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Zazz Veteran user California 315 Posts |
I wanted to ask all of you who do an appearing fish routine how do you care for your 'appearing' fish the day of the show? The reason I am asking is because my daughter will be giving her first 'big' show soon for a City event in the park on 4th of July. Originally, she was supposed to do one show and she picked an earlier time slot so that 'Oscar' wouldn't be out in the heat of the day and could return home to his fish tank. Now, it looks like she will be possibly doing 2 shows that day.
Since it is in the park, it will be out in the open and almost guaranteed to be hot! Any suggestions for keeping the little guy cool and comfortable enough during the day to perform twice? The best I've come up with is a small ice chest we can carry around with a few blue ice and a travel container inside. But, I also have to worry about Oscar getting too cold also. Thanks for any suggestions! |
Zazz Veteran user California 315 Posts |
I have also a rubber stunt double for Oscar in the event that this trick and the heat of the day will be too dangerous for him.
P.S. The fish will appear inside a Square Circle after several silk have been produced. |
Bill Hegbli Eternal Order Fort Wayne, Indiana 22797 Posts |
Most of the time the fish are disposible, if you want to expose your daughter to that experience at this time in her life, then take a chance on the fish production.
Try going to the fishing section of a store like Wal-Mart or a real fishing store and look for a container to carry the fish in. Some are insolated! Remember, the fish need air when in a container, but that leaves spilling water a concern also. |
Ricardo_magician Regular user 101 Posts |
Hi as an experienced Fish keeper and assistant in an aquarium shop. The best was to keep oscar alive for that period of time is to get yourself a bucket and then go down to your local fishing tackle shop and purchase a battery operated airpump. (in which they use to keep fish alive while fishing) and then place an airstone into the bucket while running the battery operated airpump.
in my opinion I would not use a fish for magic. as it is very risking in producing a dead fish. Richard Mounsher |
Zazz Veteran user California 315 Posts |
We've already decided that we aren't going to produce Oscar at this event. It is just too hot here right now and, well, he isn't disposable. Our fish are named..and part of the family.
Now, we just have to come up with a "different" final production out of her square / circle. |
magic_man204 Veteran user north idaho 350 Posts |
Try a bunch of spring flowers that spring open bigger than the whole in the square circle and you will get great reactions!
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magic_man204 Veteran user north idaho 350 Posts |
Try a bunch of spring flowers that spring open bigger than the whole in the square circle and you will get great reactions!
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Zazz Veteran user California 315 Posts |
We found some red, white and blue mylar tassles. The kind you stick in a kids bike handle bars.
We put them at the bottom of the tube in a small jar so that it resembles a bouquet and when the tube is lifted off the tassles lift straight up, then fall to its side making itself look three times as wide as the tube. |
magicmanila New user Washington DC 88 Posts |
But then again you can use the rubber stunt double you mentioned.
PERFORM MAGIC AND NOT "PUZZLES" so the audience wont try to "figure out how its done".
KEEP THE MAGIC ALIVE!!! |
Autumn Morning Star Grammar Hostess Today, I corrected grammar in 1378 Posts |
Glad you are holding off on doing your fish production. Fish and reptiles are cold-blooded creatures and they can easily become over-heated at an outdoor event. Their bodies warm to the ambient temperature around them, even if you keep them in the shade. I work with cornsnakes in my show. Too much heat can be dangerous or easily fatal.
Ricardo_magician is clearly a fish-kinda-guy and has great ideas regarding the aeration pump system. I have one myself and they are not expensive and are very quiet. The ice chest idea is good and pre-chilling the load chambers with "blue ice" packs will help. Fish are really temperature sensitive and can "shock" unless the water they are placed in is the same temperature as the old. (That is why you "float" your newly bought fish bag in the aquarium before you release them.) You will also have to consider the total time exposure to heat: Load time, wait time, production/onstage time and return to "cool haven" (ice chest) time. Plus, if you are working on a sunny stage you are really taking a risk. Best wait until you are doing an indoor show in a controlled environment. PS: Glad your "named family fish" aren't "disposable" as wmhegbli suggested! Animals aren't props and most magicians realize this.
Wonder is very necessary in life. When we're little kids, we're filled with wonder for the world - it's fascinating and miraculous. A lot of people lose that. They become cynical and jaded, especially in modern day society. Magic renews that wonder.
Doug Henning |
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