TROUT UPDATE 4

Subj: escape from NY
Date: 12/11/98
To: EZHIFI, jstoliar, apstoliar, Reefdoctor@webtv.com

IS 318: TROUT UPDATE #4

Welcome to the I.S. 318 trout update. This is your eighth grade TV star Christian Diaz Jr., and his sidekick Vas. Recently we have added screens on the filter tubes so that when we release them into the big tank, they will not get sucked into the filtration system. Mr. Arezzo increased the current of the tank to keep the water better filtered. We also added a ruler into the compartment to measure the trout. The ruler shows up well on the trout-cam and anyone is now able to measure the fish when they visit. The trout are relatively larger than the last report. They are 20-25 mm long. Our trout are also eating all the food we place in the tank for them. The trout are very active and come to the surface for their food. We also made a trout schedule and everyone who is involved in the program takes turns feeding the trout, three times a day.
Since the trout hatched only 47 trout have died. What has puzzled us is the fact that more than 30 trout have escaped into the main tank through a small opening in the screen of the hatchery. The trout in the hatchery have been move into the medium compartment ahead of schedule to prevent further break-outs and to give the fish more space (students decided that with so few passing on the hatchery was a bit tight). The fish in the main compartment are difficult to catch and for now they seem to be eating and doing well. It may make an for interesting comparison study.

Today the students from PS 250 were able to see the tank for the first time.

We hope to have a new homepage up and running by the new year.

Hope you are enjoying the mild temperatures outside the Trout Tank System,
~the crew