Two new ones to round the year off.

This hasn't been fully 'thought' through' yet, but I wanted to give you all a bit of 'advance warning' - so here it is (the 'advance warning').

I must start off by stressing that we do not want any entries yet - this is merely a 'heads up' for you to get planning your entries.

As yet we have no prize donations, but I'm very hopeful this can be remedied before long.

So, here's the plan(s):

A couple of years back we ran a video competition which was quite well supported so I thought we might give this another shot (dreadful pun - sorry). Plus, you might recall a while back there was a suggestion for a competition to submit planted tank pictures? - Well, this is going to form ptII of the 'end-of-year' round.

When requested please forward your videos (fish, or fish related) to me and (separately please) your planted - no, let's make that 'furnished' tanks pictures, not everyone keeps planted tanks.

We'll close the video competition on December 16 (so that, all being well, we'll be able to announce the winner on Christmas Day) and the Furnished tank photo competition on December 26 (and - again hopefully - we'll be able to announce that winner on New Year's Day).

So, you'll have plenty of time to organise both your fishy videos and Furnished Tank photos.

We'll leave this open for questions until the entries are requested but please - no entries until requested, for now this should be just regarded as 'advanced warning'.

Any questions, please ask away.

John

ps I would prefer it if video entries are sent to me (but not yet) as youtube URLs - it makes it a lot easier for yours truly.

pit wrote:

Sorry, maybe i don't understand, but is it for everybody? I'm asking becouse some people have black water, malawi or marine tanks too. How to compare them?

You're right - of course, but it must be considered that these competitions are 'for fun' first and foremost and run for the benefit of regular contributing members, it's not a National competition.

If we start making individual categories the whole thing could turn into a nightmare.

So, when requested, please send in whatever 'Furnished' tank picture you might choose - be it planted, rocky, full of moor root, or whatever - the choice is your's. But, please, enter something - it's pretty disconcerting to try to run these competitions and only receive a few entries, it's small wonder that it's becoming ever more difficult to get prize donations when the would-be donors see them so poorly supported.

John