Re: [RML] hermaphroditic

Bruce Hansen (bruceh at powerup.com.au)
Mon, 4 Sep 2000 23:27:27 +1000

WRT Mach's comment re mating advantages of males with female phenotype (if
that is an accurate description), I remember one old-timer referring to then
as "parsons". When I asked him to explain, he said "Passin' for a female!"

Regards,
Bruce Hansen
president at angfa.org.au
Please visit us at http://www.angfa.org.au

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mach Fukada" <fukada at aloha.net>
To: <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 5:36 AM
Subject: Re: [RML] hermaphroditic

> Hi Peter,
> I was just going to suggest something similar. There are
> ecological/behavioral advantages of males looking like females. Avoidance
> of aggression of the dominant males, even spawning (sneak in looking like
> a female and fetlilize eggs under the nose of the dominant male)...
> MTF