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Re: NFC: adopt-a-tank opp

Sajjad,
           The pump and well conditioned sponge will be sent out to you
this weekend.
  The adopt-a-tank program also has a number of slides.
   Please let Tony or myself know if you can use them in your
presentation.
Regards,
Ray

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	I'll be presenting to the children at the Barrington Montessori
School on Oct 2nd. Their teacher has announced in the school newsleter
that the Native Fish Conservacy will be setting up a native fish tank in
their classroom. I plan to bring the tank and some tank water to start up
the tank along with a sponge filter and plastic plants (crayfish would
tear up any other plants). I'll probably toss in a few snails for
something to look at.

	After the tank is setup, I'll explain to the kids that the tank
has to settle for a week before fish can be added. I'll talk about
responsibility of taking care of fish, water changes etc. Probably will
find a way to talk about native fish and the NFC. And, I'll take some
photos.

	After a week, I'll go there and add some rosy-reds and regular
fathead minnows and a crayfish if I can get one. If I can't find a
crayfish, I'll throw in some hornwort and java-moss.

	Any other suggestions? 

	Could the folks who generously donated the fish food and the
sponge filter/pump, please ship them to me? My address is: 
Sajjad Lateef, 460 N. Wilke Apt 104, Palatine, IL, 60067-4171. 
Thank you. 


Sajjad

On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, robert a rice wrote:

> Take pictures guys and we can put up  an AAT in action page on the
> sight...
> 
> 
> On Tue, 5 Sep 2000 22:01:09 -0500 (CDT) Sajjad Lateef <sajjad at acm_org>
> writes:
> > 
> >         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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> 
> Robert Rice
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