Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay DeLong" <thirdwind_at_att.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 11:40 AM
Subject: RE: NANFA-- NANFA join's snakehead hunt
> > How would I go about setting up a scientific sampling plan?
>
> I wasn't criticizing your efforts, Bob. You were on the spot! I meant
> researching the biology of the fish, then organizing members and trying
> various sampling methods (seines, eyeballing, traps, etc) during the time
> the fry should be there (with advance notice to the local media). Random
> sampling several times to cover the period of expected fry emergence is
not
> a bad idea.
>
>
> > Apparently, snakeheads must like hot, humid summers. Jay, supposedly,
> > snakeheads spawn in June and July, according to the newspaper accounts.
>
> That's eastern Asia, right? I'd ask "How hot?" and "What's the
temperature
> of that lake's water?"
>
> What can we find out about egg and fry development (i.e., hatching time
and
> time required for fry to be free-swimming and school in order to be
> visible)?
>
> Do adult northern snakeheads exhibit parental care?
>
> --
> Jay DeLong
> Olympia, WA
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