[Killietalk] re: killies on the bubble-ISH

["lee Van Hyfte" <littleleeper23 at hotmail_com>]

Hello KillieFishie people,

  Why are we forgetting our native killiefish populations?  Would it be to 
much to ask that we AKAers even try to keep at least a native Killie or two? 
 We will spend $244 on a pair of mimbon $160 on episemion callipteron and 
watch a outrageously striking Fund. catenatus go for $5.

 Sure you think to yourself, hey I can get them out of the stream behind my 
house for free.  That is right up until the hog farm 10 miles upstream blast 
10 tons of you now what in the creek and EVERYTHING in the stream is dead 
for 20 miles!!!!  I would bet the describers of Fund. albolineatus thought 
that too.

 We have some unique opportunities to keep some of the most unique niche 
fish that exist, in the pupfish and do not take the time to look at them in 
the shows.  We skip right past them Looking for the joergenscheeli's and 
magnificus's of the shows.  I would like you to think to yourself who could 
I get ahold of to get a pair Megupsilon aporus, or cyprinodon diabolis, 
cyprinodon armagosae I bet you couldn't think of one.  Hello folks the 
Colorado is drying up!!!!!!!  What has occured in the 20 th Century and what 
will be left at the end of the  21st?????  DO YOU SUPPOSE ANYTHING?

We obviously cannot sacrifice human habitation,  The fish habitats WILL BE 
GONE I GUARANTEE IT!!  So don't you think one 20 gallon long is to much for 
what God took all this time to create for us?   We are the strong and we 
will survive but at whose sacrifice,  well at least until the bacteria are 
all that is left anyway.

Why doesn't the AKA with all that money they do not know how to spend 
develop maintenance pools using trust fund interest to maintain them, I am 
sure that the US GOV. would pitch in $2 or $3?  Allthough, I believe that we 
as hobyists could be better served having a couple of natives hanging 
around.  just think if every AKA member had a couple of Cyprinodons or 
fundulus etc. running around in their Tanks if they would get the chance to 
disappear.

Does anyone Know how many of our native Killies are on the KCC core species 
list?

The europeans love the american killies and most of us could give a crap 
less. It is just sad!!!!!!!

Ok I have said MY pease, By the way if anyone out there has a cyprinodon or 
two I would not mind getting a couple myself.  I allready have Fund. notatus 
from the creek near my home in Iowa and am planning atrip in the spring to 
collect diaphanus and sciadicus if i can find them.  HOW ABOUT YOU?  One or 
two tanks is all I ask for you to sacrifice.

 Some natives are protected from conservationists and licensing may be 
required; talk to your DNR if you are not sure or the US fish and wildlife 
service!

Thanks to all that are allready struggling to save our native 
fishes!!!!!!!!!!!!

God Bless, Lee van Hyfte  <><
AKA, CKA   email: littleleeper23 at hotmail_com

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