Chip
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ghazanfar Ghori - McLean [SMTP:Ghazanfar.Ghori_at_Spacenet.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 1:22 PM
> To: 'nanfa_at_aquaria.net'
> Subject: RE: NANFA-- Notropis welaka
>
> Planning on travelling from VA to Gainsville, FL
> with a few stops in between. Now that my hopes of
> collecting this species have been crushed, probably
> a few lesser stops.
>
> -
> Ghazanfar Khan Ghori
> Manager Web Services
> Spacenet Inc
> 703.848.1363
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Chip Rinehart
> > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 1:27 PM
> > To: 'nanfa_at_aquaria.net'
> > Subject: RE: NANFA-- Notropis welaka
> >
> >
> > Yep...Pteronotropis welaka is listed as "a species of special
> > concern" and
> > is therefore illegal to collect. As Dustin mentioned before, P.
> > hypselopterus (sailfin shiner) as well as P.signipinnis
> > (flagfin shiner) are
> > both quite attractive in their own right. The flagfin will
> > most likely only
> > be found in the panhandle while the sailfin has a wider
> > range. What part of
> > Florida are you traveling too?
> >
> > Chip
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ghazanfar Ghori - McLean
> > [SMTP:Ghazanfar.Ghori_at_Spacenet.com]
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 1:00 PM
> > > To: 'nanfa_at_aquaria.net'
> > > Subject: RE: NANFA-- Notropis welaka
> > >
> > > Protected? Didn't know that - thanks for letting me know!
> > > I assume that means its illegal to collect it.
> > >
> > > -
> > > Ghazanfar Khan Ghori
> > > Manager Web Services
> > > Spacenet Inc
> > > 703.848.1363
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Chip Rinehart
> > > > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 1:01 PM
> > > > To: 'nanfa_at_aquaria.net'
> > > > Subject: RE: NANFA-- Notropis welaka
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The main thing you need to be aware of is that welaka are
> > protected in
> > > > Florida.
> > > >
> > > > Chip
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Ghazanfar Ghori - McLean
> > > > [SMTP:Ghazanfar.Ghori_at_Spacenet.com]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2003 12:48 PM
> > > > > To: 'nanfa_at_aquaria.net'
> > > > > Subject: NANFA-- Notropis welaka
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm planning a short trip down to Florida July 4th weekend
> > > > > and want to spend a day trying to find Notropis welaka.
> > > > > Things I've got going against me....
> > > > >
> > > > > 1) Never collected before
> > > > > 2) Trying to find a fish that others have had difficulty finding
> > > > > 3) Giving myself only one day for it
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > So far, from what I've gathered online.
> > > > > Good spots include areas where a smaller stream meets
> > > > > a larger one in 2-4 ft of water.
> > > > >
> > > > > Use a seine - with the help of one more person. Dip nets
> > > > > are helpful. In July, the juvis can be found at shoreline
> > > > > vegetation. (Although I doubt I'll be able to ID them)
> > > > >
> > > > > Precautions, snakes, gators, bugs - so I'm going to be as
> > > > > careful as I can - will probably get waders, or at minimum,
> > > > > boots. Insect repellent? Is it safe for fish?
> > > > >
> > > > > Getting some Bag Buddies, have styros, bags. Do I need
> > > > > O2 if I'm not crowding? Use CLOUT?
> > > > >
> > > > > Notropis welaka I know how to ID - atleast the adults.
> > > > > Good ID book reccomendation for anything else I may encounter?
> > > > > Not that I'm going to bring them back - just interested in
> > > > > Notropis welaka but it'd be good for my notes if I knew what
> > > > > I caught (if anything) and where.
> > > > >
> > > > > So any information that may help me succeed
> > > > > would certainly be appreciated. Especially if you've
> > > > > collected this species.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks
> > > > >
> > > > > -
> > > > > Ghazanfar Khan Ghori
> > > > > Manager Web Services
> > > > > Spacenet Inc
> > > > > 703.848.1363
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