Re: [RML] I want good rainbows!

Danny (reklaw01 at bigpond.com)
Tue, 16 Jan 2001 20:29:38 +1030

I agree with Peter, Outside OZ even in OZ, dont believe all the F's
actually you probably wont here of them in a couple of years as F4 doesnt
sound as good as F1. Or they will always be F! no matter how many
generations old they are.
Also what breeder in his right mind would sell his wild stock when its
rare(basiclly impossible) to get them anyway even in OZ.
Actually we had a news report on TV not long ago that claimed more European
tourists, than local keepers are responsible for the reduction on desert
stocks of fish in South Australia, claimed by Bryan Pierce what do think of
that bit Pete true or false, I reckon false, coz bugger all aussie keepers
go there let alone European OZ fish keepers.
But I also gotta admit what ever species SANFA showed interest the Gov
banned the collection of 95%
and left the real special ones un-protected eg Gallaxiella pusilla & Desert
Gobies are unprotected but Pygmy Perch are and Ive found more Pygmies than
pusilla's anytime of year go figure their logic..
Danny Walker

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reklaw01 at bigpond.com

-----Original Message-----
From: PETER.UNMACK at ASU.Edu <PETER.UNMACK at ASU.Edu>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: Tuesday, 16 January 2001 8:36
Subject: Re: [RML] I want good rainbows!

>On Mon, 15 Jan 2001, william taylor wrote:
>
>> The bows I consider the best in quality I obtained from Aquaticus and
they
>> claim their stock was either F1 or wild collected. I obtained inornata
>> "Flat Rock Creek", Exquisita "Edith Creek" and fluviatilis from them.
>
>Never believe it when anyone from outside of Australia tells you their fish
>are F1 or wildcaught. Even if they have been to Australia collecting. It
is
>usually BS. But that's just my opinion. Also, they don't have to be F1 to
be
>good quality, the source is more important than the number of generations.
>
>Tootles
>Peter Unmack
>