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NANFA Trading Post, May 1998 Edition
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North American Native Fishes Association (NANFA)
Trading Post - May, 1998 Edition
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Readers are encouraged to distribute this listing to other
electronic forums, fish clubs, individuals and others who have an
interest in North American native fishes.
Advertisements may be forwarded to the Trading Post Editor, Dwight
D. Moody. EMAIL ADDRESS: dwightmoody at hotmail_com, or by regular mail
to: P.O. Box 214, East Montpelier, VT 05651.
** PLEASE NOTE: ** when sending an ad, please put "TRADING POST AD"
in the subject line to ensure that I know that your email contains a
Trading Post ad. Also, please leave sufficient time to ensure that
your ad is received before the deadline date for ad submissions. Ads
not received by the deadline will be placed in the following month's
Trading Post. ADS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE JUNE TRADING POST MUST BE
RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE MAY 25, 1998.
NEW, UPDATED COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING POLICY: Commercial advertisers which
pay for display ads or Trading Post (text only) ads in American Currents
get complimentary text ads in the electronic version of Trading Post for
three (3) months for every paid ad. Text ads for publication in American
Currents are 20 cents per word. Display ads in American Currents are
$40.00 for a full page, $20.00 for a half page, $10.00 for a quarter
page and $5.00 for eighth page. Membership in NANFA is not required for
paid advertisers. Pass the word to potential advertisers !!!!!
Regional representatives which have ads in the Trading Post have their
name in capital letters followed by a listing of their region. The
Regional Representative activities area at the NANFA web site
(http://www.nanfa.org) has additonal information posted by the regional
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LEGAL INFORMATION: NANFA assumes that all sales or trades of
native fish are done in full compliance with applicable state and
federal laws, rules and regulations and only after obtaining any
necessary permits for collecting, maintaining, importing or exporting
of native fish. Obtaining the necessary permits from the US Fish and
Wildlife Service and/or applicable State agencies is the sole
responsibility of the parties involved in the transaction. NANFA
does not condone or tolerate illegal practices and encourages members
to contact the office of their state's fish and wildlife department
or regional office of the US Fish and Wildlife Service to obtain
information and applications for any necessary permits.
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COMMERCIAL ADVERTISEMENTS
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No commercial advertising for this edition.
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PLEASE NOTE: the ads in the Announcements, Information
Requests or Requests for Assistance and Member Sales/Trades have a
date at the end of the message that indicates when it was first
posted. The ads are arranged with the oldest first and the newest last.
Remember that you have to contact the Trading Post Editor
if you want the ad to continue for another three (3) months.
ADS WHICH HAVE A DATE OF 2/98 WILL NOT APPEAR IN THE JUNE TRADING POST
UNLESS A NEW REQUEST TO RE-PUBLISH IS RECEIVED BY THE EDITOR ON OR
BEFORE May 25, 1998. Check your ad!
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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PLAN TO ATTEND: NANFA 1998 NATIONAL CONVENTION
NANFA's national convention will be held in Chattanooga, TN during
June 5-7, 1998. Tennessee has over 300 species of fish, the
most biodiverse area in the US. Chattanooga also features the
Tennessee Aquarium, the largest freshwater aquarium in the US,
along with a variety of historical and cultural sites. More
information will be posted in later editions of the Trading Post and
will also be available on the NANFA discussion list. (04/98)
SPECIAL DEALS FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN FISHES COUNCIL
Stephen J. Walsh, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey - Florida Caribbean
Science Center, 7920 NW 71st Street, Gainesville, FL 32653
Telephone #:(352) 378-8181, ext. 309
FAX #: (352) 378-4956. Email: Steve_Walsh at usgs_gov.
