I had never thought about the commercial propagation of stonerollers,
because they're so locally common. They make good aquarium fish because
they're hardy, active, peaceful (small ones anyway) and will eat anything
you're likely to feed them. They would almost certainly become easily
established exotics in places like Japan and Europe, though, if they were
mass produced. I promise to try and keep them out of the Imperial family's
moats in Japan; I hope they appreciate that!
--Bruce Stallsmith
Huntsville, AL, US of A
>From: "Edward Venn" <e_venn_at_hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
>To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
>Subject: Re: NANFA-- Stonerollers
>Date: Fri, 11 May 2001 04:43:48 -0000
>
>How many stonerollers did you say are in your office?
>
>my office which is loaded with stonerollers
>
>This would be interesting and I'd like to see your results. Captive
>breeding
>and the documentation thereof is the first step to commercial propogation
>of
>a fish that would be welcomed in the Japanese and European ornamental fish
>industry.
>
>Ed
>Tokyo Japan
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