> From: Harro.Hieronimus at t-online.de (Harro Hieronimus)
> Reply-To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 11:11:11 +0100
> To: <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
> Subject: AW: [RML] Lungfish_Curse of the lungfish
>
> As far as I know somebody (very wellknown) wanted to sell the praecox on the
> ANGFA conference for 20K AUD, but some European aquarists - the wellknown
> person sold the fish here some months before - brought eggs or fry and gave
> them away for free or for little money.
>
> Regards Harro
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: owner-rainbowfish at pcug.org.au [owner-rainbowfish at pcug.org.au] im
> Auftrag von Gary Lange
> Gesendet am: Montag, 4. Dezember 2000 03:43
> An: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Betreff: Re: [RML] Lungfish_Curse of the lungfish
>
> Hmm Lionel Lambkin writes about breeding lungfish, then dies. Gordon
> produces <only> eggs and protracts cancer. Wonder if there isn't some sort
> of aboriginal black magic going on here :-)
>
> In all seriousness.
>
> It's a shame that we don't have a way to post messages to this board without
> knowing who the real author is. I'd love to loosen up the tongues and hear
> who "got burned" on the Melanotaenia praecox thing. I heard that "someone"
> brought in some of the fish (to Oz) and someone paid $10-20K for a breeding
> group. Right after that they found that someone else brought them in and
> was breeding "the little guppies" like there was no tomorrow. Hmm was
> Gordon involved in that one too?? Anyone want to comment on this one or
> "what they heard"?
>
> I guess someone can get passionate even about a fish like the lungfish,
> Lionel certainly was. I just can't see anyone being so willing to give it
> all up that fast (like Gordon) if you were TRULY interested in the fish
> instead of the profit motive. Hey if there is something that you all in
> Brisbane can do to let the proper authorities know about this scam please
> give them a call. Maybe you can get this fish put in the hands of a
> responsible person. They are going to be even less willing to issue permits
> if they think something like this is going to happen everytime.
>
> Gary Lange
> gwlange at STLNET.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PETER.UNMACK at ASU.Edu <PETER.UNMACK at ASU.Edu>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
> Date: Sunday, December 03, 2000 12:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [RML] Lungfish
>
>
> On Sun, 3 Dec 2000, Bruce Hansen wrote:
>
>> I am still in a state of shock - 2 phone calls from Gordon Hides in one
>> week. He tells me he has bred his lungfish in captivity under controlled
>> conditions and he has put details on the web at www.lungfish-breeders.com
> if
>> anyone is interested.
>
> Yer, and you can buy the whole lot for 575K. I notice he only has eggs at
> this stage.....be more impressed when he gets them to 3 months.
>
> Tootles
> Peter
>
>
>