Re: NANFA-L-- Florida Flag fish in pond without aeration

EELReprah-in-aol.com
Wed, 18 May 2005 09:47:28 EDT

In a message dated 5/17/05 11:34:25 PM, njz-in-clevelandmetroparks.com writes:

<< Does anyone know how low of temperatures that they can endure?

>>

I think so. I ran an experiment this past winter. I had several I left in an
outdoor pond because I couldn't catch all of them. I brought some into the
basement and some others into my "cool room" (an unheated storage area). I could
not find any in the pond this Spring. The ones in the heated basement did
fine. Those in the "cool room" did fine down to 40 degrees. When it dropped to 37
degrees in late January they died overnight.

Lee Harper
Media, PA
/-----------------------------------------------------------------------
/ This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes
/ Association (NANFA). Comments made on this list do not necessarily
/ reflect the beliefs or goals of NANFA. For more information about NANFA,
/ visit http://www.nanfa.org Please make sure all posts to nanfa-l are
/ consistent with the guidelines as per
/ http://www.nanfa.org/guidelines.shtml To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get
/ help, visit the NANFA email list home page and archive at
/ http://www.nanfa.org/email.shtml