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

[Steev Ward <steevward@yahoo.com>]

It is going to be open to all the members (if they read their email).
They're just eggs now, soon to hatch - you can put them in a bucket or jar ... 
or even
a refugium. Otherwise they will just end up as food for the other koi in the 
pond - so
anything is worth a try. It's like Sea-Monkeys only better!

Steev

--- Paul Wallace <pwallace@u.washington.edu> wrote:

> 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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