Loachie's competition page

Hi and welcome to my competition page! I have a word puzzle for you in the form of a poem. From each line you take one letter from the word using the rest of the line as a clue. When you have all the letters they will spell out a phrase. When you have the phrase, PM it to me (Loachie) on the forum. You have to do this by midnight on 28th February. I'll then choose a winner at random. Confused? Check out the example to the right of the puzzle. If you are still confused, drop me an email to loachie@aquatic-hobbyist.com and I'll help you out. I have some rules, which you can view here. The prize for this contest will be a box of goodies provided by our sponsor, Seachem Laboratories. The products provided will be tailored to the type of fishkeeping you do (freshwater, planted, marine). I'm sure you join me in thanking Seachem for their participation.
And here is the actual puzzle. Good luck! My first is in minnow but not in white My second's in rainbow and also in light My third is in loach and also in pack My fourth is oscar but not in attack My fifth is in danio and also in loon My sixth's in gourami but not in moon My seventh is in endler but not in bright My eighth is in cory but not in sight My ninth's in apisto but not in few My tenth's in piranha and also in chew My eleventh is in tetra and also in pail My twelfth is in guppy but not in tail My thirteenth's in mosquito but not in look My fourteenth's in severum, also in spook My fifteenth's in betta but not in shy My sixteenth's in molly but not in fry My seventeenth's in tiger barb, not in fin My eighteenth's in killi and also in thin My nineteenth's in bristlenose, not in peep My twentieth's in pleco and also in deep My twenty-first's in kuhli but not in flake My twenty-second's in mbuna but not in lake My twenty-third's in convict but not in rip My twenty-fourth's in serpae but not in nip My twenty-fifth's in hatchet and also in pairs My whole is an omnivore, guarding what's theirs	Example My first is in substrate but not in sand My second is in glove but not in hand My third is in water but not in well My fourth is in dither but not in pell-mell My fifth is in watt but not in light My sixth's in ammonia but not in nitrite My seventh's in fountain but not in pond My eighth is in chlorine but not in bond My ninth is in gravel but not in steep My tenth is in surface but not in deep My eleventh is in ich but not in spot My twelfth is in heater but not in hot My thirteenth's in plant and also in green My fourteenth's in nitrate but not in clean My fifteenth's in shrimp but not in krill My sixteenth's in bucket but not in spill My seventeenth's in scissors but not in knife My whole is a latin fish larger than life Solution: BOTIA MACRACANTHUS
The solution to the puzzle must be sent via Private Message (PM) on the forum to "Loachie" , date/time stamped before midnight on February 28, 2005 regardless of time zone. Late entries will not be considered. You must be a member of Aquatic-Hobbyist.com to enter and win. Administrators of AH and their families are ineligible. If you are under 18 years of age, the prize must be sent to a parent or guardian. Prizes will be shipped at the discretion of Seachem Laboratories. Aquatic-Hobbyist.com is not responsible for the failure or tardiness of prizes. AH is not responsible for defective prizes. Aquatic-Hobbyist.com does not warrant or guarantee any product provided as a prize for this contest. It is the winner's responsibility to determine the suitability of each product for their own fish and to use each product correctly. AH is not responsible for any loss or damage. Additions or deletions to these rules may be made at the discretion of AH, and may be enacted at any time. All prizes are non-transferable. No cash substitution of prizes allowed. In the event that a winner chooses not to accept a prize, he or she forfeits all claim. AH then has the right, at its discretion, to award that prize to a contest runner-up or to donate the prize to an animal-based charitable organization. The decision of AH is final and no correspondence will be entered into. Winners will be notified by a posting on the AH forum. Only one winner per contest will be allowed.

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