Re: [RML] Connieae & Furcatus

Mach T. Fukada (fukada at hawaii.edu)
Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:49:22 -1000

Found out more stuff regarding the origins of P. furcatus in Hawaii, but
unsure if all of it affects the many that were sent to OZ (as Chuck is un
sure as to when the fish got shipped to OZ in relation to these events).
Chuck said the first ones he got are apparently F1 from Heiko collections.
These produced hundreds of eggs that did not hatch. Later Mike Yamamoto
found a few females that might be F1 or F2 from Heiko's fish. Chuck gave
Mike a male (one of the few that hatched) and low a behold they just
reproduced on their own. Later Chuck got a bunch of "red finned" fish,
that poped up appartently in Heiko's breeding group , from a friend. These
were incorperated into Mike's breeding group. Somewhere in there either
from the first bunch that bred for mike or after the addition of the red
fins are the bunch that Derek got and sent to you guys. Long convoluted
story, huh?

MTF

>I don't know how those Furcatus got to Hawaii however - perhaps Mach could
>enquire? I think there was another breeder over there besides Charles
>Nishihiri - does Mike ?Yamamoto ring a bell?
>
>Regards,
>Bruce.
>
>Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.
>
>Please visit us at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm
>
>
>
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>> From: Adrian R. Tappin <atappin at ecn.net.au>
>> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
>> Subject: Re: [RML] Connieae & Furcatus
>> Date: Saturday, 18 April 1998 6:41
>>
>> At 03:48 16/04/98 -1000, Mach wrote:
>> >Adrian,
>> > are your connieae the more yellow body, with nicely colored fins? Or
>the
>> >silver / blue/grey fish that seem to be more common? Mine are the
>latter
>> >and might react differently if yours are froma different
>> >collection/population...
>>
>> Mach,
>>
>> Mine are the yellow form which I always thought were the only ones but
>when
>> Gilbert Maebe came to Australia a few years ago he said that mine were
>> different than the ones in Europe. He subsequently took some back to
>> Belgium. I've been told that my furcatus are also more yellow that the
>ones
>> in Europe. However, I really think it is just the diet. I still feed my
>> adults every day with newly hatched brine shrimp among other things. When
>> feeding brine shrimp all the time you will also noticed that the eggs are
>a
>> golden colour.
>>
>> The funny things is I think either the connieae or the furcatus that I
>have
>> originally came from Hawaii ;-)
>> Perhaps Bruce might be able to enlighten us.
>>
>> Adrian.
>>
>> Adrian.
>> ...............................................................
>> Adrian R. Tappin
>> "Home of the Rainbowfish"
>> http://www.ecn.net.au/~atappin/home.htm
>> ...............................................................
>>
>
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fukada at hawaii.edu
Honolulu Aquarium Society
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