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History Maine Coon Cats and Tropical Fish? |
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In 1983 I moved to Houston, Texas and
decided I would do something my parents had discouraged me from doing - I was
going to breed animals. So, in 1984
UNICOON cattery was begun. I always had cats, and they seemed like
something I could work with. Since I started with the idea of breeding, I did
not have a specific breed in mind. I
went to cat shows and looked at different breeds, talked with breeders about
pros & cons of each breed. I settled on Maine Coons and eventually
acquired Ch Tycoon’s Spring Rain of Unicoon.
She was a nice blue patched tabby out of GC Tycoon’s Beau Brummell and
Ch Tycoon’s Uptown Bimbo. Spring
championed in both TICA and CFA. And 4 of her kittens granded in each
association. And I discovered I really enjoyed showing
and breeding Maine Coon Cats. Tropical Fish are something I
have done since I was a child. I
remember breeding Betta’s, though not very successfully. When I was in the 4th grade, my teacher had
an aquarium in the class room. At the
end of the year, she gave some guppies to take home. They started me in this hobby. Now I have 30+ aquariums as well as several
fish ponds outside. They give the cats
something to watch during the day. |