Re: [GSAS-board] Koi grow-out contest (3rd try)

[Paul Wallace <pwallace@u.washington.edu>]

Steev:

Can I start with and excessively large fry?

Are you opening this up to the members or just the board?

-Paul


On Wed, 16 Jul 2008, Steev Ward wrote:

> Koi grow-out contest
>
> All right Ladies and Gents, those of you with a competitive spirit and want a 
> new
> challenge -- how about a Koi grow-out contest??? Steev Ward has generously 
> offered the
> livestock for this contest -- Thanks a TON Steev!
>
> The parameters:
>
> -Start with "a bunch or so" of koi eggs or koi fry, your choice, obtainable 
> from Steev.
> Eggs are available now if you want a head start, and fry will be available at 
> the
> Picnic to anyone that wants to participate. You could even take just ONE egg 
> and see
> what happens! You can use a bowl, or jar to start -- or just throw them in 
> your water
> garden or Daphnia tub and see how that works.
>
> -Start feeding.
>
> -Grow said fish until October 14, 2008 -- our 2nd Tuesday General Meeting in 
> October.
>
> -Present your results at the meeting! Four possible ways to win (three for 
> grownups and
> one just for kids):
>
> Open classes:
> Biggest Fish -- biggest and healthiest looking fish wins
> Best Group -- judged on size, color, number in group, health, etc.
> Most Colorful Koi (sort of a luck of the draw on this one, but that's part of 
> the fun!)
>
> Junior class:
> Biggest Fish
>
> Note to Juniors: Your fish also qualify for the Best Group and Most Colorful 
> Koi should
> you choose to enter, but in these classes you will also be competing with the 
> grownups.
>
> Entrants in the junior class will be asked at the meeting if they would 
> present their
> fish themselves to the group and will be encouraged to say a little bit about 
> how they
> did it (although this is not required to win). Any and all kids even remotely 
> attached
> to the club are eligible (Jack, how about some of those grandkids??)
>
> After the contest you can turn the fish back in to Steev if you want, or add 
> them to
> your own collection, or sell them, or give them away as gifts, or find new 
> ways to
> frustrate the neighborhood raccoons with them. Just enjoy them; that is all 
> that is
> required.
>
> Happy growing!
>
>
>
>
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