Wow-it seems amazing to me that the month of February has escaped me without posting an update on the trout. Forgive me!
We received a shipment of about 30 trout in January bringing our total count to around 50 until yesterday when we experienced a failure of one of the small pumps intended to help the water circulate from the bottom of the tank. The trout crew found about 10 dead trout yesterday. I attempted to clean out the pump and sponge. I was able to get it moving some water, but I fear we will need to replace the pump.
On a happier note, I have begun the planning process for our release! We are coordinating our release with Juniata High School's release which will make the day that much more fun! This week I plan to adopt some trout from the high school because they have too many for their aquarium to maintain good water quality so we are more than glad to help them out by taking some fish.
The students are eager for the spring rains because they remember in years past how much fun it is to feed the fish fresh earthworms.
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Greetings from the JHS Wildlife and Fishery Science Class!!! We look forward to helping with the trout release day and to updates on all of our trout. Members of the class will be bloggin periodically on our trout here at JHS. See you soon! -Ms. Glock
ReplyDeleteYou can check out pictures of our trout from their first day at the following website: http://www.jcsdk12.org/1741209189553870/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=56575
ReplyDeleteWell, my group has been tending to the fish for over a week now and we had some Nitrate problems and had to change out water. One fish jumped out of the tank and died :(* They are trained to nibble fingers now (not sure if thats good or bad but I think it's cute :D). Well that's about it for now ~Keetha, Chelsey, Trevor
ReplyDeleteWe had students last year that were trying to train the trout to jump through a bracelet. It never really worked. Our students love to let them nibble their fingers. We think it is a good thing! The trout love bright nail polish, pink especially. Hope all continues to go well with your tank tending details. Thanks for taking care of the trout! I can't wait to meet you.
ReplyDeleteMrs. Winey