Hobbit Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) Happy Nerm Week, Everyone! This week marks the 1st anniversary of this amazing forum we all call “home.” Happy Anniversary, CARE forum! In this thread, I’ll be posting the daily NERM week festivities. You can also find the threads by searching for the “NERM week 2021” tag. Everyone’s invited, whether you joined the forum a year ago, or you just joined today! For a full schedule of events, go here: Happening now! Do you know a lot about a particular topic, or do you feel inspired to write about something fishy? Write it up and post it in our Forum Member Articles thread! We’re celebrating our collective knowledge and creating a little library of resources for future NERMs. Editing help is available if you’d like it! Your article will get special status if you elect for it to be reviewed. 🤩 Cast your vote in round three of the Meme Contest! See @Betsy’s comment below for the link. If you like tacos as much as @Cory, you should sign up for the taco eating contest! There’s even a trophy! What would a CARE forum celebration be without a place to say Thank You? Here you can post a video thank-you note to any forum members you would like to thank. You don’t have to show your face, but we think it will be nice to at least hear your voice. Planning Ahead: These events are coming up later in the week: On NERM day (July 14, the exact forum anniversary), we’ll be heading to our Local Fish Stores wearing Aquarium Co-op swag. Don’t have any swag? Maybe this is a good excuse to order some! We’re holding Fish and Tank Photo Contests! You can find the rules and categories here. Get out those cameras and scrape the algae off that glass! We’ll also be feeding our fish their own tacos on NERM day. Make sure you have the necessary supplies for making fish-friendly tacos! We love this forum, and we can’t believe it’s been here a year! Let’s make this week a party!!! Edited July 11, 2021 by Hobbit Meme contest update 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 (edited) 🥳🥳🥳 HAPPY NERM WEEK EVE!!!! 🥳🥳🥳 Voting for the final round of the Meme Contest is CLOSED!!! Thank you all for your participation so far, it's going to be a great week! 😆👍 Check out the WINNERS below!! Edited July 12, 2021 by Betsy 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Posted some of the photo comps already! You can find the links to the ones posted in this thread: Start Posting!!!! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 And, here they are! 🥳🥳🥳 THE WINNERS OF THE MEME CONTEST! 🥳🥳🥳 Congrats to @MAC, @MickS77, @TheDukeAnumber1, and @Kevin green! PM me your mailing address if you're interested in a modest Nerm Week Sticker prize! 😜👍 @Cory I have a new appreciation for the difficulty of meme commentary - it's not easy...as evidenced by my pitiful jokes, haha! HAPPY NERM WEEK TO ALL!!! 2 1 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickS77 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Thanks @Betsy and all Nerm voters! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDukeAnumber1 Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 That was a fantastic contest wrap up video lol. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 @TheDukeAnumber1 - love the new signature!! 🤣👍 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 Yaaaay! Thanks @Betsy for organizing this! That video was amazing! Bringing all the nerms to the yard 😎😂 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 The photo contests are up! Submit your photos by Wednesday at noon! Fish/creature categories hosted by @James Black : The Comeback Kid The Prettiest Aquatic Animal You cant do "BETTA" then that The Water Dog Aquarium categories hosted by @FlyingFishKeeper : Tubbin' Time Best Breeding Setup Best Invert Tank Best Scape 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAC Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 Nice work @Betsy! Thanks! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Streetwise Posted July 12, 2021 Share Posted July 12, 2021 I love it! 🥰 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 Story time with @Daniel is happening now! I feel like a grade school kid listening to a famous guest at the library. 😍 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted July 13, 2021 Author Share Posted July 13, 2021 Happy Tuesday, fellow nerms! If you’re here because Cory mentioned NERM week in the live stream on Sunday, welcome!! Search for “nerm week 2021” to find all the festive posts. 😊 What’s Happening Today: Photo contest submissions are still open, as well as the thank-you videos and Forum Member Articles. See above comments for links. @TheDukeAnumber1 has thrown down the gauntlet in the taco eating contest, eating 12 tacos in one sitting! Tomorrow is NERM day itself—the forum’s one year anniversary! Plan ahead so you can visit your LFS or make your fish a tasty taco (or both)! Be sure to wear Aquarium Co-op swag when you visit your LFS, and take a picture! 