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Re: NFC: Adopt A Tanks need updates

Ray what area interest you most for vounteering ? Looks like the Fish
Wish list has a new king :) SO that job is taken. 

The breeders Club needs data keepers, and marketers to get the word out.

The Adopt A Tank Program needs   someone to collect emails of public
schools and libraries so we can do a mail out to let people know aBOUT
the services we offer.


Thanks for your offer.


Robert Rice
Save those Fishes
Join the Native Fish Conservancy
http://www.nativefish.org


On Mon, 15 May 2000 01:31:13 -0400 "Ray Ravary, Jr."
<rravary at provide_net> writes:
> Robert,
> 
> You sent me Dollar Sunnies,  Black banded sunnies, and H. formosa. 
> They were
> set up as AATP and breeders program tanks. The Sunnies while growing 
> slowly
> have appeared to get into spawning displays. the biggest fish dug 
> apit and
> defended it . All other fish were exclude from the end of the tank 
> he staked
> out. I did not see any eggs, egglaying behavior, or spawning 
> displays. The
> dominate fish dug a pit, defended it and ate the majority of the 
> food
> available even when the  feeding place was moved to eliminate 
> staking out a
> feeding area.He is approx. 2" total lengeth at this time. Feeding 
> was black
> worms, brine shrimp, flake, and assorted fry of other species. They 
> were in a
> heavily planted tank with low light. This lead to plant die off and 
> algea
> blooms, the plant reflected a ditch biotope. The Black banded 
> sunfish had the
> same type of tank, their growth was very slow. Both set of fish were 
> in 20
> gallon longs. Niether have spawned, The tanks are at room temp which 
> may be
> tooo warm , not giving the chill period necessary for egg 
> developemen. A home
> made chiller is in the works to solve this. The formosa tank was a 
> over grown
> ten gallon with lots of java moss and assorted floating plants.
> Unfortunately, a spawning mop from a killie tank of  F.dispar  has 
> given a
> chance for two dispar fry to grow. The tank was so haeavy they were 
> not
> noticed until most of the  formosa fry disappeared. They have been 
> removed
> and hopefully the formosa will provide new fry to continue the tank. 
> There
> are no males in the tank, only eight females, now a bit ragged. All 
> the
> observed fry are missing--eaten almost for sure. The tanks were set 
> up at
> Adams elementary and at my home. When school ends they will come 
> home and
> return for the next school year. A tank in the office and two tanks 
> in the
> science class room, are the school set up. they are not all native. 
> The
> school has been notified about my interest in explaining aquatic 
> enviroments
> and well as model rocketry, but due to Michigan state testing 
> (MEAP), the
> teacher is reluctant expand the curiculum to allow either interest. 
> A section
> on water quality is being discussed.
>     Robert, I'm interested in assisting in the breeders program or 
> the AATP,
> or even in doing the fish list let me know. I've volunteered before. 
> Okay?
> Thanks and good luck.
> 
> R3
> 
> robert a rice wrote:
> 
> > would all of you doing adopt a tanks please sned me your emails 
> and basic
> > info like 2 tanks ay XYZ school
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > Robert Rice
> > Save those Fishes
> > Join the Native Fish Conservancy
> > http://www.nativefish.org
> 

Robert Rice
Save those Fishes
Join the Native Fish Conservancy
http://www.nativefish.org