RE: Desert Goby and other matters

Andrew Boyd (andrew at pcug.org.au)
Thu, 22 Aug 1996 00:37:57 +1000

At 10:12 PM 8/21/96 +-1000, Dr Bruce wrote:
>From: Richard Mleczko[SMTP:thebobo at ozemail.com.au]
>Sent: Thursday, 22 August 1996 7:29
><<I mentioned recently that I was keen to get a Desert Goby, well my local
>aquarium shop here in Canberrra got some in last week and I bought a pair.
>And what do you know I have some eggs (hundreds actually !).>>
>
>Eat your heart out Andrew - see there are hundreds of DGs in Canberra. You
>just have to know where to look. If you are nice to Richard and help him
>out with microworm cultures etc the ACT will be inundated with DGs and
>there will be concerns about them getting into the pristine local waterways
>and displacing the state fish i.e. the Japanese Weatherloach.

I'll get Richard what he needs... there can't be enough DGs in the world.

And I think that the Weatherloach would be our "state fish" - QLD has the
Dambusia market cornered! It grieved me to see them in some of the prime
Honey Blue Eye 'turf' around Tin Can Bay a couple of years back.

Regards, Andrew Boyd
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