First you need a dam, a river, a suitable ocean and preferably a reasonably
short route connecting the river to the ocean - say something less than 1000
miles. Stock the dam with crayfish, blue-eyes and Australian bass, or maybe
try to raise ducklings on it. Then wait for a decent bit of rain, at which
time you will encourage a bunch of baby eels to negotiate the many
kilometres of wet grass between the nearest river and your dam by letting
the dam overflow. Feed the baby eels on your precious crayfish, blue-eyes
and bass fingerlings. After a decade or so of continually re-stocking your
dam, the eels will have grown to a largish size. When it next rains, let the
eels leave your dam and return to the river. During the time the eels took
to grow to near maturity, you will have been lobbying your government to
ensure the river is maintained in good condition and is not impeded by too
many dams or weirs. By conducting rain dances at this time you will ensure
flooding of the river which will give the eels a good push towards the
ocean. At this time you need to practice the time honoured art perfected by
centuries of fish breeding - cross your fingers and hope. If providence has
been kind, your next batch of baby eels will be waiting to slide up the
gully to your dam in the following year.
If you need any further information drop me a line.
Rob Wager.
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew <andrew at pcug.org.au>
To: RML <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Sent: Sunday, November 28, 1999 8:04 PM
Subject: [RML] [SPAM] Eels
> Hi Gang,
>
> Does anyone know of anyone trying to breed Eels about the place?
>
> Cheers, Andrew
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