Daily Archives: December 11, 2013

Family Christmas Tradition

My family has a Christmas tradition. Every year we buy a christmas book. We write the year and how old we are in the book. For example, the one we bought last year is called Olivia Claus. I was 8 years old, my brother Cade was 12 years old, and my sister Taylor was 14 years old. Do  you have a family tradition? Tell me what it is. I would like to her all about it!

Fry and Parr

Fry and Parr are cool.  Do you want to learn about fry and parr? Fry are twice the size of alevin. When the yolk sac is all used up, the bottom of the fry is silver. They are about 3-4 cm.  They have teeth, scales and fins. If they develop black marks they are called parr. These help to camouflage them. They swim away from the redd to find food.  They eat insects, plankton, and fish eggs.  Birds and large fish eat fry and parr.  Fry and parr use their swim bladder for the first time to move in the water.  2, 4, 6, 8, who do we appreciate?  Fry and parr!