RE: Free Publicity Service For Fish and Aquarium Shows and Events (fwd)

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

I can see you're definitely going to enjoy this auction, Erika.  We 
routinely have had to auction off:

        * Giant bags of neon gravel
        * hundreds of expired medications and water conditioners
        * boxes of junk from decades ago
        * and yes, giant homeless fish

By the end, we're combining the neon gravel with the giant homeless fish 
and throwing in a case of assorted medications in the same lot.

  - Erik

On Mon, 25 Mar 2002, Charter wrote:

> I was thinking the auctioneer could promote the two-foot pleco with a pitch 
> like "If you regret buying such a big plant at the last auction, then you 
> need THIS!"
> 
> Then at the next auction, someone could pitch the Bass-O-Matic.  "If you 
> regret buying such a big pleco, then you need THIS!"
> 
> That's what I call a "cane toad solution."
> 
> 
> At 10:39 AM 3/25/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> >Hey, there is a great idea.....bet that pleco would love a diet like that!!
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Charter [mailto:charter@charter-terminal.com]
> >Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 10:34 AM
> >To: gsas-board@thekrib.com
> >Subject: RE: Free Publicity Service For Fish and Aquarium Shows and
> >Events (fwd)
> >
> >
> >Auction!  Auction!
> >
> >Whoever bought those gigantic Anubias at the last plant auction probably
> >has room for a two-foot pleco...!  ;)
> >
> >
> >At 09:21 AM 3/25/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> > >   Good Morning,
> > >
> > >Can any of you suggest, to Rebecca, someone who might be interested in a
> > >pleco or two?  Please email or call her at the numbers below.
> > >
> > >Clay Hess
> > >GSAS President
> > >
> > >
> > >I have two plecostomus that need a larger home.  I have no room for a
> >larger
> > >aquarium.  Please help me to find them homes.  When I asked for algae
> >eaters
> > >at the pet shop and the sales clerk asked me how large my tank was it never
> > >occurred to me to ask how big the fish would get, and now that the fish are
> > >huge the place where I bought them will not take them back. They are now
> > >about 20 inches long (each fish) and are not happy in what now is a very
> > >small 55 gallon tank. There are other fish that are suffering from being
> >hit
> > >or smashed when they have their battles over space.  One is a regular
> > >plecostomus as far as I know, it has a black & gray pattern and bluish eyes
> > >the other I was told is a chocolate, it started out brown, but as it grew
> >it
> > >has become pinkish with hints of blue in it's fins as it swins.  They are
> > >beautiful fish .  I just do not have the room for them. Can you please help
> > >me find a good home for them?  What about this person who displayed
> > >plecostomus at the home show, Avis Mitchell ?  This person would know how
> >to
> > >care for them.
> > >Thank you very much for your time.
> > >Rebecca Houk
> > >rmhouk@qwest.com
> > >206 808-5286 work 830 am till 5p
> 

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Erik Olson
erik at thekrib dot com