Re: [Killietalk] Natives in feeder goldfish tank's

[Nick Ternes <woodland_gardens at gmail.com>]

200 at one time eh?  Maybe a couple pairs of those 200 could find their way
to WI.  ;)

Nick Ternes
Port Washington, WI
WAKO
AKA


On 1/19/06, David sanchez <barbax66 at peoplepc_com> wrote:
>
> Okefenokee, but alas, they didn't do
> > well in the basement when the water cooled to 65F
>
> Markus ,
>
> Hey buddy those Okefenokee must not have liked you! I have collected them
> in
> some of the native Florida springs. There are allot of springs that feed
> the
> rivers of Florida. Many Killies to be found too. Anyway I have collected
> E.okefenokee in such environments the water is much cooler then you would
> expect. I also have only had the best luck collecting them during the
> spring. I think they congregate during that time to breed. I have caught
> as
> many as 200 in one location during the spring. I can go back to the same
> spots and I will have pretty much the same luck. Seems that spring may be
> their breeding season? Anyway they are similar to Diapterons in that they
> like cool water  65 f-72 f. See I made the Killie connection to keep this
> on
> topic.
>
>
>
> Dave
> Hey remember the 1st rule of fish keeping ;)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Markus Brown" <thefishbiologist at charter_net>
> To: <ken_combs at sbcglobal.net>; "killifish discussion list"
> <killietalk at aka_org>
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 2:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Natives in feeder goldfish tank's
>
>
> > Your right!
> >
> >
> >
> > Feeder tanks are commonly found with other Florida natives in them! The
> sad
> > thing is I seem to only get "Dambusia" or green sunfish (Lepomis
> cyanellus)
> > I have a pair or two of these already (The sunfish anyway;)! A good
> friend
> > gave me a couple of types, including Okefenokee, but alas, they didn't
> do
> > well in the basement when the water cooled to 65F.
> >
> >
> >
> > Markus
> >
> > "Would be awesome to see darters of any kind swimming around in my
> feeder
> > tank at work!"
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ken" <ken_combs at sbcglobal.net>
> > To: "'killifish discussion list'" <killietalk at aka_org>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 9:44 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Legaly bringing fish from Canada to USA
> >
> >
> > > Are you trying to finagle some from the Florida folks? If for whatever
> > > reason you can't get some, you might try "cherry picking" in your LFS
> > > "feeders" section, those and several other "natives" are often
> incidental
> > > contaminants in with the feeder guppies, et. That's where I got mine
> > > originally (along with flagfish, darters, et)...
> > >
> > > KC (speaking of bluefins, if my friend in the UK is listening...long
> > > winter,
> > > but I ain't forgot ya)
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: killietalk-bounces at aka_org [mailto:killietalk-bounces at aka_org]
> On
> > > Behalf Of ccarlile at aol_com
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 12:21 PM
> > > To: killietalk at aka_org
> > > Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Legaly bringing fish from Canada to USA
> > >
> > > Oops, DON DAVEED. What's the sitch with Bluefin killies? Common but I
> > > enjoy
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