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