Re: [Killietalk] Austrolebias arichan

["Erny May" <emay1 at wi_rr.com>]

Richard,

I am glad you enjoyed yourself. There is always some grumbling and I did
some of that myself but still managed to spend $400 on fish. It was a good
show and a good time, but I'm not eager to drive for 14 hours any time soon.

Erny


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <pb1212bba at bellsouth_net>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 12:36 AM
Subject: [Killietalk] Austrolebias arichan


>     Hello All,
>
>     I thoroughly enjoyed myself at the convention. Thanks to everyone who 
> took the time to help out a first-timer and also those of you who gave 
> such good advice on fish keeping and breeding. I made plenty of new 
> friends and met quite a few people I have admired here on killietalk. 
> Kudos to the clubs that put on the Big Show, all of your hard work led to 
> a very enjoyable experience. I heard some grumblings that there were not a 
> lot of fish at this convention compared to some others, and all I have to 
> say about that is wow ! For those of you who are looking for fish, 
> convention is the place to be. I obtained all the species on my must-have 
> list and a couple others that caught my eye. For the next couple of days I 
> will be buying, borrowing, begging or stealing every 5 and 10 gallon tank 
> I can get my grubby little paws on !
>     Sadly, the Austrolebias arichan I picked up at the auction did not 
> make it. The pair died in transit. I would like to donate them for Dr. 
> Glen Collier's DNA survey.  I know I probably did the wrong thing, but as 
> I was on the road for 2 days, I was forced to freeze them. Any 
> instructions for better preservation and how and where to send them would 
> be appreciated. If the person who placed them in the show would contact 
> me, I would like another chance at trying to breed this beautiful species.
>     The other species I brought home are all doing well. I am making mops 
> and boiling peat and scrubbing aquariums and...  Speaking of boiling peat, 
> for those of you who are married, take Bob Morenski's advice and do it 
> OUTSIDE ! Since I live not too far from the Everglades, the smell of burnt 
> swamp is not too objectionable, especially this time of year, but if I 
> wasn' t single already, I definitely would have been after tonight's 
> little experiment.
>     Richard Arline
>     pb1212bba at bellsouth_net
>
>
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