Re: NANFA-L-- OT: Sales of Males

Bob Muller (michiganfish-in-wideopenwest.com)
Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:46:37 -0500

Jan
I remember when I was a boy many fish (those with un-colorful females) were
only sold as pairs. Also back then each aquarium shop ordered directly from
Florida fish farms. They picked up their orders-in-the airport every
Friday. They would always get-in-a minimum 25 -30 fish of each kind. Now
at least here in Metro Detroit there are local fish wholesalers, the shops
often only pickup 6 or 7 of a species for their tanks. My local shop picks
only males of checker barbs, black ruby barbs I have had to ask them to get
females if I planned on spawning them. Shops used to always have a tank
with female bettas I haven't seen any of those in years. I remember when I
was a boy many fish (those with un-colorful females) were only sold as
pairs. Also back then each aquarium shop ordered directly from Florida fish
farms. They picked up their orders-in-the airport every Friday. They would
always get-in-a minimum 25 -30 fish of each kind. Now-in-least here in
Metro Detroit there are local fish wosales, the shops often only pickup 6 or
7 of a species for their tanks. My local shop picks only males of checker
barbs, black ruby barbs I have had to ask them to get females if I planned
on spawning them. Shops used to always have a tank with female bettas I
haven't seen any of those in years.
I beleive that most people that have aquriums look-in-the fish as
decorations and buy them by color. It seem to be a small number that are
interested in the fish and learning anything about them. My local aquarium
club has a breeders award program there seems to be only a handfull of
members that are involved.

Bob Muller
No natives breeding now but had a pencilfish spawn
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