfully rearing 5 or more species in a single genus (or all species within a genus if the total is less than 5), through stage 4 (60 days post meta, which is considered a "breeding success")
     
    X Prize - 1000 pts
    Earned for a breakthrough in breeding as determined by the MBI Committee. Included but not limited to:
        First successful breeding of a species
        Revolution in culturing of food
        Invention of new technologies to ease the breeding process
        Breeding Successes with 30 or more species (inverts & fish in any combination).
        Exemplary contributions above and beyond to further captive breeding and support one's fellow breeders 
        Revolution in culturing of food / Discovery of a new food item