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Re: NFC-Breeders: Re: NFC: Breeder's Club
Mine are rather dark with orange fins on the males...
A cool strain for sure
looking to do a FAMA article about them
Robert Rice NFC President
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On Mon, 29 Jan 2001 19:04:11 -0500 "Chris Guppenberger" <jcguppy at gnc_net>
writes:
> Robert,
>
> How dark are your melanistic chrysotus? I have some that have a
> slight
> mottled color to them (black flecks). I believe I have 4-5 of them.
> If
> there is a serious chrysotus person out there mine are up too..(for
> trade/sale/give away....whatever!) Might be an interesting project
> to get
> going.
>
> I myself are going to get into the Gambusia holbrooki soon as I get
> a few
> more males. I am going to attempt to see if I can breed them until
> they are
> solid black, it might happen....then again it might not!
> I am interested in males if anyone has any!
>
> If anyone has any endlers livebearers I would like to trade some of
> my fish
> for them. I have a plentiful supply of H formosa, J. floridae, L.
> goodei
> and F. chrysotus.....oh and C. varigateus.
>
> Also if anyone needs cattails for a pond or tank get ahold of me, I
> kill
> them by the troves at work and have some small ones about 8-10" tall
> for
> anyone interested. Also have bladderwort and some eel grass as well
> to
> assist in breeding.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Chris Guppenberger
> Research Biologist
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "robert a rice" <robertrice at juno_com>
> To: <nfc at actwin_com>
> Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 6:43 PM
> Subject: Re: NFC: Breeder's Club
>
>
> > Well George,
> >
> > Since you ask :)
> >
> > I just bought 20 shiners from Garold pottern (NC Species) for the
> > Breeders club should be some Nice stuff. I also have 50 dollar
> sunfish
> > coming in again the bulk of them will be for you breeders club
> guys to
> > distribute or auction whatever you see fit. I also have some
> melanistic
> > fundulus chrysotus Id be willing to loan to a SERIOUS breeder in
> the
> > spring and catch some babies on the rebound...and finally If the
> breeders
> > club shows some growth , life histories etc we have been approached
> by
> > marineland as a potential sponsor. They would be willing to
> supply
> > equipment for the serious life history type of NFC breeder wich
> would
> > make the breeders program even more fun :)
> >
> > So its coming along !
> >
> >
> > Robert Rice NFC President
> > Save those Fishes, Join the Native Fish Conservancy
> > http://www.nativefish.org
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 29 Jan 2001 18:01:48 -0500 "George Davis"
> <gwd at magpage_com>
> > writes:
> > > Who's Breeding who:
> > >
> > > Is that a baby I see? You betcha. A little Elasoma
> > > evergladeii of my
> > > very own. Up near the surface in a ten gallon with a male and
> maybe
> > > four
> > > females. Put in some green water, infusoria and daphnia to try
> to
> > > be more
> > > hospitable. I had done a water change a couple of weeks ago
> and
> > > sucked up
> > > four fry, one surviving to pretty good size. Well at least I
> know
> > > the group
> > > can be productive.
> > > This week-end I bought some more evergladeii to set up
> another
> > > population, as well as some E. zonatum. It will take awhile to
> get
> > > results.
> > > What fish are the rest of you working on? Any results to
> > > report? Any
> > > requests to be made? I hope as the weather warms up that I can
> help
> > > get
> > > things organized to get suppliers and breeders together to get
> some
> > > fish
> > > going. Our objective should be to rear fish to get to the
> auctions
> > > rather
> > > than wild caught. Please feel free to contact me at
> > > gwd at magpage_com, or to
> > > the list. Let's get something cookin.
> > >
> > >
> > > George
> > > Davis
> > >
> > > Wilmington, DE
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > Robert Rice NFC President
> > Save those Fishes, Join the Native Fish Conservancy
> > http://www.nativefish.org
> >
>
>
Robert Rice NFC President
Save those Fishes, Join the Native Fish Conservancy
http://www.nativefish.org
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