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Mark asked me if I could come up with a similar poster idea to the one that Emma uses in the shop to illustrate how big Clown Loaches get. The idea was that it might be used on the new Community site and be downloadable so people could print it off and hassle their LFS's into displaying it.

It might be of value to the NCIAC project as well.
Let me know what you think. This is a small version. The original is around 3.2 Mp.



Martin.

Excellent. But sometimes it is not just the novice fishkeeper who needs this information bought to their attention - many unscrupulous shops and their staff could learn a thing or two from this.

Emma

True. We're sending you on a world tour with a bundle of posters tucked under your arm.

Resistance is futile.

Martin.

Dutch text:

Titel:

Clownbotia (Cromobotia macracanthus)

Text:

Wist u dat, Clownbotia's kunnen uitgroeien tot 30cm?
Dat lieve kleine Clowntje van 4cm in het wild zelfs 38cm kan worden.
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Clownbotia's zijn zeer sociale vissen en moeten gehouden worden in groepen.
Een minimale groep van 5 is aanbevolen, zodat de vissen zich veilig voelen.
De minimale aquarium grote voor een groep Clownbotia's is 300 liter.
Een groep volwassen Clownbotia's hebben minimaal een aquarium nodig van 180cm * 60cm *60cm, met hoge filtratie en stroming, regelmatige waterwissels.
Omdat Clownbotia's wel 40 jaar kunnen leven, is de verzorging van veel langere duur dan een hond bijvoorbeeld.
Deze poster is weergegeven voor u als extra informatie, deze winkel geeft om de gezondheid op lange termijn van deze vissen. Door onze klanten van goede informatie te voorzien hopen wij, dat hierdoor de vissen op de juiste manier van een goede verzorging kunnen genieten.
Vraag voor hulp en advies van de verkoper(s) als u clownbotia's wilt gaan verzorgen. Ze kunnen u adviseren voor juiste hulpmiddelen om te zorgen voor een goede aquarium inrichting en omstandigheden.

Very well done Mr. Thoene! you are getting older now yanno...

NICE Mark! International poster promotions. Very cool.

And thanks for including the NCIAC logo too, Martin! (sent that letter yet?????)
I posted it over there for their edification.

that's a very nice poster, Martin.

kudos, and stuff.

Well....Mark (in Delta) asked if I could convert it to a pdf, which I'm totally sure I could if my Adobe wasn't such a piece of crap and hasn't worked properly in ages. Whatever I try and save in any way shape or form just stalls out the program.

Anybody good with pdf conversion? I could send you the big jpg file, and you could mail the pdf back.

Then I must do a Dutch version.

Martin.

german i can't do but much members here can and germany being loache heaven compared to the netherlands i think a german version would be another thing on the to do list.

Martin Thoene wrote: Anybody good with pdf conversion? I could send you the big jpg file, and you could mail the pdf back.

Martin.

No problem to do this.

you need a Mac.
converts to pdf via the print dialogue - email me and I'll do it, no probs. High quality jpg or photoshop file, please.

fishstuff@blueyonder.co.uk

honestly. Macs is the bizniss.

I´m in! just give me a day or 2 please...

just indicated that in the "LOL=great" - posting, a few minutes ago...

at this point I would like to touch a delicate issue, a good Book has been republished after 25 years (I was buffeld how fast 25 years disappeared I bought the original that time... ) THe new one still claims clowns may be kept in 1m (3´) tank, and for Sid´s 60cm (2´) were sufficient. That book is used as a "bible" to many LFS-keepers and customers. It´s a great book, but I found those "details" disappointing... are you aware? Am I overreacting? I could mail a translation of the book-pagees, but I guess you know it allready anyway...

Wolfram

Thanks sophie, I already sent it to mikev.

Here's the Dutch version:



Please check it Mark J because it all had to go in by hand. No pasting possible. I might easily have spelt something wrong.

Martin.

Check your email.

wasserscheu wrote:I´m in! just give me a day or 2 please...

just indicated that in the "LOL=great" - posting, a few minutes ago...

at this point I would like to touch a delicate issue, a good Book has been republished after 25 years (I was buffeld how fast 25 years disappeared I bought the original that time... ) THe new one still claims clowns may be kept in 1m (3´) tank, and for Sid´s 60cm (2´) were sufficient. That book is used as a "bible" to many LFS-keepers and customers. It´s a great book, but I found those "details" disappointing... are you aware? Am I overreacting? I could mail a translation of the book-pagees, but I guess you know it allready anyway...

Wolfram

Which book might that be? I'm suprised actually that an old book gets republished without changes. Or maybe they missed those vital ones? In 25 years so much has changed in fishkeeping.

Martin.

shari2 wrote:Very well done Mr. Thoene! you are getting older now yanno...

Thank you kindly Mrs. Sanford All of my hair isn't grey though.

shari2 wrote:And thanks for including the NCIAC logo too, Martin! (sent that letter yet?????)
I posted it over there for their edification.

Errr....letter...... .....too busy doing posters Ms Pompoms

Thy will be done.

Martin.