Unless you have proprietary reasons that prevent sharing, I would be
interested in seeing the PowerPoint presentation. Can you shoot me a copy?
TIA
Steven A. Ellis
Kennesaw, GA
At 09:07 AM 2/27/02 -0600, you wrote:
>My "outline" is really a 29 slide powerpoint presentation. In order of
>topic covered, the presentation includes:
>
>- Why native fish?
>- Tank selection (overall size, depth vs surface area)
>- Water (tap vs natural sources)
>- Pumps and filters
>- Substrates (I encourage using local gravel from around here rather than
>purchased aquarium gravel)
>- Lighting (types, amounts)
>- Plants (local native species, hints relative to substrate and lighting)
>- Temperature issues
>- Feeding native fish
>- Some appropriate aquarium species found in north central Texas (I divided
>this up into "Smaller fishes that stay small", "Medium sized fish", and "Too
>big fish")
>- Some appropriate invertebrate species found in NC Texas (includes insects,
>crustaceans, and mollusks)
>- Collecting native fish and invertebrates (included despriptions and
>examples of seines, dipnets, castnets, etc., transporting your catch, and a
>heavy dose of getting to know the aquatic system that you are trying to
>simulate)
>- Collecting regulations and ethics (stressing licenses, conservation, and
>not releasing captives - including exotics - into the natural system)
>
>- Not included in the powerpoint but discussed in the program was a variety
>of the available reference materials including field guides and websites.
>
>Obviously, 2 hours isn't enough time to go in depth into any particular
>topic so some were just briefly covered.
>
>Rob Denkhaus
>Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Gordon James
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 5:20 AM
>> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
>> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Native fish program
>>
>>
>> DO you have an outline of what you did?
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Denkhaus, Robert <DenkhaR_at_Ci.Fort-Worth.TX.US>
>> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 11:43 PM
>> Subject: NANFA-- Native fish program
>>
>>
>> > I offered a "native aquaria" program which described how to set up a
>> native
>> > fish aquarium and discussed topics such as local species,
>> conservation,
>> > collecting methods and ethics, etc. this past weekend
>> (Sunday afternoon).
>> > Despite competing with 80 degree temperatures and the
>> desire to simply be
>> > outside, I managed to attract 5 very interested folks and a
>> few mildly
>> > interested ones. The 5 comprised 2 families (a couple and
>> a father with
>> his
>> > two sons) and they left psyched up about collecting and
>> keeping native
>> fish
>> > for fun and education. After 2 hours of discussing the
>> hows and whys of
>> > native fish keeping, we examined the nature center's 100
>> gallon Trinity
>> > River community tank (longear sunfish, warmouth, black
>> crappie, bluegill,
>> > carp, black bullhead, golden shiner & a number of native plants) and
>> > everyone was jazzed! They left carrying extra copies of
>> the current AC
>> > (Thanks, Chris!) and extra copies of the NANFA membership form!!!
>> > Hopefully, we will have a couple new members from the Fort
>> Worth area!!
>> >
>> > Rob Denkhaus
>> > Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
>> >
>> >
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