Geoff Kimber
Lexington Ky
(formerly of Tucson,Az)
> [Original Message]
> From: <Ty_Hall_at_eFunds.Com>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Date: 9/26/00 8:46:06 AM
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- "tropicals" in cooler water
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> I often intermix my natives and my Tropicals. Right now I have a baby
> Bluegill and Rock Bass in an unheated 55 with an Electric Blue Cichlid.
The
> tanks fluctuates between 65 and 75 degrees. I also have a Chinese Algae
> Eater in my other unheated tank, same temp range. All seem happy.
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> Ty
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> Seems like I read in Ross Socoloff's book "Confessions of a Tropical fish
> Addict" that he has observed "tropical" fish being able to withstand
> cooler
> and cooler water. I had some variatus make it through the winter in an
> unheated pond this year - to be sure, we had a mild winter, but we still
> had
> a few light freezes.All the more reason not to release fish!!!
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geoff kimber lexington ky gkimber2_at_earthlink.net
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