The Southeastern Fishes Council is a professional nonprofit
organization dedicated to the conservation of southeastern freshwater
fishes. The SFC is liquidating limited editions of fish buttons
commemorating the Council's annual meetings. For $2.00 each
(including s/h), the following buttons are available: Spring pygmy
sunfish (1986); Rustyside sucker (1987); Cape Fear shiner (1990);
Pygmy sculpin (1992); Pearl darter (1994); Frecklebelly darter (1995);
Robust redhorse (1997); Cherokee darter (1998). Buttons are
attractive black-on-white, hand-drawn sketches made of 1-3/4 X 2-1/2"
metal oval pins. To order any combination of buttons, and for
information about membership to the SFC (which includes 2 annual
issues of the SFC Proceedings for an annual $20 regular membership),
write to: Dr. Mary Freeman, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center,
Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
30602-2152 Email: mary at ttrout_ecology.uga.edu. Supplies are limited, so
please order early and include return address, phone number, and/or
e-mail address. (5/98)
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INFORMATION REQUESTS OR REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE
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ASSISTANCE NEEDED FOR GREEN GOODEIDS-EXTINCT IN THE WILD.
Ray Ravary, 1940 Whittier, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197-1729.
Telephone #: (734) 483-2360. Email: rravary at provide_net.
I am a past member of NANFA. I had to suspend my membership due to
finances(a bloody divorce and three youngsters I want to do right by). A
year ago I bought some Green Goodieds (Xenoophorus captivus), and have
had some sucess in breeding them. These fish are supposedly extinct in
the wild, and species maintanence is very important. I would like to see
if you would allow me to run an ad so we can spread this species about
the country, minimizing the chance of its disappearance. The fish was
collected in Mexico by Professor Miller of the University of Michigan
(yes, that Dr. Miller) in the 1960's. It is found in the Detroit area
due to the efforts of Jim Langhammer and the Belle Isle Aquarium. While
it isn't rampant in the Detroit area, it pops up now and then at a club
auction. I would be glad to trade for other fish or to donate to any
scientific or educational institution for shipping expenses. (03/98)
INTERESTED IN FRESHWATER INVERTEBRATES? CHECK THIS OUT!
Michael Hissom, 2124 Van Buren St., Wilmington NC 28401
Telephone#: 901-763-0350. Email: Moontanman at aol_com.
I would like to start a cause. That cause is freshwater invertebrates.
Although I know this organization is devoted to fresh water fish, I
think it is time we considered freshwater inverts. I have obtained from
one of our members some dwarf crayfish. I know that there are gammaris,
more than an inch long, in North America. No doubt there are many more
large versions of what we normally only see as fish food. I keep a 125
gallon with only small fish, cardinals, glass cats, a local swamp
darter, and least killifish. I know in the tropics there are seed shrimp
1" long, clams that attach to wood and other interesting species. I
think we as a group should start looking for those large inverts, and if
you know a collector or wholesaler, ask them to send these large inverts
in along with their fish shipments. An aquarium that incorporates
plants, fish, inverts and great decorations would be much more
interesting. I honestly think if we we really took the time this could
do the same thing that the reef aquarium has done for marine fish. BTW,
there are even fresh water sponges. There are lots of invertebrates out
there if we look, and if we find them it could change the face of our
hobby. I have a 75 gallon tank in my greenhouse that has two cypress
trees growing in it! I trim them back a litle from time to time - the
tank also has cattails and horsetails in it. You don't have to go the
ordinary way, let's start a trend towards freshwater tanks with inverts.
PS: I forgot to mention that there is a fresh water horseshoe crab!
Wouldn't you love to hold of one of those crabs! I could go on and on
but you have the gist of my message. Contact me! (5/98)
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT WILDLIFE REFUGE FOR NATIVE FISH DISPLAY
WANTED: Volunteers to help maintain native fish exhibit at wildlife
refuge (Bombay Hook NWR) near Dover, Delaware. Level of effort is
once a month: a few hours to clean tank, evaluate fish health and
water conditions, work with refuge staff to develop fish exhibits. If
interested, please call volunteer/NANFA member Shireen Gonzaga
(Baltimore/410-377-2619(h), 410-338-4412(w)), or speak to refuge
naturalists Marian Pohlman or Tina Watson (302-653-6872).
P.S.: I volunteer at the refuge mentioned in the advertisement. We
really need more help with maintaining the current 60g fish tank,
and may set up a second tank soon. These tanks feature fish found
on the refuge. Currently we have pumpkinseed, banded killifish,
American Eel, and Mummichog. We'll soon be collecting more species
like Sheepshead Minnow, E. Mudminnow, Bluegill, Banded Sunfish,
Brown Bullhead, and some inverts. Right now, I'm the only refuge
volunteer who knows fishkeeping, so getting a couple
of aquarists on-board, especially some NANFA members, would be a
welcome relief. (5/98)
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MEMBER ADVERTISEMENTS: SALES AND TRADES
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NOTE: members who fail to reciprocate in trading will have their ads
removed from the Trading Post and may be subject to other sanctions.
