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Re: Gambusia sp.

Grassy Forks has the Gambusia that will survive and winter over here in this
part of the world.
BREED YOUR FISH
TODAY MAN'S OVER
POPULATION IS KILLING
THE WILD SUPPLY
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-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Davis <UncleScott at prodigy_net>
To: killietalk at aka_org <killietalk at aka_org>
Cc: livebearers at aquaria_net <livebearers at aquaria_net>
Date: Monday, July 13, 1998 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: Gambusia sp.


>Gambusia are indeed out of fashion although they show up from time to
>time in general club auctions, especially those with livebearer
>enthusiasts and Breeders' Awards Programs (BAP). The Chicago Tribune
>carried an article a couple of years ago about a company who sold
>hundreds of thousands of gambusia as biological controls in this area
>for situations exactly such as yours. The hope around here is that the
>dambusia, as they are known to those interested in preserving local
>ecosystems, will perish come winter or become sunfish chow. I also
>remember reading of a gambusia population doing very well in a Ohio
>power company cooling lake.
>
> There was some talk recently on the killie lists about a Pennsylvannia
>killifish called Fundulus diaphanus. That fish may prove to be what you
>want. I believe (somebody please correct me if I am wrong) they can be
>collected; probably having a fishing licence is a good idea. Sometimes
>killies (more often F.heteroclitus) can even be found in the bait shops.
>
> If you still wish to go with gambusia you might do a phone book search
>and/or a net search for companies dealing in biological controls.
>The Native Fish Conservancy group <http://nativefish.interspeed.net/>
>are hooked up with an exotics removal program in Florida. Operating
>under the slogan "Save a Native, Eat an Oscar" they do some fundraising
>(according to a livebearers correspondant) by selling some of the
>exotics that they catch. That wouldn't include gambusia from
>Florida...but who knows what they find?
>
> I have also taken the liberty of copying this to the livebearers list
>because they may have some sources and insights to share. They have some
>great talent which is under-utilized on that list.
>
> All the best!
>
> Scott
>
>
>
>Linden Craig wrote:
>>
>> I am looking for some mosquitofish to control the mosquito larvae in a
>> small outdoor fountain/pond.  I was told that Gambusia sp. or killifish
>> were aggressive larvivorous fish.  Where can I find some in the
>> Philadelphia area?  The tropical fish stores I have called say they don't
>> carry killifish "anymore".  Are they out of fashion?
>>
>> Linden E. Craig, D.V.M., Ph.D.
>> Laboratory of Pathology
>> School of Veterinary Medicine
>> University of Pennsylvania
>> 3800 Spruce Street
>> Philadelphia, PA 19104-6051
>>
>> Phone: 215 898-7873
>> Fax: 215 898-0719
>