At first I would answer - yes! However water quality and other environmental
factors seem to have a significant influence too. But in general wild caught
juveniles are better coloured than similar sized ones raised indoors in
aquaria
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: Stephen Boulet-CSB046 <Stephen_Boulet-CSB046 at email.mot.com>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: Wednesday, 16 September 1998 8:11
Subject: RE: [RML] rainbowfish diet/ASTAXANTHIN
>>Gary. Mach
>>
>>This is fascinating stuff - sort of getting the ''outside" results while
>>raising fish indoors. I will try to get some more Red Lagoon Rainbows (M.
>>duboulayi) for you next time I'm up at Fraser Island Gary.
>>
>>You are right about the problem of getting some colour into juvenile
>>Rainbows to make them saleable at a smaller size.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Bruce.
>
>Are the colors of juvenile fish in the wild then more intense than those in
>aquariums?
>
>-- Stephen
>
>Grayslake, IL USA
>