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Sampling Fish on the Vermilion | 11 comments (11 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Studfish, or Klingon? (none / 0) (#5)
by guppygirl on Fri Oct 10, 2003 at 03:34:21 PM PST

A couple of things, first, the glowing fish comment was an attempt at a joke, fellow fishheads.

Secondly, a question, my male Red Velvet was indeed one of those late bloomers, and has recently started to actively try to mate. I've read that they usually become excellent breeders.

The problem is that he keeps killing the females with his pursuits. (Reminds me of a comment Warf made on a Star Trek NG episode about mating with a human.)

Does anyone have any ideas how I can maybe get him to be less arduous in his attempts?

I've already lost two beautiful females.

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give him (none / 0) (#6)
by parttimer on Fri Oct 10, 2003 at 05:22:55 PM PST

a six pack, a remote and tell him he can watch football all day. that was my attempt at a joke. the only thing that i know is more females and places to hide. the glow in the dark fish i know was a joke, but they are out there.

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Well, I'm partway there, parttimer... (none / 0) (#8)
by guppygirl on Sat Oct 11, 2003 at 11:01:21 AM PST

The tank does sit in front of the TV that my husband watches most.
So he maintains control of the remote, and mostly watches football on weekends. Go Bills!!!

We don't drink, and I don't know if he'll like beer, maybe some shaved chicken liver might suffice. (Steak for fish)

I could go down to a new pet store that opened, and check them out,(been dying to) and maybe get a few more "babes" for him.

Should have thought of the three B's, beer, 'ball, and babes.

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Collecting photos were posted today. (none / 0) (#9)
by unclescott on Wed Oct 29, 2003 at 03:42:22 AM PST

See

http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/heowchngang

Our photographer was a student from NIU. They are pretty good shots, especially considering considering that she was on the shore (nobody wanted to risk a digital camera in the water).

The shot of a bunch of people standing around in front of the seine is actually a bunch of us trying to "run" in a weaving pattern down stream as "beaters" chasing fish into the net. It worked surprisingly well.

Running in a current on algae covered rocks does not make for grace and coordination. One of the taller men went down. I was so glad he didn't break the wrist which he reflectively put out to break the fall.

The couple on the white shirts and matching waders were our hosts. Newly weds and fishheads!

Can you imagine collecting with your spouse? (I wish!)

Jeremy is with the Illinois Natural History Survey and in addition to all sorts of other things, was our score keeper. Bernadette is the same lady featured in the October TFH where she is with her pre-school class looking at a tank of natives.

I'm the not so svelte figure with the highly reflective head and cute (but very useful) little yellow bait bucket which could be carried quickly across the water to the holding buckets on shore, usually in the shade. (See the shot with the battery powered aerator.)

That bucket could also trail along behind a person on a rope. It didn't create so much pull that one would be dragged downstream across the state.

The NANFA collectors remind me of the increasingly international mix of often younger hobbyists on guppylog. That warms the heart of this old geezer. :)

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I saw the yellow bucket in one shot, I think.... (none / 0) (#10)
by guppygirl on Wed Oct 29, 2003 at 12:55:26 PM PST

And I think I saw a flash of scalp in another,
but someone's head was in the way.

P.S. Do you know of ANYONE who looks "svelt" in waders?????
;-)

Ease up on yourself, after all, it's the heart of the "old geezer" we care about here!!!
:-)

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As for who looks svelte in waders... (none / 0) (#11)
by unclescott on Wed Oct 29, 2003 at 04:12:45 PM PST

take a look at Bernadette, all 100 pounds of her. :)

Yeah, I'm old enough to be her dad.

At one stage of the day she was parked on a rock in a torrent, just quietly watching the darters and minnows interact, hide and forage for food. All the rest of us were still lumbering around the river.

Truly the marks of a student of what's going on in the River.
....
But there is little room for water to leak into my waders. ;)

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Sampling Fish on the Vermilion | 11 comments (11 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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