Trout in the Classroom 2016

[woody 184]

Larry as always your an innovator and a class act. Definitely keep us all updated. So question for you is your program fully funded, if not is there anything that you need to keep this afloat or money to help with any other costs. Let me know... Insanely cool brother.. Dale

[Sk8man]

I think the hatching rate is really excellent as I believe it ranges something like 40-60 percent in nature.

[shorething]

Very cool idea, kids must like taking care of them . Outstanding hatch rate !

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[henrybud]

The alevins have mostly consumed their attached egg sacs and are swimming freely around.  About 1/2 the fry have left the basket and are swimming in the aquarium.  The kids are adding gravel a handful at a time a couple times a day so the fish don't get shocked.

I'm amazed at just how fast and agile they are after only a couple of weeks.  

We have 2 very large aquariums that we will begin pumping  water into with a 2-way hose outlet coming off our chiller.  We will add another pump as well to create an artificial current.  

 

This next stage of development has been interesting and only 3 or 4 died before consuming their egg sac.  Interestingly there is one little fella that seems to have a very curved body but he is quick.

 

We are waiting to see the growth difference between those who left the hatching basket early to swim freely in the harsher turbulent water of the open aquarium vs the fish that are 'chillin' in the egg basket still.

Larry

[Dublin Up]

Very cool!

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[greenboatluke]

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