Re: [RML] Pacific blue eyes

Dennis Holmes (dhdesign at onthenet.com.au)
Wed, 12 Jul 2000 10:37:22 +1000

Sorry guys,
I know it's a No No,
But I have the local Southern Pacifics which are only around 3.5 cm
and timid then I picked up a Northern male that was a good 6 cm plus and
very aggressive, it was not sold as northern just "Pacific Blue eyes"

I guess I was just thinking more of the Aquarium trade the smaller fish they
sell for a dime a dozen and the larger $5 each, I figured something between
the two would both handle aquarium community life better and would get more
attention from buyers and be sold only as an aquarium/cross

But I understand we should keep things pure.

Dennis

> From: Dave Wilson <rwilson at octa4.net.au>
> Reply-To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 05:09:46 +0930
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] Pacific blue eyes
>
> Dennis
> Why would you want to cross them when you have some absolutely magnificent
> Pacific Blue-eyes just down the road from where you live. There is (or
> was) a population with orange coloured fins in the the river that flows
> past Bellengen in Northern NSW. The water in this creek would be quite
> cool so the fish would be temperature tough. I remember seeing them a
> few years ago when I went to Dorrigo for a wedding. To go south and
> collect some would be a good day out for you from Brisbane.
>
> Cheers
> Dave
>
>> HI
>> Could I breed a Northern blue eye male with Southern females?
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