Regards,
Bruce Hansen
president at angfa.org.au
Please visit us at http://www.angfa.org.au
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Collom" <dcollom at powerup.com.au>
Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 5:48 PM
Subject: Mixed up Rainbows
> Hi folks,
>
> A bit of information, and maybe an on-line committee meeting. earlier this
> afternoon I was at Pet City, buying some food, but as usual having a look
> at rainbows, and pricing, when on one tank I found the sign -
>
> praecox/incusus hybrids
> $29.95 pair
>
> There are only a few of the fish in the tank. They are a longer more
> slender looking fish, splendida like if anything, around the 1 1/2- 2 inch
> size, overall a silvery fish, with a blue tone along the dorsal surface,
> and a pink tinge along the sides. Not very bright or colourful, but might
> be more so when settled in a home tank.
>
> However, it raises the issue, what if anything should be ANGFA's reaction
> to having hybrids openly offered for sale like this?
>
> I'll have a scratch through my bits and pieces I've taken off web-sites at
> times. I'm sure I've got an American article, referring to native American
> species, which basically explains to readers that Hybridisation of fishes
> is not good anywhere, but is potentially very bad in the fishes home
> range.
>
> While these are here, not NG, obviously the potential is for someone to
> work on breeding good looking Australian cross breeds for sale too.
>
> I don't know the history of these fish, Wayne Bugler was flat out. Whether
> there is just the few from an accidental breeding, or whether they are a
> planned breeding. That probably is of little importance at this point.
>
> To my way of thinking, the fact that a leading retailer is offering the
> fish for sale is the issue. Down the track, if retailers won't offer
> native hybrids, there would not be a lot of point in concentrating on
> breeding them.
>
> I'll be interested in hearing your points of view.
>
> Doug Collom
>
>
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