> Come on Peter,there are breeders here in Queensland supplying the whole
> Australian market with Neons now. Even 20 years ago Martin Thiel was
My examples may not have been the best but I'm sure you understood my
drift. I'm glad to hear that some species are being bred within Oz.
> << Obviously, if native fish were being raised next to their
> native stream that would not be such an issue, but as soon as you bring a
> rainbow from the next river system in you are done for>.<
>
> If we extend this argument to its logical conclusion we have the situation
> where nobody should have anything as a pet , even dogs for fear they might
> get loose and" genetically pollute"our dingoes.( or give them horrible
> diseases :-).
I was talking of aquaculture facilities. Our dingoes already have been
genetically polluted by dogs. Doesn't Fraser Is have the only pure dingos
still around?
I don't think that species should be kept outside of their natural range
in outdoor situations where they can escape. Obviously this depends on
your climate and I'm not talking about the average suburban backyard pond
unless it is likely to be flooded or overflow into natural drainage. I
guess we'll have more on the next response I'm going to reply to. :-)
Cheers
Peter Unmack