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Re: NFC: adopt-a-tank opp
Shabbona sounds fine. I've fished there several times and usually catch
nothing at all. Maybe my luck will change when in pursuit of smaller fish :)
On Tue, 5 Sep 2000 22:01:09 -0500 (CDT), nfc at actwin_com wrote:
>
> You want to try out Lake Shabonna instead? It's close to DeKalb. I
> see plenty of streams close to that Lake.
>
> Sajjad
>
> On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Anthony Andrew wrote:
>
> > Sajjad,
> >
> > I have flake food and freeze-dried shrimp for the project. Perhaps we
can
> > collect some critters on Sept 16? I'm still trying to get a hold of the
guy
> > who's familiar with the Kankakee River. We could probably find plenty
in the
> > tributaries and backwaters.
> >
> > Tony Gustafson
> >
> > On Tue, 5 Sep 2000 17:28:54 -0500 (CDT), nfc at actwin_com wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Looks like I may finally get a chance to setup a tank at a
> > > Kindergarten/Montessori school. The kids range from 3 - 6 years old.
My
> > > aunt teaches there.
> > >
> > > They had a goldfish bowl. Algae was rampant and the fish died
> > > (probably due to lack of proper care).
> > >
> > > Anyway, I am thinking of a 10G tank, pea gravel, foam filter etc.
> > > The creatures would be a small crayfish and some hardy minnows.
Plants
> > > will be floating hornwort and emersed Pothas vine. I intend to setup
the
> > > tank and train one of the staff to take care of it. I'll
periodically
> > > visit the place to make sure everything's OK.
> > >
> > > I can donate the tank, gravel and an old incandescent light. Can
> > > the NFC provide the critters, sponge filter and air pump, fish food?
Can
> > > other critters (newt) be put in the same tank? What am I forgetting?
> > >
> > >
> > > Sajjad
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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Tony Gustafson
DeKalb, IL
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