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Show 2 Tsday Aityy) tMh c;uii 1&37 Syracuse starting work on storm drain ANIMAL ATTRACTIONS Aggressive fish get special tank, care one mile of storm drain that hat been on the master rlan for several years. The dram will run along 1000 Wei from Anielore Drive to 200 Souih then turn west to IJoO West, The project increased in', priority wuh the construction of the Smith' grocery More. "The pipe needs to go in . around the More so they can install curb and gutter, said. Mike City Administrator . Moyes. J 'AYSVIllL - Blake .... X- . human and Michelle hooper have avcJ the livec tf iheir fch many ume in the rai Before ihey yt a larger lank with a IiJ. ihc fih would jump out, lonJing on the floor. " , . . f , , 1; fv j; . . ; ; Ihc fish were quukly wimped up and rejuvenated when Whitman or Cooper cwtvhed them back and forth in the tank. The Kacville reviJcnu have two orange anj block tiger (Kar fuh. named Hcrt and Lmie. Ihe livh ctarted off about an inch long; a year later they're now 8 inches and can grow to a foot in length. (Heart are very aggressive fish by nature, and very colorful with tiger stripes and purple In descent Hns. Ihey'rc also one of the most intelligent fresh-watfish, says Cooper. They can tell the difference between their owner and some one else,' says W hitman. "The Jack Dempseys you can pretty much pet. but these Oscars don't like to be touched." The Jack Dempseys named Jewel and Sapphire are two other very aggressive fish that shore a tank with the Oscars. They are n black striped with polka dots and bluish green fins. The fins get brighter when they're feeling hostile. "They're really temperamental." says Cooper. "That's why all the plants are floating." says Whitman. "They like to redecorate," Copper adds with a laugh. "They're very moody," Whitman says. "They can be nice one day and mean the next, so every day is different." Whitman says he's aware of other Oscars that bite people, but says that Bert and Ernie have never bitten them. Bert and Ernie are either fighting or trying to mate - the characteristics of behavior are the same, so it's hard to tell. Whitman says. "If they mate it'd be nice. It's kind of a luck thing," says Whitman. "I studied up on them quite a bit." Mating Oscars is a very difficult thing, since there's no way jp. .tell the. males, from the females and the behavior of competing males is the same as a mating pair. If they do mate, the value of the fish go up. The Oscars lock jaws, shake, and bite rocks, taking gravel up and spitting it out at each other. They tend to bully each other into comers, a test of strength. One of the main reasons to The job was awarJcd to Counterpoint Construction of lay ton wuh a bid of S2I6.9R2.C This I the first project the company has done for the cily. "We have checked their reference and they teem very reputable," said Moyes, The majority of fund for construction come from er study everything about Oscars before getting one is to keep accidents from happening, says Whitman. He owned eight other Oscars which met with untimely accidents. Whitman used to keep a fresh-watpiranha in a separate 2.5 gallon tank. Jewel used to share a tank with the other Oscars. Its best to read up everything about their care and the environer ment they need before experimenting with owning the fish, says Whitman. For instance, you Os- car with a North American Oscar or theyll kill each other, so its best to know what youre doing before you begin. Whitman recommends doing the research first on the specific type of fish you are getting. Different types have slightly different care or environ- - im- -' pact fees. The project i scheJ-- uled for completion by the end of October. ', Company Announce$ NEW OZONE Friendly Air Conditioner Vv ioei T 1 M PUJLCONlVOSanawO&anwv blue-gree- cant mix a South American Construc- tion U scheduled to begin on Pivsmtzu fc'qi'VJtrf - SYRACUSE Two colorful Oscars thrive on live dinners QDtVICVI mrn Ae ffs Two large Oscars owned by Blake Whitman and Michelle Cooper of Kaysville share a large tank with two smaller Jack Dempseys. Both varieties of fish are aggressive. COLORFUL TANK: ment needs. When they were smaller, Bert would jump up to get the feeder fish, and land on the floor. Ernie would just jump out of the tank for the fun of it. They put a lid on tank and shortly