Trouties

As I sit here at my computer, I can't help but admire how well the students in the Trout in the Classroom are doing. My 'trouties', as I call them, come up once a week during their lunch to test the water quality of the tank, feed the fish, and to make quantitative observations about the trout. They have become completely independant! They no longer need me to help. They come up to my room, eat their lunch, and then begin testing the water quality, checking amonia, pH, and nitrate/nitrites levels. Some of my 'trouties' love changing the water and cleaning the filter. All have taken stewardship over the fish, and refer to them as their 'babies'. The fish have grown tremendously, now measuring over 2 cm. I can't wait until they are grown enough where we can return them to their natural environment. Until next time!