[RML] sourcing of fish or eggs

Michael Eckardt (mike at odg.com)
Fri, 6 Nov 1998 11:25:57 -0500

Just a couple of quick questions:
Is this list an appropriate venue for sourcing fish and/or eggs?

Can fish eggs be mailed in the winter? Logic tells me "no, they would
freeze" - but it also tells me that shipping eggs via airliners at 35,000 ft
would expose them to freezing temperatures too, at least in the standard,
unheated mail compartments.

Thanks, Harro, for sending me the "Regenbogenfische" book. Excellent
pictures, btw. However, the author suggests to keep M. boesemani and M.
herbertaxelrodi in 600l tanks. That's 170 US gal or 133 Imp gal. In other
words, a fairly large tank. How reasonable is this? I'd like to have a small
school (about six) of either (not both), in a 250l aquarium. Does that make
sense?

Last question: Does anybody in Southern Ontario have eggs/fry/juveniles of
these species and is willing to part with them?

TIA

Michael Eckardt
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