<<Howdy, Bruce! I would have to say that if anyone was more "capitalising"
than rainbowkeepers, it would have to be the killiefolk... they've done
more
with less for a long time now, and without the benefit of a national body
like ANGFA to fall back on. But then again, Annual Killifish eggs are a
bit
more transportable ;) I'm a bit worried about this threat to temporary
water'ed fishes, though.>>
Andrew, I agree that the Killiekeepers have earned our respect for
perseverance and ingenuity. However we need to logically assess the
situation before we start the same campaign on them that has been aimed at
Rainbowkeepers for years. By that I mean the "What If?" argument.
How many killie species are there in Oz that could really be cl;assed as a
threat? The seasonal nature of the rainfall, the temperature ranges
between Summer and Winter as well as the soil pH etc surely must narrow it
down to a very few. Then we look at the n umbers and spread of the keepers
who are likely to have these species and then whether they are likely to
irresponsibly let them loose in the environment and for what purpose?
By all means canvas opinions from the various killie groups and perhaps we
can send them a request to advise their members of the dangers and target
the message at those in vulnerable areas.
My limited understanding of details of requirements for individual species
of killies suggests to me that there would only be less than 10 species
that could realistically be considered a worry and maybe only 1 or 2 of
these are in Australia and are not geographically a problem ( at least for
the present).
Bruce Hansen
ANGFA