In addition to the standard BAP program, members who participate are automatically included in the Specialist Breeder Program (SBP). This program is designed to recognize members who have taken a special interest in a specific class of fish and have bred a large number of fish from that class. These members may be viewed as having an expertise in that particular field of aquatic husbandry.
SBP Awards:
Awards will be presented at the annual banquet and will be in the form of a certificate and a goody bag of various aquarium products.
SBP Rules and Class Requirements:
- The rules for participation are the same as for the standard BAP with the following exceptions;
- Each qualifying spawn submitted generates 1 point towards that class regardless of difficulty.
- Species may only be counted once (e.g. White Calvus and Black Calvus are only counted as one spawning, Tiger Barbs and Green Tiger Barbs as one spawning.)
SPB Class Requirements:
- Each column displays the number of species required to spawn to achieve that level.
| Category | Specialist | Senior Specialist | Master | Grand Master |
| African Cichlids (AFC) | 10 | 25 | 50 | 100 |
| Anabantoids (ANA) | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Barbs (BAR) | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Brackish Marine (BRM) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Catfish (CAT) | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Characins (CHA) | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
| Invertebrates | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Livebearer (LIV) | 10 | 25 | 50 | 100 |
| Minnows (MIN) | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Mop Spawn Killie (MSK) | 10 | 25 | 50 | 100 |
| Other (OTH) | 4 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Other Cyprinids | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 |
| Rainbows (RNB) | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Rasboras (RAS) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| S. American Cichlids (SAC) | 10 | 20 | 40 | 80 |
| Shark/Botia/Loach (SBL) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Soil Spawn Killie (SSK) | 5 | 10 | 20 | 40 |