Re: NANFA-- NANFA join's snakehead hunt

Bob Bock (bockhouse_at_earthlink.net)
Tue, 9 Jul 2002 20:39:22 -0400

I don't know the details, but someone apparently netted some young
snakeheads from the pond this morning.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Davis" <unclescott_at_prodigy.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- NANFA join's snakehead hunt

> Bob Bock...
>
>
> > Apparently, snakeheads must like hot, humid summers. Jay, supposedly,
> > snakeheads spawn in June and July, according to the newspaper accounts.
>
> Whistling In The Dark Department:
>
> If there are no fry, could the snakehead resident(s) of that pond be one
> gender?
>
> With some food fishes, one gender grows bigger and those are particularly
> raised for market. Or if there is a considerable disparity between genders
> and not a lot of food in the pond could the larger snakeheads have
consumed
> the smaller ones, which just happened to be the other gender?
>
> This has been known to happen to aquarists when their work schedule got
> hectic and feedings got few. They were the proud owners of a tank of males
> or females (species depending).
>
> Even with muskie stocked in a small farm pond, to the dismay of the owner,
> there has been the occasion when one big cannibal was found.
>
> Maybe a little lame. Just wishing. (I follow the Cubs too.)
>
> All the best!
>
> Scott

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