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John Laurent, P.O. Box 1018, Bartow, FL 33831
Email: JFRANKLAURENT at MSN_COM
WANTS: I am interested in buying and information on the following
species: Blue nose shiners, red shiners, pygmy sunfish, flagfin &
sailfin shiners, blue spotted sunfish, orange spotted sunfish, and
rainbow darters. (2/98)
Peter Rollo, 2308 Cedar Lane, Secane, PA 19018
Phone# (610) 543-1660. Email: prollo at juno_com
Has for sale or trade: Domestic raised Banded and Blackbanded Sunfish,
Swamp Darters and Elassoma evergladei. Also have or expect to have the
following African and South American killies available: Aphyosemion
scheeli & Fundulopanchax gardneri loc. N'Sukka. Expect to have
Cynolebias whitei, Cynolebias magnificus, Cynolebias boitonei and
Nothobranchius palmqvisti later this summer as long as I get good
hatches this month. WANTS: Wild caught H. formosa, E. evergladei, L.
goodei. (03/98)
DWIGHT D. MOODY (New England and New York regional representative)
P.O. Box 214, East Montpelier, VT 05651
Phone #: home - (802)476-0685; work (802)241-3482.
Email address: dwightmoody at hotmail_com
HAS:Heterandria formosa and quite a few unusual livebearers, anabantids
and other tropical fish.
ALSO HAS OR CAN GET: a wide variety of
Vermont species between mid-April and the end of November, including
Fundulus diaphanus, fantail darters, northern redbelly dace, slimy
sculpins, trout-perch, burbot, various minnows, catfish, shiners, etc.
Collecting season is HERE!!!!! Call, write or email me if you want me to
look for something native to my area.
WANTS: southern livebearers, darters and killifish. Especially
interested in various Gambusia and molly species, including the Amazon
molly. Please call or email to make trading arrangements!!. (05/98)
ROBERT RICE (Florida regional representative)
2213 Prytania Circle, Navarre FL 32566
Telephone #: 850-936-0097. Email: robertrice at juno_com.
HAS FOR SALE: legally caught or domestically bred fish. Flagfin Shiners,
Sailfin Shiners, Dollar Sunfish, Blackbanded Sunfish, Everglades Pygmy
Sunfish, L. omata, F. chrysotus, E. zonatum.
$3.00 a fish plus $12.00 postage:12 fish minimum order. (5/98)
Tyson Lagillandaie, 8483 Blue Lake Dr., San Diego CA 92119
Telephone #: 619-462-1643
HAS FOR SALE : Longear Sunfish - the colorfull subspecies
seen in FAMA and TFH. Also has Tadpole Madtoms, soon to have dollar
sunfish and orange spotted sunfish. ALL DOMESTICALLY REARED.
Prices $3.00 a fish , $12.00 postage, 12 fish minimum. (5/98)
Mark Binkley, 21 Orchard Drive, Worthington OH 43085
Telephone #: 614-844-6042. Email: mbinkley at earthling_net
HAS FOR SALE: Atlas of Livebearers of the World, Slightly used (weak
binding)- $23.00, shipping extra. This book covers the Goodeids of
Mexico and the North American livebearing species as well as many other
wild and domesticated species. Color photos, species accounts, and
background info.
ALSO HAS FOR TRADE: I keep and breed many NA and tropical species. I'm
always interested in new trades and collecting opportunities. Call me!
(5/98)
Mark Jilek
Telephone #: 815-436-0152. Email: MJilek at compuserve_com.
WANTS TO BUY: Chain pickerel about six (6) inches in length. (5/98)
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All ads will run for 3 months unless otherwise requested. If you'd
like to add a new ad or change your existing ad on this list please
contact Dwight D. Moody, Trading Post Editor.
Email address: dwightmoody at hotmail_com.
Regular mail address: P.O. Box 214, East Montpelier VT 05651.
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