Re: NANFA-- Mystery fish redux

geoff kimber (gkimber2_at_earthlink.net)
Wed, 28 Feb 2001 19:57:45 -0600

You all are assuming that the fish overwinters in the lake.

I had actually thought that this was an aquarium release of some sort. This
would solve the frozen lake problem nicely

Geoff Kimber
Lexington, KY

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Stallsmith" <fundulus_at_hotmail.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 3:42 PM
Subject: NANFA-- Mystery fish redux

> For those of you paying attention to this chase, check out this link for a
> good description of Tilapia (Oreochromis) mossambica:
>
> http://lionfish.ims.usm.edu/~musweb/nis/Oreochromis_mossambicus.html
>
> I have a bad feeling that Jan's ID of the fish as a T. mossambica may be
> right, which would be truly mindblowing. If you've ever been to Vermont
it's
> hard to imagine Tilapia showing up as an exotic.
>
> --Bruce Stallsmith
> Huntsville, AL
>
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