>, but gary did get some Rhadinocentrus ornatus (i was surprised at
>how big they were as i had thought they were smaller than Melanotaenia),
Will grow to 3" SL occasioanally but usually around the 2-2 1/2. They also
like softer acid water and don't keep them too hot.
>i got 2 H. compressa empire gudgeons. they are currently in a 10-gallon
with
>several asian loaches and rasboras. unfortunately, they are very shy or
>spooked, all they do is hide. i fed some blackworms yesterday and some
frozen
>conch and zucchini today, but i haven't seen them eat yet. is it normal
for
>them to be so shy and retiring? or are they just getting used to their new
>surroundings? what kind of foods do they enjoy? i haven't been able to
see
>them much yet but i hope it's a pair, i assume i'll be able to tell by the
>rounder body of the female?
Adrian Tappin has a nice page on them in his Homepage "bible" - they really
like live worms but are shy initially and enjoy some cover. They will eat
anything small enough to swallow. Watch your Rasboras and take any water
from soft acid to marine. When mature, males are larger, deeper, have a more
bulbous head, have larger fins with more colour bands and of course when in
breeding colour the male is the most spectacular aquarium fish we have here
in Oz.
>contrary to what i had assumed, G. multisquamatus is not the fish that
heiko
>bleher had reported to be practically extinct in papua new guinea. it is
G.
>wanamensis. this question of being practically extinct in the wild is very
>sad, but isn't there some hope that wanamensis is more widespread than we
know
>of (and could hopefully be surviving in another lake or river)?
The surveys need to be done yet but hopes are not high - because of the
topography and the isolation of the drainages in such a mountainous country.
> wasn't the australian paradise parakeet
>recently sighted in the wild
No - a dead specimen of the Night Parrot was found but further searches have
not confirmed existing populations of either species in the recent past
>and many still hope that the thylacine still
>lives in tasmania)?
I'm sure many Thylacine-lovers agree with you :-)
> so i hope bleher's bleak report of his last trip back to
>lake wanam is not yet the final word on this species.
It's not the last word but stay tuned to ANGFA literature for news of an
exciting co-operative venture between an Australian zoological institution
and an organisation in PNG.
Regards,
Bruce.
Bruce Hansen, A.N.G.F.A., Advancing Australian Aquatics.
Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.
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