RE: [RML] rainbowfish diet/ASTAXANTHIN
Stephen Boulet-CSB046 (Stephen_Boulet-CSB046 at email.mot.com)
Fri, 18 Sep 1998 9:25:04 -0500
>Stephen
>
>At first I would answer - yes! However water quality and other
>environmental factors seem to have a significant influence too. But
>in general wild caught juveniles are better coloured than similar
>sized ones raised indoors in aquaria
>
>
>Regards,
>Bruce.
Another thought: I understand that wild fish don't generally get as big as
aquarium fish because of the rigors of actually working for a living. So
maybe wild juveniles of the same size as aquarium raised juveniles are
actually older, more sexually mature fish?
-- Stephen
Grayslake, IL USA