Can someone help Shireen? I have given her some assistance, but I know she can get alot more help from the List. Thanks
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- Subject: Questions about Delaware native plants/fish tank
- From: shireen at whimbrel_stsci.edu (Shireen Gonzaga)
- Date: 22 Jul 1997 14:14:14 -0400
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- Newsgroups: rec.aquaria.freshwater.plants
Hi ... I'm helping to set up a freshwater tank exhibit at a wildlife refuge visitor's center in Delaware. It will feature a 60g tank housing plants, fish, and crustaceans from ponds on the refuge property. I've got happy freshwater plants+fish in 20g and 15g tanks at home so I'm familiar with the usual plant tank "challenges" :-). But this project is a bit different because it does not deal with the well-documented tropical species we're used to buying at aquarium stores. Basically, I'm in unknown territory regarding the native plants. For example, since these plants are seasonal, will they die off in the winter months at the bidding of some internal clock? Is there anyone out there, perhaps a public aquarium or nature center curator, who has worked with a mid-Atlantic freshwater biotope tank? I'd be _very_ interested in hearing your experiences, advice, warnings, secret tips, etc.! At this moment, I don't have a list of refuge plants and fish candidates for the tank, but if you're interested, I could email the information to you later this week. Thanks, Shireen -- Shireen Gonzaga, Data Analyst, WFPC2 group, Space Telescope Science Institute 3700 San Martin Dr., Baltimore, MD 21218, USA. office tel.#: 410-338-4412, e-mail: gonzaga at stsci_edu
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