Re: [GSAS-Member] pond goldfish retrieval?? HELP!

[haika@drizzle.com]

The homeowner tells me these are Shubunkin goldfish. The ones I've seen
are mostly orange but I didn't see LOTS.

Betty Goetz

> Hi Betty:
>
> I can help you catch the fish, but I don't need any myself. I bet if you
> put
> FREE on Craig's List, you will have loads of replies.
>
> Susan
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com
> [mailto:gsas-member-bounces@thekrib.com] On Behalf Of haika@drizzle.com
> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 12:20 PM
> To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
> Subject: [GSAS-Member] pond goldfish retrieval?? HELP!
>
> One of my neighbors has a backyard pond and recently moved, and the
> house/property is just waiting to be bulldozed (probably in July 2007).
> They were unable to catch any of the goldfish in their pond. I've got
> water gear from work, but this is at least a two person operation. I
> offered to try to catch as many of the goldfish as I could. They drained
> as much of the water as they could the last day there were there, but we
> had severe weather after that date including snow/freezing etc. By now the
> pond has refilled with rainwater. If someone has any seine nets, this
> should be a quick operation and safer than if I tried this on my own. MOST
> of the waterlilies have been removed, but a check a couple days ago showed
> lots of vegetation that I can work on removing. My neighbors would like
> some of the goldfish, but there are probably 50 or so in there. I have
> permission from the developer to remove these fish. Anyone want to help me
> with this? I suppose the remaining fish could be auctioned off to benefit
> the club???? I bcc'd the neighbor for input on this....but I want to try
> to save these fish asap. My own goldfish are still outside in my mini-pond
> and are doing fine, so I'm sure these goldfish are still live in the pond.
>
> The property is in Bothell near Canyon Park on 39th Ave SE (land of the
> developer!)
>
> Betty Goetz
>
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