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jeff
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In the last 3 years, I have spent a great deal of time here helping, learning, and exchanging ideas that hopefully have benifited not only my caudates, but possibly hundreds of others and those who care for them. I have seen just about everything, and my last breeding run have left me with a strong sense that amphibians are not doomed, and in fact, if we can take some advice from england, we may be in much better shape then I once previously thought. I had one newt who had all arms, legs, and tail eaten, and is now doing great. My last wildlife project over in the outskirts of redmond has proven that we as humans can make habatats that work, and in this case by accident, that one man made pond less then 7 years old, yeilded thousands of salamander larvae that I have thankfully been able to report that all samples have proven healthy and strong.
My collection has become small, the t.marms, p.waltl and wildtype axolotls are what remains. I am happy with them all and hope to have babies sometime this fall.
I have taken a job working with fish(I know, what a drag huh?) and mainly marine systems. Its a whole new ballgame, but I see that with a little salt and lighting, things I have only dreamed of are now residing in my room, some yet un-identified, but all grown out from sizes so small, I have yet to count it all. yes, I have been developing 2 reef systems and now there is no going back. My newest addition, a little banded eel, has been amazing me with abilities I thought only salmon possesed(jumping in and out of a overflow grate half full). I have crabs, sponges, hard and soft corals, bubble algeas, shimp, clams, and about 10 other unknowns that I can only find with a flashlight.
I have 8.2 gallon japanese tank that have a gravel bed and floss filter in the hood, that has become a maintence free newt tank with plants wood and the like, that has truly caught the attention of freshwater hobbiests all over, it is my hope to develop this system, and my newly developed induction heated outdoor winter salamander setup into products that will benefit us all, and will consider giving out the diagrams for both for free in hopes we can all use these methods for are own good.
Needless to say, I will be in touch, but rest assured I have seen that many new members have doen thier homework and I have no fear that all will be well and better as the months pass. I am sorry if I sounded cross John, about my picture in the calender, I just had no idea the res was so low. I have better and more amazing shots for next year, so don't count me out.
I want to thank Jen, Mark, Tim, Joe S, Micheal Shrom, Pin-Pin(all the newts survived and are thriving, dispite my medical work
Paris(yes yes money is on the way)and the rest for all your work and time in developing a truly amazing resource, one that has proved invaluable to not only me, but hundreds if not thousands of others.
Keep up the good work, and always remember you get what you put in, and knowledge is truly power.
Jeff
Jeffnewt@mail.com
My collection has become small, the t.marms, p.waltl and wildtype axolotls are what remains. I am happy with them all and hope to have babies sometime this fall.
I have taken a job working with fish(I know, what a drag huh?) and mainly marine systems. Its a whole new ballgame, but I see that with a little salt and lighting, things I have only dreamed of are now residing in my room, some yet un-identified, but all grown out from sizes so small, I have yet to count it all. yes, I have been developing 2 reef systems and now there is no going back. My newest addition, a little banded eel, has been amazing me with abilities I thought only salmon possesed(jumping in and out of a overflow grate half full). I have crabs, sponges, hard and soft corals, bubble algeas, shimp, clams, and about 10 other unknowns that I can only find with a flashlight.
I have 8.2 gallon japanese tank that have a gravel bed and floss filter in the hood, that has become a maintence free newt tank with plants wood and the like, that has truly caught the attention of freshwater hobbiests all over, it is my hope to develop this system, and my newly developed induction heated outdoor winter salamander setup into products that will benefit us all, and will consider giving out the diagrams for both for free in hopes we can all use these methods for are own good.
Needless to say, I will be in touch, but rest assured I have seen that many new members have doen thier homework and I have no fear that all will be well and better as the months pass. I am sorry if I sounded cross John, about my picture in the calender, I just had no idea the res was so low. I have better and more amazing shots for next year, so don't count me out.
I want to thank Jen, Mark, Tim, Joe S, Micheal Shrom, Pin-Pin(all the newts survived and are thriving, dispite my medical work
Keep up the good work, and always remember you get what you put in, and knowledge is truly power.
Jeff
Jeffnewt@mail.com