Cute! I was at Twin Lakes today and noticed a orange thing in the water. I thought it was garbage, until it started moving. Turns out it is a large comet goldfish that hangs out with the other fish of similar size, namely the bass. Loads of Japanese Trapdoor snails. I've had several snails in my aquarium for a month which only eat algae and muck, and I have none so I've feed them dried seaweed. I'll bring some to the next meeting and I would only like one or two per tank. They give live birth to huge snail babies and you can tell the difference between the girl and boy snails between the adults. Sometimes they "sleep" or occasionally shovel themselves into the substrate. They can survive outside in a pond provided it doesn't freeze solid. The snails are several years old by my guess. I was told they only live for a year, for a website said 2-3 years. I think these snails are at least that, and if they die at all, I didn't see any evidence of it in the lake. No snail shells anywhere, but lots of clam shells ins certain areas. I could also get some small mystery fish from the lake if anyone wants to start a native tank. There's Bluegill, Bass, Peacock fish and Perch. Today I tried to feed them krill which they ignored, but seemed interested in me and stared at me. I had an audience of several large bass, and apparently the goldfish was circling me, as I was told from the people on shore. I saw a VERY large crawdad which was the only thing that would eat the krill. Next time I will try worms. Susan On Sep 13, 2009, at 8:37 PM, meredith crichton wrote: > > Donna and Henry came across a turtle in Magnison park this evening > > Donna moved it to the side of the road > > she described it : > > shell: plain brown 8" long > > feet and head: dark green > > didn't bite her > > identification? > > Meredith > > _________________________________________________________________ > Bing brings you health info from trusted sources. > http://www.bing.com/search?q=pet+allergy&form=MHEINA&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TXT_MHEINA_Health_Health_PetAllergy_1x1 > _______________________________________________ > GSAS-Member mailing list > GSAS-Member@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member _______________________________________________ GSAS-Member mailing list GSAS-Member@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/gsas-member