I find all this background information on the origin of our aquarium
specimens and "strains" fascinating. It appears that the old dictum about
the widest possible gene pool being the best is being reinforced.
One of the problems is that we tend to throw out poor performers and
embrace someone else's apparently better performers when perhaps we might
get ultimately better strains by combining the genes from poorer
performers.
IUnfortunately most of us don't have the resources in time and tank space
to keep track of experiments like this. Of course some times we get good
results and sometimes we don't and keeping good records and meticulous
tracking and security of stock origins are paramount.
Regards,
Bruce.
Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.
Please visit us at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm
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> From: Mach T. Fukada <fukada at hawaii.edu>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] Connieae & Furcatus
> Date: Wednesday, 22 April 1998 17:49
>
> Found out more stuff regarding the origins of P. furcatus in Hawaii, but
> unsure if all of it affects the many that were sent to OZ (as Chuck is un
> sure as to when the fish got shipped to OZ in relation to these events).
> Chuck said the first ones he got are apparently F1 from Heiko
collections.
> These produced hundreds of eggs that did not hatch. Later Mike Yamamoto
> found a few females that might be F1 or F2 from Heiko's fish. Chuck gave
> Mike a male (one of the few that hatched) and low a behold they just
> reproduced on their own. Later Chuck got a bunch of "red finned" fish,
> that poped up appartently in Heiko's breeding group , from a friend.
These
> were incorperated into Mike's breeding group. Somewhere in there either
> from the first bunch that bred for mike or after the addition of the red
> fins are the bunch that Derek got and sent to you guys. Long convoluted
> story, huh?
>
> MTF
>
> >I don't know how those Furcatus got to Hawaii however - perhaps Mach
could
> >enquire? I think there was another breeder over there besides Charles
> >Nishihiri - does Mike ?Yamamoto ring a bell?
> >
> >Regards,
> >Bruce.
> >
> >Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.
> >
> >Please visit us at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm
> >
> >
> >
> >----------
> >> From: Adrian R. Tappin <atappin at ecn.net.au>
> >> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> >> Subject: Re: [RML] Connieae & Furcatus
> >> Date: Saturday, 18 April 1998 6:41
> >>
> >> At 03:48 16/04/98 -1000, Mach wrote:
> >> >Adrian,
> >> > are your connieae the more yellow body, with nicely colored fins?
Or
> >the
> >> >silver / blue/grey fish that seem to be more common? Mine are the
> >latter
> >> >and might react differently if yours are froma different
> >> >collection/population...
> >>
> >> Mach,
> >>
> >> Mine are the yellow form which I always thought were the only ones but
> >when
> >> Gilbert Maebe came to Australia a few years ago he said that mine were
> >> different than the ones in Europe. He subsequently took some back to
> >> Belgium. I've been told that my furcatus are also more yellow that the
> >ones
> >> in Europe. However, I really think it is just the diet. I still feed
my
> >> adults every day with newly hatched brine shrimp among other things.
When
> >> feeding brine shrimp all the time you will also noticed that the eggs
are
> >a
> >> golden colour.
> >>
> >> The funny things is I think either the connieae or the furcatus that I
> >have
> >> originally came from Hawaii ;-)
> >> Perhaps Bruce might be able to enlighten us.
> >>
> >> Adrian.
> >>
> >> Adrian.
> >> ...............................................................
> >> Adrian R. Tappin
> >> "Home of the Rainbowfish"
> >> http://www.ecn.net.au/~atappin/home.htm
> >> ...............................................................
> >>
> >
> Mach T. Fukada, Web Master
> fukada at hawaii.edu
> Honolulu Aquarium Society
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