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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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