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From: Chip Rinehart <crin_at_glassmaster.com>
Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
To: "'nanfa_at_aquaria.net'" <nanfa at aquaria.net>
Subject: RE: NANFA-- My house is full of Damselflies, and I feel like play
ing Frankenstein
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 16:01:05 -0400
OK....so when do you want to head to Edisto Island? Personally, I think
they are all nice looking in the differences between collection sites. Some
of the ones we get around here (near Columbia) have yellow and red fins,
almost like a flagfin but not quite as bright.
Chip....already in SC
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mysteryman [SMTP:bestfish_at_alaweb.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 5:15 PM
> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Subject: NANFA-- My house is full of Damselflies, and I feel like
> playing Frankenstein
>
> I have a tank in my house set aside for growing greenwater for fryfood,
> and today a swatted a big fly. Upon inspection I noticed it was a
> damselfly. Later, in the fishroom, I found myself swarmed by damselflies
> of every color. A quick look in the algae tank showed plenty more
> larvae.
> I'm not sure just what these guys have been eating. I can only conclude
> that damsel larvae eat different things than dragonfly larvae ( fish ).
> Anyway, I rounded them up and set them free outside, where they'll no
> doubt start hanging around my pools.
> Have any of you had any similar experiences?
>
> On a different topic, I figured out that the Sailfin Shiners with the
> gorgeous green sides are the ones from around Edisto Island, SC.
> Otherwise they're unremarkable and dull. The redfinned ones from around
> Gainsville are fairly standard in the body, but have the pretty red
> fins. QUESTION: if the two were crossed, what do you suppose would be
> the result?
> I tend to think that 3/4 of the resulting fry would look terrible, or
> maybe even 15/16 of them, but the rest might be amazing redfinned,
> greensided wonders. Maybe even half of them could turn out nice.
> I know that as NANFans most of you would find the very thought
> abhorrent, but as a fish farmer, I wonder about these things.
> Has this ever been tried to anyone's knowledge?
> Is there already a redfinned, greensided version occurring naturally,
> most likely in the northeast Florida/southwest georgia area?
> Do you think that hypselopterus & stonei would even cross naturally if
> given the chance?
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