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Re: Feeding natives??
>On the subject of gambusia, I disagree about them being native to the eastern
>seaboard of the US. The were Introduced in the 1800s to control mosquito
>population, which by the way they don't do a very good job of, preferring to
>eat the young of other fish rather than mosquitos.
I don't claim to be an expert, by any means, on this subject. But let me
drag this discussion out a little further -
If Gambusia are not native to the USA, then where did they originate, and
can you provide a reference for this information?
Mark Binkley
Columbus Ohio USA <))><
mbinkley at earthling_net
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach him
to use "the Net" and he won't bother you for weeks.