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Post by Stellar on Nov 12, 2013 9:46:55 GMT -5
That IS AWESOME!!! Now...... If I can only find out how to get on "santa Les' " nice list
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Post by lesfromlakeshore on Nov 12, 2013 16:16:40 GMT -5
Tomorrow is another delivery day. Get ready for some gasps and possibly a few screams as I will be dropping off some live California Black Worms for the fish to enjoy. You will receive a small container, just open and dump them directly into the tank. Just like the centipede last week they are live food to keep the fish healthy. And of coarse there will be other surprises in the box. I will drop off the box sometime between 9.30 and 10.30
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Post by Ms. Walker on Nov 12, 2013 19:38:38 GMT -5
1000 views! Cool!
Today the students noticed one of the Black Emperor Tetras behaving oddly. It's body orientation is almost vertical (tail down head up) and it is sort of jigging up and down. Looks to me like a fish on it's way out, but then, I am no expert. They say that part of its fin is missing, but I can't really confirm that. What should we do? Should we remove the fish to a separate tank to avoid the spread of possible disease?
Other than that, the rest of the fish and the plants all look fine.
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Post by lesfromlakeshore on Nov 12, 2013 21:19:55 GMT -5
I think it will be dead when you return in the morning and should be removed. These things happen from time to time.
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Post by gabor129 on Nov 12, 2013 21:49:53 GMT -5
Too bad for the fish, however that is the way of this hobby, there are some losses to be expected!
Make sure you take pictures of the students when they see the black worms!
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Post by lesfromlakeshore on Nov 13, 2013 11:53:29 GMT -5
I dropped off some California " black worms " along with 2 more Black Emperor Tetra's and 6 White Clouds. Cannot wait to here how the students reacted to the worms. I also had an opportunity to see the tank for myself and I must say I am very very impressed by it. Ms. Walker, her aqua-tech's and the rest of the students are doing an awesome job. The fish looked in outstanding shape and the tank is very pleasing to look at. There is also something else I noticed as soon as I laid eyes on the tank...It's around 30 gallons not 20 like we had thought, so that means fish delivery day's will continue longer then I thought. I applaud the work the class is doing.....
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Post by Admin on Nov 13, 2013 12:52:49 GMT -5
Great to hear
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Post by Ms. Walker on Nov 13, 2013 12:55:25 GMT -5
We are so glad you finally got to see the tank, and hey, it's 30 gallons? That's good to know. The students loved the new fish. And the worms? They went bonkers!!!! You can see them all piled up trying to get a look. Luckily only half my class is present as the grade 8's have gone to camp. We also caught a spider on the wall and threw it into the tank too. My blood-thirsty students love watching those prey be devoured! Les, when you eventually come to meet us, bring some live food and you'll see how crazy they (the fish AND the students) go for yourself!
After lunch today, a team of students is going to start work on the bulletin board that goes with the tank. I'd like to look into raising black worms now too. Red wigglers are good, but kind of on the big side for those tiny fish mouths - unless you can find some baby ones in the composter.
Can't add photos from school. Will update at home.
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Post by Stellar on Nov 13, 2013 13:13:57 GMT -5
Raising the blackworms will definitely be a great project! a challenging one, but a great one none the less. Im so glad that Everyone is enjoying this so much!
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Post by Admin on Nov 13, 2013 13:30:37 GMT -5
That is an awesome idea to raise black worms
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Post by gabor129 on Nov 13, 2013 16:33:35 GMT -5
30 gal even better! Lots more room! As for the worms, I think it would be better to start out with something easier, like white worms.... Just a thought, however black worms are a bit more challenging!
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Post by Ms. Walker on Nov 13, 2013 17:08:14 GMT -5
Adding the new fish... Release the worms! Fish tank journal... They even made a tribute to our "fallen fish".
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Post by Ms. Walker on Nov 13, 2013 17:13:37 GMT -5
This afternoon one of our Aqua-techs did a paper plan of how she wants the bulletin board to look. She started with a memorial to the dead Black Emperor Tetra as you can see in the above post. The kids were upset to find that it had died, but that's part of the learning process.
I'm going to cruise YouTube tonight in search of information about raising white worms and black worms. Just curious at this stage. I have no clue about either of these. But we do have Red Wigglers in our classroom which munch up all of our fruit and veggie scraps and turn it into "black gold". We then collect the compost from time to time and our potted plants are very happy to have it.
So much learning going on!
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Post by Ms. Walker on Nov 13, 2013 19:14:35 GMT -5
Okay, just from checking online, it does seem that white worms would be easier to try. Students, what do you think about this video? Not sure what our local experts will say, but it will probably be something like this. Who among you would not be "grossed out" and could handle raising white worms? Watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhWPNhI8iiUBut then, there's always our red wigglers. Fish seem to like them too. Watch this: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK-oFDUcmLo
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Post by lesfromlakeshore on Nov 13, 2013 19:40:59 GMT -5
Those are awesome video's and I'm sure the students will get a kick out of them. lol BTW , did the cory's go crazy over the black worms ?
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