Re: NANFA-- Before Plastic Bags

Jeffrey Fullerton (tcmajorr_at_westol.com)
Fri, 04 Aug 2000 17:52:10 -0400

EELReprah_at_aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 8/4/2000 3:34:20 PM, HOOVERJ_at_wes.army.mil writes:
>
> <<
>
> Before the advent of small plastic bags, how were fish commonly transported
>
> among aquarists ? >>
>
> When I was first keeping fish in 1942, I would get my fish from the fish
> store either in cardboard containers like Chinese food comes in

I remember these! Some pet shops still had these as recent as the late 60s. They
often used them for plants and small herps like Anoles and baby turtles.

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