I'm intrigued so far with the comments back. Everyone agrees that it ain't
pure, and everyone but myself agrees that it is a cross (and I am
admittedly the least experienced in this area for what that is worth). But
no one yet seems to have the complete, absolute story. I find this
intriguing.
I also wonder if everyone has seen the same fish. Again, I'm not the
expert here, but I have seen and kept good parkinsoni and short of putting
these fish together for a real good review, I can't see any differences
that can be linked to crosses. The photo Gary suggested might be a that
much better an idea, just so that we are sure we are all talking about the
same thing.
Tom
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From: Roy Hunter[SMTP:roy at angfa.org]
Sent: Friday, October 03, 1997 9:35 AM
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
Subject: Re: [RML] RE: The hubbub
I would avoid the fish Tom, I have seen it and I didn't like what I saw. It
is a cross with parkinsoni and something else.
Cheers
Roy Hunter
Co-Chairman
ANGFA of North America
visit the ANGFA website at:
http://www.angfa.org
reach me at:
roy at angfa.org
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> From: Tom Mroz <tmroz at art-inc.com>
> To: 'rainbowfish at pcug.org.au'
> Subject: [RML] RE: The hubbub
> Date: Thursday, October 02, 1997 9:56 AM
>
> Seems to me that if everyone asking questions about why there is no
rainbow
> talk had asked a rainbow question or made a rainbow observation, the
issue
> of [SPAM] would be moot.
>
> So, let me try to help with a small question I have had for some time.
>
> Anybody know for sure what M. "marci" is? They show up in stores around
> here and look like a hormone-treated M. parkinsoni. Store people I have
> asked have given various answers including the parkinsoni comment. I
also
> note that ALL of the fish come in with color, which means either they are
> all males (finnage suggests they are, in fact), or that they are indeed
> hormone-treated.
>
> If they are parkinsoni, are they pure strain? Can they/should they be
> spawned with "normal" parkinsoni females? Are they fertile? Anybody
come
> accross spawnable, fertile females listed as Marci?
>
> An other thoughts/observations on this topic?
>
> Tom