📸 If you want to make your fish a taco, learn from my mistakes first: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 HAPPY NERM DAY!!! If it’s not yet noon in your time zone, there’s still time to post a photo for the fish photo contests!! And if it’s already noon, you can start voting!! Other events still happening include Story Time with @Daniel, forum thank-you videos, and the much-anticipated taco-eating contest! Scroll up for links. If you can, visit your LFS today wearing some co-op merch! We’ll have a thread up soon where you can post your selfie. 😊 And don’t leave your fish out of the festivities! Make them their own taco and take a video of their feast! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 In case y'all were curious about the prizes awaiting the meme winners...can you believe @Kevin green's winning post was the 9th forum post ever?? 😱😂👍 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 @Betsythis is amazing! Congrats to the meme winners! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 @Randy - if y'all ever need a meme curator or a commentator for the live stream...you've got my email! 😜👍 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 Since I cannot find a thread for posting pictures of yourself in your coop merch at your local fish store, I say let’s just post them here! (If someone started a thread and I missed it, my apologies.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted July 15, 2021 Author Share Posted July 15, 2021 It’s Thursday! And that means it’s the last day to submit your entry in the taco eating contest! Do you think you can eat more than 12 tacos in one sitting? We have two more days to vote in the photo contests. Lots of beautiful fish and tanks to choose from! Use the “nerm week 2021” tag to find them all. The Forum Member Articles thread is still open for submissions. @Fish Folk just wrote a beautiful piece about how he got into the hobby. Don’t forget to create a thank-you video and post it here! We are ALL thankful for this forum—that’s why we’re celebrating!—and this is a great way to express that thanks. 😊 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Oops @Hobbit I forogot to make that thread. But I still went to my LFS with my Murphy Hat. Picked up some prime, and some NLS betta pellets that I want to try out (so far I like them a lot, they could however be a lot smaller) VOTING FOR THE PHOTO COMPETITIONS ENDS SATURDAY AT NOON!!! Get your votes in before its too late! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 You all have less then 24 hours to vote for your favorite submission in the Photo Competitions!!! The winners of each competition will receive a digital certificate that can be printed and hung in your fish room! You can vote for your submissions by reacting to the posts in the following competitions: The Comeback Kid The Prettiest Aquatic Animal You cant do "BETTA" then that The Water Dog Tubbin' Time Best Breeding Setup Best Invert Tank Best Scape Please note that all competitions are no longer receiving submissions! Only voting for right now! Winners are announced tommorrow at noon! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrozenFins Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 AND THE RESULTS ARE IN!!! But we have a tie for the prettiest betta between @NanoNano and @MickS77!!! to break the tie visit this thread vote via the pole for your favorite submission! The pole closes at the end of the day on saturday! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted July 19, 2021 Author Share Posted July 19, 2021 🎉 Thanks for a great Nerm Week, everyone!!! 🎉 I hope you enjoyed celebrating the forum’s first anniversary with us! A big thank you to everyone who organized or helped organize an event. You’re the best! Congratulations to all our contest winners, including @DannyBWell who won the taco-eating contest with 18 tacos in one sitting. Much respect. 💪 And what a better way to end the week than by listening to the first of Aquarium Co-op’s club speakers! A few activities are still ongoing! We have decided to let people continue to post or submit for review Forum Member Articles. Check out the great articles already written: @Streetwise is still willing and excited to help anyone who would like to improve their signature. He knows all the tricks! It’s never too late to say thank-you! If you’d like to make a video or just write a post thanking a few forum members, head here: Happy Anniversary, CARE forum! We are so glad you exist, and we can’t wait to see what’s in store for the future. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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