Re: [Killietalk] Kayuni

[Barry Cooper <bjc3 at centurytel_net>]

The fish that Brian Watters and I have been referring to, assuming we 
are the prominent US breeders to whom you are referring, even though 
Brian lives in Canada, are from a 2007 collection. Speaking for myself, 
the answer to your question is yes, I have been successful with them. 
However, they were collected only this year and I have only recently 
hatched the first batches of fry. Does it surprise you that they haven't 
appeared "on the market" yet? As I've stated, I intend, assuming I get 
suitable numbers of pairs, to take some of these fish to the convention, 
in order to support the host club. I don't apologize for choosing that 
method of distribution, despite some of the comments that have been 
made. The fish include N. kafuensis Kayuni ZAM 07-1, a new collection of 
N. sp. Caprivi and one or more locations of both N. symoensi and N. 
rosenstocki.

What 05-2 collection are you referring to? What species?

Accusing either Brian or I of not distributing fish to breeders is 
absolute nonsense. A good number of the Nothos in the hobby have come 
from our collections.

I don't intend to waste any more breath on defending our actions. There 
is nothing to defend.

Oh, and how are you doing with the N. jubbi I sent you, Nick?

Barry Cooper

Barry J. Cooper
Sweet Home, OR 97386



Nick Ternes wrote:
> Have these two capable and prominent US notho breeders had any success
> with them?  I haven't seen them available privately or publicly in the
> US.  They're certainly available in Europe.  I purchased eggs of the
> 05-2 location from Sweden and hatched 5 fry last week with many clear
> eggs left.
>
> Karl-
> I'll try to bring rosenstocki to the ChiKA show for you.  I should
> also have plenty of steinforti eggs for you, I just hatched out 30
> more fry today.
>
> Has anyone (of the few who keep it) had problems shipping or traveling
> with N. steinforti successfully?  I took 3 pairs to WAKO and all 3
> females died.  All of my other show and sale fish were fine.
>
> Nick Ternes
> Oostburg, WI
> WAKO
> AKA
>
> On Dec 11, 2007 1:53 PM, Brian Watters <bwatters at shaw_ca> wrote:
>   
>> Al Anderson wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Amen he does not want the breeders to get them.!
>>>
>>>       
>> What nonsense !
>>
>> It very rarely happens that an incompetent hobbyist acquires rare fish or
>> eggs at conventions. For example, I donated two bags of eggs of N.
>> rubroreticulatus to the 2006 Tampa convention organizers for their auction.
>> This was the first time this Notho had been in the hobby and those were the
>> first eggs to be distributed anywhere in the world.
>>
>> The bags sold for a total of close to $200 and they were purchased by two of
>> the most prominent and capable Notho breeders in the AKA.
>> ___________________________
>> Brian Watters
>> 6141 Parkwood Drive
>> Nanaimo, BC, V9T 6A2
>> Canada
>> Ph: (250) 760-0564
>> E-mail: bwatters at shaw_ca
>>
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