I have forwarded this to Mr. Phillips......
BG
----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher Scharpf <ichthos_at_charm.net>
To: NANFA Mailing List <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Fw: Native fish availability
> >While you will probably get several generous offers of fish, I am curious
> >as to what is driving this "re-stocking". Is this a private stream? Who
> >determined that these species where native to that stream? How? If they
are
> >native why do they need to be "re-stocked"? If something caused them to
die
> >off or caused their populations to dwindle, has that problem/cause been
> >removed? Also, is this being done by an organization or an individual?
>
> You ask some excellent questions, Ty. Another question would be about the
> species requested. Several of them (e.g., orangethroat darter, banded
sculpin,
> fantail darter) represent complexes of cryptic species, some of which are
> undescribed. The orangethroat darter, for example, has been divided into 7
or so
> different species. Therefore, what's an orangethroat darter in one
drainage
> systems and in one hobbyists's tanks will likely be different from the
> orangethroat darter that's presumably being restocked. One has to be very
> careful not to mix species.
>
> Perhaps learning the particulars of Mr. Phillips' stream restoration
efforts
> will help answer some of these questions.
>
> Chris Scharpf
> Baltimore
>
>
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