Re: customer bought eggs, may mix subspecies

["Tarmack" <tarmack at clarityconnect_com>]

I took a few comments from the people that emailed me and forwarded them to
the person who bought the eggs.  When I packed the eggs, I realized that the
problem really did not exist because the hatch dates for the eggs were weeks
apart, so at least for a few months they will have to be raised separately.

Thanks for all the input,
Richard


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Cezanne" <oblique at alum_mit.edu>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 11:56 AM
Subject: Re: customer bought eggs, may mix subspecies


>
> >I for one am very
> >critical about anyone not attempting to keep strains pure, but that is
just how
> >I feel about it and I am sure there are some people who do not agree with
me.
>
> Education is the best answer.  I firmly believe in keeping strains pure
but I also know, from experience, that sometime a personal situation doesn't
permit it.  In that case, educate the person that they shouldn't sell or
give away any offspring.
>
> In my case, I had to mix Glossolepis multisquamatus "Paro" with
Melanotaenia praecox, both rainbowfish, not killies, and I'm sure they will
interbreed.  They only other choice I had was to give up one of the two
species. I just had to cut down from 20 tanks to 2, that was difficult to
say the least. What will I do with fry?  Well, I did put 2 angels in the
tank also so I really don't think I'll have that problem...  :-)
>
> Educate, but cut them some slack.
> --
> pZ -- Paul Cezanne
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http://www.billybragg.co.uk/multimedia/price_of_oil.mp3 for free, thanks to
Billy Bragg.
>
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