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Re: [Killietalk] Nostalgia, et...
A terrible idea depending on your point of view from their point of view it
makes great financial sense. Of course their concern for the environment is
non-existent. But hey we have ornamental exotics over Florida so we pretty
much know where this is going.
Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Scanlan" <drkillinut at charter_net>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 9:32 AM
Subject: 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
> >> > > Honey Robber beekeeping and removal services
> >> > >
> >> > > Please join A Fishy World my new email group all
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> >> > >
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