[RML] Re: Rainbow Size Frustration -- Melanotaenia praecox
hank voss (aatetras at yahoo.com)
Tue, 06 Dec 2005 15:47:39 -0000
--- In r_m_l at yahoogroups.com, "hank voss" <aatetras at y...> wrote:
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> --- In r_m_l at yahoogroups.com, "Earl Blewett" <micro at e...> wrote:
> >
> > Dear FishFolk,
> >
> > I have some locally bred M. praecox and they are about 2.5 - 3 "
> if you
> > count the tail. They aren't that old and recently removed the
> spawning mop
> >
>
> Earl:
>
> P.s. for bows they grow quite fast.
>
> Hank
>
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> > --------------------------------------------
> > Earl Blewett Ph.D.
> > Associate Professor of Microbiology
> > Dept. of Biochemistry and Microbiology
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> > From: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com [r_m_l at yahoogroups.com] On
> Behalf Of hank
> > voss
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 8:52 AM
> > To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [RML] Re: Rainbow Size Frustration -- Melanotaenia
> praecox
> >
> >
> > --- In r_m_l at yahoogroups.com, "parin_iceyfist"
> <parin_iceyfist at y...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >but
> > >
> > > Sorry, but what? M. praecox of 4 inches in size? That's more
than
> > > 10cm's! That is flipping huge! :O
> >
> >
> > Hi:
> > > Right now i am looking at my 70 gal. at 30 of my breeders
> > (praecox)and most of the males are 3-3.5 in long.Thats counting
> the
> > tail which is part of the fish. I cant give an exact measurment
> > because they wont stand still in front of the ruler.
> > Now don"t forget these are my breeders ,well fed and
many
> > water changes. the average fish may not get to that size in the
> > average tank
> > As far as boes. 5-6 in. no problem you can get that
size
> > with very little effort.It may take 3-4 yrs. but it can be
done.I
> > did not mean to say that that they are all stunted but they have
> not
> > been fed right.Most breders try to get rid of stock as soon as
> > poss.because feeding is a major expense.Maybe my strain of boes.
> > took longer to color up i don"t know but thats y i stopped
raising
> > them.
> >
> > Regards Hank
> >
> >
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