their tank sysafter got the tem the fish are now in. The tank filters 170 gallons of r, water per hour, with a Whitman, "is theyll eat until bio-filte- bio-whe- and under-grav- fil- el tration. An algae eater fish, about 6 inches long, has gotten bigger doing his job. and can grow up to 18 inches. A has chemicals that take the ammonia out of the water. Oscars can cost from S3 if small, to $30, if full grown. If you get them when theyre tiny, their odds of survival are less, unless you really know what youre doing. Once off to a good start and with proper care, they will live 10 to 15 years. bio-whe- el The Jack Dempseys were about $6 each when they were 2 inches. The tank will run about $100, but its everything you put in the tank that all adds up. A separate tank for feeder fish is needed, an under-gravsystem runs about $50. Filters with carbon will run $60 to $70. A heater el runs about $30. Whitman even refinished a wood coffee table to hold the fish tank. They do a 25 percent water change every one to two weeks and keep the temperature at 76 to 80 degrees. They like the warmth, says Whitman. Bert and Ernie will grow to about 10 inches in this tank. If Whitman and Cooper upgrade to a tank, the fish can grow to a foot in length. They used to grind up cows heart in a blender to feed the fish, a tip they got from a breeder. Its sold sliced like liver at a meat counter. The once-a-wetreat did make them grow faster. Now theyre on a diet of live feeder fish, all except Sapphire, whom 120-gall- ek they die...they gorge themselves, they're gluttons, he says, so you have to know when to stop feeding them. Oscars will He says eat a crayfish and spit out the shells. They can eat brine shrimp and snails also. Even though they eat live feeder fish, they wont eat their young, and know the difference between dinner' and their offspring. Whitman and Cooper had a hard time trying to find compatible fish to go in the same tank with the Oscars. They had a few fish funerals due to experimentation. The Oscars would gnaw up other fish just enough to maim them for life. Jewel and Sapphire, the Jack Dempseys, seem very compatible in the same tank because of their aggressiveness. They get along pretty good-now- ," says Cooper. They always nip at each other, though, says Whitman. They stand up to one another," says Cooper. Whitman and Cooper did have to keep the Jack Dempseys in a separate tank until they were big enough to put in the same tank with the Oscars. They seem to be protective of each other. "If Jewel beats up on Sapphire, the Oscars beat up on Jewel, says Whitman. Owning Oscars is "something I wanted to do since I was little, says Whitman. His childhood friends dad had Oscars and he though watching them eat live fish was cool. Theyre very aware of peoples environment outside the full-gro- What Newton would have done had there been a Kinko's nearby. Iiinko's 933 N. Main 543-43- Layton, UT Fax 0 wondrous color presentations and hate them mounted or bound into booklets. And he could have done it all at Kinkos. Consider Kinkos your mobile cce the next time you're away from home. We're closer than you think. To learn more, visit our Web site at hup: to find out wwwkmkos.com or call more about how Kinkos may be able to help you. 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He's always the first one to more as the fish grow larger, giv- come up to me," says Whitman. ing them the ability to see 360 As he sat by the tank, Ernie degrees around them. quickly swam up to his face. He When Whitman and Cooper followed Whitman's finger motion, swimming wherever it went on vacation and Whitman's mother fed the fish, the fish acted moved. Whitman and Cooper dont leery. Whitman says if different hands are in the tank, they can recommend the fish for very pick out their owners hand. They small children. The new way to office: For the location IlmaoMMINM says Whitman. they got almost full grown and aquarium," was raised on pellets alone. "Theyre aware of whats around When the fish were smaller, they them. I watch them and they were fed earthworms and blood watch me...Theyre not mindworms, and a few Lucky Charms less." The Oscars eyes bulge out cereals, dropped in by nephews. "They ate them," says Cooper. "Theyll stuff five or six goldfish in their mouths at one time." 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