And, to those that have responded so far by email or newsgrp msg:
Thank you TOO! You may be feeding a habit-forming obsession!! You
cannot know how much I appreciate your responses. PLEASE KEEP THEM
COMING!!!
So far I've heard so far on Pseudomugils...
-> to ask where the P. tenellus were (stock were collected) from
(originally), but also expect them to color up with age and comfort
level in my tank.
-> to look and wait for P. paskai on Aquabid/from Hawai'i.
-- "Mach's da man" (or may be so, if I may use a phrase from my
days living in Hawai'i) - expert, breeder, "go to" person, etc. -
for breeder stocks of signifers (more than 1 var.), cyanodorsalis,
and furcatus?
-- Dave and Robyn may be a similar, well-connected "point" for
wild / breeder stocks of tenellus? BTW, Thanks for the pointer to
ANGFA. I'd already visited but did not see anything about
Pseudomugils on the ANGFA website, but did on the RSG one linked
from there. I also found the "home of the Rainbow" website linked
from this newsgrp REALLY helpful. Thanks! And, as for attending the
convention, nice idea... you got me thinking... Please see some of
my thoughts below at end of this msg.
-> don't expect to obtain (muchless keep) Kiungas or mellus. Boohoo!
-> connieae and paludicola stocks may or may not be available
somewhere still TBD.
I've not heard / seen anything so far about P. majusculus. Alas,
alack! I hope to hear / see something.
As for Bedotia & Rheocles... THANK YOU Christophe! I am REALLY
liking your illustrated article that you sent me. And, I'm already
keen on to AOA.
Trip Idea/Thoughts... Finally, I am wondering (and maybe this is a
new / different thread): do / have any of the societies already /are
there any... coordinated eco-tours that include the conventions and
biotope exploration, fish collection, importation (at the end of the
trip), etc.? I could see myself saving up and going on a
Pseudomugil one (or even longer trip say for a Madagascar one) next
year, etc..
I also could see them to be kind of like what "summer archeology
digs" have done for that interest sector. My aunt and uncle have
been on many of some Colorado society's travel/exploratory tours
over the years, even leading some them. And, my sister went on
Central Am. butterfly biotope(?) and "photo safari" eco-tour with a
butterfly society out of Saint Louis (evnthough she lives in
Kentucky) a couple of years back. Do you think this idea "would
have legs," as they say?
Let's keep my 1st thread going though. Please don't err in my
wandering wondering.
--TommyBoy
--- In r_m_l at yahoogroups.com, "Tom Ray" <t_a_ray_cissp at y...> wrote:
>
> 1st: I'm still a newbie so please bear with me. I've learned
gleaned
> a lot from the threads of thi newsgroup so far. Enough to finally
buy
> & try my luck with several different kinds of rainbows.
>
> 2nd: I just bought (at my LFS) a P. signfer trio & P. furcatus
trio.
> I think they are quite beautiful and different from each other! I
> also saw, but did not buy, P. tenellus. The ones in the LFS were
just
> silvery without any color (unlike the pictures in books & on-line
with
> their black & yellow coloring & their white dots). I now have
> questions the LFS could not answer. Some include...
> - Will the P. tenellus "color up" like other non-P. rainbows seem
to
> be doing with age? What is the typical availability of full-color
P.
> tenellus?
> - Are there specific color var. &/or is the locations of origin
> important for the coloring of P. tenellus? And for other
Pseudomugils
> (other than P. signifer, for which the answer appears to
be "yes")?
> <=Kind of like /similar to Nothos (Killies). Where can you find
this
> kind of info?
> - What's the typical availability, in the US/Northwest of
colorful: P.
> paskai, P. cyanodorsalis, Kiunga ballachi(sp?), P. connieae, P.
> majusculus, P. mellis? Are any of these Pseudomugils (especially
the
> P. mellis & Kiunga) actually even available by eggs or fry in the
USA
> for non-breeders?
> - Where can I find out more (especially info, not just pictures)
about
> Pseudomugils? I am obsessed & think I would like to be hooked.
>
> 3rd: Similarly, where can I find out more - both pictures and
info -
> about Rheocles (like R. alaotrensis) and Bedotia (other than B.
> geayi)?
>
> Thanks!
>
> --TommyBoy