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At 08:26 AM 1/27/99 +1000, you wrote:
>Thanks for the info on Crab Ck Dave
>
>No wonder aquarists in Melbourne had no luck with them - that population
>probably is as close to pure marine as any. I would assume that they spawn
>at the surface/substrate interface mostly includidn on any grasses and
>sedges that grow there.. I can't imagine them diving any deeper than1-2 feet
>at the most to spawn. My observations of aquarium behaviour have rarely seen
>them below the top 6inches.
>
>My guess is that the only reason that Crab Ck doesn't have 2 feet or more of
>the same slippery fine mud on the substrate is that the tidal movement is
>strong enough to wash it all away and expose the underlying shellgrit. I
>don't think there will be too many still areas in the creek except perhaps
>on the margins.
>
>
>Regards,
>Bruce.
>
>Bruce Hansen, A.N.G.F.A., Advancing Australian Aquatics.
>
>Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.
>
>Please visit us at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Wilson <rwilson at taunet.net.au>
>To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
>Date: Wednesday, 27 January 1999 1:16
>Subject: Re: [RML] P. cyanodorsalis revisited
>
>
>>Mach
>>I lived in Broome 1986 - 1988 and fished regularly in Crab Creek. I saw
>>cyanodorsalis but never collected any specimens for the aquarium. I can
>>comment about the environment they come from.
>
>
Mach T. Fukada, Editor
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