2011-2012 Eggs are Here

Our trout eggs for the 2011-2012 year are in the tank!  I met Don Thompson at Sportsman's Warehouse in Lexington on Friday, September 23rd.  I drove them back to Independence and then, as a class, we made sure that the water temperature the eggs were in matched the water temperature in the tank by slowly adding tank water to the bag of eggs.  The eggs should be hatching this week!

Trout Team will be beginning in October this year.  To be on Trout Team you need to be in 5th grade and be willing to give up about 5 minutes of your morning time each day, as well as about an hour every other week to help clean the tank and change the water.  The days that you will need to stay after school will be on a rotating basis so that more students will be available.  More details about an application will soon follow.

What are you excited to learn about the trout this year??

THE FISH ARE IN DANGER!!!!

We have been on Spring Break for a week and the levels have gone up. That means the fish could be in danger. The results are pH 7.6, Nitrite 0ppm, Nitrate 0ppm, Ammonia 0.25ppm, and the temprature is 51.2F.We will have to change the water next week. It will be very FUN!! The whole team is excited to change the water.Have a good day. April 22, 2011.

Trout Meets a New Friend

The Trout met baby chicks on March 28th.They were so happy to have a new friend. The ph got darker than 7.6 so we did high  range  and got 7.4 . We cant wait to change the water but, we cant this week becuase its sping break. So Ms. Hendrickson is going to do it but we ar going to do after sping break. The are geting fater and fater ever week.bye!!!!! =)

Results for the Trout

Hello, we are the trout team reporting the results for today, March 28, 2011. The pH level is 7.2, tempature 51.5 degrees F, nitrite 0ppm, nitrate 0ppm, and ammonia 0.25 ppm. The trout were very calm and not jumpy. It is surprising that the fish were calm because they are usally very exctied and jumpy every day.

Electricity SHOCK!

Hello, this is the Trout Team, Rebecca,  Destiny, and Payton. On Wednesday the 23rd, the power went out because of the weather! It would take hours for the power to get back on! We needed the water to filter and try to clean the tank. If the power didn't come on, soon the water would be warm and the fish could die.Luckly the power came back on and none of the fish died. We are going to change the water and test the water after school. Bye see you next week.:)

The Results For Today

Hello, this is the trout team and we have just tested the water and here are the results. The temp. 50.1 degrees F, pH 7.6, nitrites 0ppm, nitrates 0ppm, ammonia 0.25 ppm. Welcome back Rebecca! Another fish has died today. That makes two from when we have started taking care of the fish. That is very sad but we still have alot of fish to take care of. That is all for today. Have a nice day!!!

Food 2

We just began feeding our trout the food from the second bag marked 2.  I wonder if it will help our trout grow even more.  At this time, they're about two inches long.  We picked some up and touched them today and noticed that they feel really slimy.  We decided that was to help protect them in some way, bt we need to research more on what the exact function is.

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