> Adrian my broodstock praecox are still the original ones I got and a
>selection of their first offspring. Based on my calculations that would
>make the youngest of them at least 3 yrs old.
>I try and maintain the temperature in the room a minimum of 25 deg C,
>whilst at the moment the water temps are running at about 30 deg C with
>a maximum of 36 so far this season.
Whats your room temperature like in winter time?
>Maybe the yellow finned female strain is longer lived!;-)
You mean M.praecox brookii ;-)
Adrian.
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Adrian R. Tappin
"Home of the Rainbowfish"
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