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Re: [Killietalk] Nostalgia, et...
Dave, this idea sounds terrible! There goes another native habitat in Costa
Rica? Guppies, gambusia, what next? Joe
----- Original Message -----
From: "David sanchez" <barbax66 at peoplepc_com>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 8:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Nostalgia, et...
> Lonny,
> Good point. It caught me by surprise myself. But I hear it time and again
> from the farmers and the wholesalers. Guppies for example are of very poor
> quality for the most part the ones produced in Florida. Now there are a
> few
> doing them indoors in recirc systems and these are the ones producing the
> top quality stuff.
> However with all the water restrictions it is difficult to produce quality
> livebearers. So how can you compete with an over seas operation where
> their
> are no water restrictions!. I know one major farm that has bought up a ton
> of land in Costa Rica to do just that. Why bother with an expensive recirc
> system when you can use mountain streams to create a flow through and
> ideal
> water conditions. Can't beat that and most US producers of Guppies anyway
> cannot compete from what I have seen. Years ago there was a Giant producer
> of Guppies here in Orlando but He moved the operation to South America and
> from what I hear is selling to Japan rather then to the US. So that also
> left a giant void.
>
> The other livebearers there is still a shortage even with all the
> producers
> we have here in the sunshine state.
>
> Anyway this is way off-topic ...
>
> Dave
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "L. Langione" <lonlangione at suscom_net>
> To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 8:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Nostalgia, et...
>
>
>> I though Florida was the livebearer capital of the world....
>>
>> Lonny
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "David sanchez" <barbax66 at peoplepc_com>
>> To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 8:13 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Nostalgia, et...
>>
>>
>> > That is very funny you say J.C.. If someone wanted to make money in the
>> > industry there is a massive shortage of quality healthy livebearers
>> > especially quality guppies. These days most are coming from Asia and
> even
>> > Jamaica.. FYI for anyone out there.
>> > \
>> > Dave
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "J. C." <hillbillynursery at yahoo_com>
>> > To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 7:14 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Nostalgia, et...
>> >
>> >
>> > >
>> > > I am only 34. I started with fish when I was 12 and
>> > > start raising extras to trade for new fish and
>> > > supplies the next year and really took off shortly
>> > > after that and grew until I went to college. Man that
>> > > was so long ago already. I can not imagine being able
>> > > to count back over 50 years with fish.
>> > >
>> > > I maybe heading back into livebearers but it will be
>> > > for the big sailfin mollies(my old ones were 5-6 inch
>> > > males) if I can find them. Then some good swords
>> > > because as mentioned good ones have become almost
>> > > imposible to find. The LFSs that I am dealing with
>> > > keep asking me to get back into these species. If I do
>> > > the swords I would also do platies as crossing the 2
>> > > together to get the different color patterns. But this
>> > > will only come about if I can get a home where I can
>> > > put up a full fish room or building as they are not
>> > > going to kick killies out of the house LOL.
>> > >
>> > > Later, John
>> > >
>> > > --- BrandtEdL at aol_com wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > John & all. When I started in the tropical fish
>> > > > hobby way back in 1953, a
>> > > > common guppy was only about 5 cents. My parents
>> > > > bought me a pair and I've
>> > > > been into tropical fish ever since. It's only been
>> > > > killies for many years. Ed
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > John Cox of Cumberland Killifish
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