Re: NANFA-- Return of the sea monkeys?

Steven A. Ellis (sellis2000_at_earthlink.net)
Sat, 06 Apr 2002 14:43:53 -0500

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Reasonable points, Scott. However, what will really alarm me is if I start
netting sea monkeys when I'm out collecting. (-:

Steven A. Ellis
Kennesaw, GA

At 07:58 PM 4/5/02 -0600, you wrote:
>Rataj, in his book on Aquarium Plants (TFH in the middle 70s), spent a lot
>of time describing the various Aponogetons, their beauty and then how
>terrifically hard they are to maintain. A reader of his book could
>understandably be discouraged from ever trying to raise them. Then Rataj
>cheerfully pointed out that crosses of some of those species exhibit a
>certain hybrid vigor and make Aponogetons accessible to hobbyists who would
>be unable to raise them otherwise.
>
>Could it be heresy on a list where consensus very reasonably would condemn
>fish hybridizing to applaud using cultivars and hybrids of Aponogetons? If
>the crosses were not available, Aponogetons simply might not be available at
>all for aquaria or only available at great price. On the other hand, one
>could ask, is there a danger of these bulbs "getting loose" in the US? Is
>there a possibility that these bulbs would get back to Madagascar, Sri Lanka
>or South East Asia where the originals came from? (Wouldn't have asked these
>questions before joining this list.)
>
>At any rate, it is just as important to not release aquarium plants into the
>environment as it is not to release captive fishes.
>
>All the best,
>
>Scott
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Irate_Mormon" <archimed_at_netdoor.com>
>To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
>Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 6:52 AM
>Subject: Re: NANFA-- Return of the sea monkeys?
>
>
> > At 12:16 AM 4/5/02, you wrote:
> > >According to the package, it's a hybrid ulvaceus...whatever that is.
> >
> >
> > Aponogeton ulvaceous are really nice in their pure (unhybridized) form,
>but
> > all I can ever find are the hybrids which are not nearly as nice.
> >
> >
> > Prost,
> >
> > Martin
> > Jackson, MS
> > -------------------
> > I can't stand cheap people. It makes me real mad when someone says
> > something like, "Hey, when are you going to pay me that $100 you owe me?"
> > or "Do you have that $50 you borrowed?" Man, quit being so cheap!
> >
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