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> From: Alan Ford <aford at pcug.org.au>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] Waterfall Creek Rainbow
> Date: Friday, March 07, 1997 3:58 PM
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> The fish you probably saw was the incorrectly? described Melanotaenia
> exquisita from waterfall Ck. (it truly is a spectacular fish)
> The area is now closed to us whiteys. (no offence to anyone meant) The
> Aboriginals have claimed this area as tribal/sacred ? land. The area was
> once named UDP falls and possibly has other names aswell.
>
> The Waterfall Ck rainbow is much smaller than your average tri and IMO
does
> not look anything like the Edith River exquisita. Someone will correct
me
> if I am wrong. ;)
> I think it does bear some resemblance to a tri.
>
> As an aside I belive the next FoS due out now? Has an interesting article
> written by Gunther Schmida which decries the desc. given to some Aussie
> 'bows. I have talked with Gunther on this subject and at the time we
> generally agreed. I for one am looking forward to reading his article.
>
> I once tried breeding a pair of these lovely fish but alas (probably due
to
> inexperience) achieved no positive results. If someone could get me
another
> pair I am now sure my results would be different. (hint hint) I now have
a
> few more breeding years under my belt. (Back of with the smart comments
Doc
> and/or Roy) <grin>
>
> Cheers
> Alan
>
>
> At 01:41 PM 3/7/97 -0500, you wrote:
> >Howdy,
> >
> >A couple of days ago I saw a fish called a 'waterfall creek rainbow'.
It
> >looked like a tri to me, are there any tris that come from a place
called
> >'Waterfall Creek'? It was a pretty nice looking fish, whatever it was.
> >Thanks in advance for anything...
> |__________________________________\|/_________________________________|
> Alan Ford aford at pcug.org.au Canberra, Australia
>
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