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So , THinking of another Discus Challenge here at Simply...PLEASE READ!!
Hi all,
Those that have been here awhile will remember the several discus challenges we have had here over the years...When we started doing them I had envisioned a yearly thing, but that was not practical and a bit costly...So its been awhile since we have had one..
I'm kicking around an idea for one thats a bit different than we have had in the past.. In the past we gave out a group of fish in the 2" size range and followed these fish for a year to see who could raise the biggest and best . These fish were donated in the first contest from my own Hobby raised stock, and the second contest they came from Kenny and Forrest's stock.. These contests worked great but to do them well we need about 75-100 fish. That gives us enough for 8-10 hobbyists. Its a big commitment on the part of the suppliers...and then we have to ship the fish which makes it costly. The nice thing is all the stock comes from one place and can be compared to each other easier.
So here is what I am thinking....A Hobby breeder contest where in the breeder sets aside 20 fry to raise out... and we follow these for the year. WE could open it to all Hobbyists breeders around the world that way..... I suppose we could also include hobbyists in the local vicinity of the breeder that can get some of these fry to raise. There would be no imported fish though. ..just tank bred locallly... People would register to participate...and I would assign them a forum sub-board where they would give us updates on the fish development, foods being fed etc. Since we don't have the same starting point in size as we did in the first two contests...I would propose that we have a window of registration of 2 months... June and July... The fish would have to go free swimming in that window, documented by photos... we would then know the exact age of the fish and can follow that fish out for a full year from the registration date.
Breeding Discus is often pretty easy, the pair does the work... but to actually raise a group out for a year...that is a challenge and commitment... I think alot of people here could benefit by watching a contest like this, and I think it would also give people a clear cut picture of what works best in raising discus... often the topic of great disputes here.
So... my next question is, who here would be interested in a contest such as this? I don't have all the details worked out, but I may have a small registration fee for participating and would try to provide trophies, awards and prizes as we have done in the past.
All thoughts are welcome...This is the developmental stage and I really would like everyone's input.
What I really like about this idea is that it would literally be a world wide event... since we aren't shipping fish there are no constraints on who can enter.
thanks,
al
Those that have been here awhile will remember the several discus challenges we have had here over the years...When we started doing them I had envisioned a yearly thing, but that was not practical and a bit costly...So its been awhile since we have had one..
I'm kicking around an idea for one thats a bit different than we have had in the past.. In the past we gave out a group of fish in the 2" size range and followed these fish for a year to see who could raise the biggest and best . These fish were donated in the first contest from my own Hobby raised stock, and the second contest they came from Kenny and Forrest's stock.. These contests worked great but to do them well we need about 75-100 fish. That gives us enough for 8-10 hobbyists. Its a big commitment on the part of the suppliers...and then we have to ship the fish which makes it costly. The nice thing is all the stock comes from one place and can be compared to each other easier.
So here is what I am thinking....A Hobby breeder contest where in the breeder sets aside 20 fry to raise out... and we follow these for the year. WE could open it to all Hobbyists breeders around the world that way..... I suppose we could also include hobbyists in the local vicinity of the breeder that can get some of these fry to raise. There would be no imported fish though. ..just tank bred locallly... People would register to participate...and I would assign them a forum sub-board where they would give us updates on the fish development, foods being fed etc. Since we don't have the same starting point in size as we did in the first two contests...I would propose that we have a window of registration of 2 months... June and July... The fish would have to go free swimming in that window, documented by photos... we would then know the exact age of the fish and can follow that fish out for a full year from the registration date.
Breeding Discus is often pretty easy, the pair does the work... but to actually raise a group out for a year...that is a challenge and commitment... I think alot of people here could benefit by watching a contest like this, and I think it would also give people a clear cut picture of what works best in raising discus... often the topic of great disputes here.
So... my next question is, who here would be interested in a contest such as this? I don't have all the details worked out, but I may have a small registration fee for participating and would try to provide trophies, awards and prizes as we have done in the past.
All thoughts are welcome...This is the developmental stage and I really would like everyone's input.
What I really like about this idea is that it would literally be a world wide event... since we aren't shipping fish there are no constraints on who can enter.
thanks,
al
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