Re: [Killietalk] A. Bitaeniatum (Ijebu-Ode)

["Nick Ternes" <woodland_gardens at gmail.com>]

Definitely.  My fish will never be as big as Gary Greenwood's or Erny
May's.  I don't feed anywhere near as much as they do, and it shows.  My
fish aren't unhealthy, or tiny, they're average.  My gardneri in their prime
are 2-2.5", theirs are more like 3".

Nick Ternes
Oostburg, WI
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On 12/14/06, karl doering <kilikarl at bignet_net> wrote:
>
> Rob if both fish are fed exactly the same them yes.but that might not be
> the
> case. A great experiment in a club is to give 6 people a number of fry &
> in
> 4 month bring them back to the meeting. you will see a big difference.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <ccarlile at aol_com>
> To: <killietalk at aka_org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 12:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] A. Bitaeniatum (Ijebu-Ode)
>
>
> > So, size es no so much. LOL
> >
> > Rob
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: kilikarl at bignet_net
> > To: killietalk at aka_org
> > Sent: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:23 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Killietalk] A. Bitaeniatum (Ijebu-Ode)
> >
> >
> > Ed size is probably the  least  thing I would look for to compare color
> > finage (Ijebu-Ode) has long flowing fins & yes does reach 2". The ones
> you
> > got from us is bred a great breeder with  many years under his belt Mark
> > Hlavaty & i have no doubt this is (Ijebu-Ode) & a good example of the
> > species knowing Mark
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Nick Ternes" <woodland_gardens at gmail.com>
> > To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 10:21 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Killietalk] A. Bitaeniatum (Ijebu-Ode)
> >
> >
> >> It's important to keep in mind that everyone selectively breeds their
> >> fish.
> >> It may be conscious or subconscious, but when setting up a breeding
> pair
> >> we
> >> select the "best looking" fish.  So each breeder may have a slightly
> >> different strain, especially on older locations that have been around
> >> awhile.  This affects body and fin size and shape as well as color.
> >> Environmental conditions affect all of these as well, but I think
> that's
> >> been talked about.
> >>
> >> I would probably keep them seperate and raise a generation from each
> and
> >> see
> >> how the offspring compare to eachother.  I would then probably cross a
> >> pair
> >> or two of the offspring and see if the world cracks in half.  If
> nothing
> >> bad
> >> happens, the offspring from the cross are fertile, grow the way they
> >> should,
> >> look like Ijebu Ode and not some two headed beast, I would probably
> call
> >> them both Ijebu Ode and once again have a good time with my fish,
> >> selecting
> >> the ones I think look the best and inadvertantly create my own strain
> to
> >> confuse someone else with. :)
> >>
> >> Nick Ternes
> >> Oostburg, WI
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