[GSAS-Member] shubunkins rescue update - Wednesday

[haika@drizzle.com]

Thanks for the offer, Susan. I was mostly worried about the prettiest
shubunkins. My ex-neighbor will probably dump them into a brand new pond
without much cover. Forage will probably develop by the time they start
eating again in the spring....but I worry about herons etc <G>. Today I
found a home for the two nicest big shubunkins with a co-worker who has a
55 gallon tank waiting. Those are the two I would have kept if I had the
space. They look like Japanese/American shubunkins (long flowing tails).
There are two more that look like London shubunkins (comet-like tails...a
bit more expanded but not as much as Bristol shubunkins). And my
ex-neighbor will take all the rest on Friday if no one has come for them
by then. I'm keeping around 3 of the prettiest of the babies.  Wish I knew
more about how shubunkins develop! So many of these really look like
comets to me....white/orange comets. So I really don't know how many of
these are 'pure' shubunkin except for the biggest fish.

Betty Goetz

>Betty.
> I'd
> need to fill up the tank in the garage.
>
> Susan
>
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> Subject: [GSAS-Member] shubunkins rescue update - Monday
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> I stopped to take a look at the pond this morning and don't see any more
> fish in there. A few may still be lurking, and I'll keep checking, but I
> think a majority of them are rescued. Looks like close to 50 fish came out
> of that pond in total.
>
> 17 are small - around 1.5" and I'm holding them in a 10 gallon tank doing
> 50% daily water changes. The sponge filter in there won't be able to
> handle all that nitrogenous waste since I am feeding these little ones!!!!
> I can hold these till the next meeting....and bring in what I don't want
> to keep (probably at least 10-12 babies). And I'm keeping the prettiest
> ones (wink).
>
> The rest will go to my ex-neighbor on Friday unless other arrangements are
> made. I'd REALLY like to keep the big shubunkins but I have no room for
> such large fish (sigh). They are gorgeous! This isn't the time in my life
> to start setting up big Rubbermaid stock ponds which will just have to be
> moved when I find my new place (sigh).
>
> Betty Goetz
>
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