Re: NANFA-- FW: Poecilia latipinna

B.G. Granier (bgkajun_at_worldnet.att.net)
Sat, 6 Sep 2003 13:21:56 -0500

Please refer him/her to me, I get many of the large Sailfin Mollies around
Baton Rouge.......freshwater stock.

BG
----- Original Message -----
From: "Denkhaus, Robert" <Robert.Denkhaus_at_fortworthgov.org>
To: "NANFA (E-mail)" <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Saturday, September 06, 2003 10:28 AM
Subject: NANFA-- FW: Poecilia latipinna

> Does anyone have any specific locations that I can send in response to the
> email below?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob Denkhaus
> Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
>
>
> > I was in San Antonio 2 years ago
> > and visited the zoo there. While admiring the birds I
> > noticed a school of fish in the surrounding moats that were
> > flashing brilliant blues and oranges. Upon questioning the
> > staff they informed me that they were a locally caught native
> > fish, Poecilia latipinna. I could not convince them to let
> > go of a couple pair and have not been able to find them
> > available on the internet on the NANFA pages. I am
> > travelling back to San Antonio in early October would like to
> > collect a couple pair while I am in the area. I need to know
> > if I will have to purchase a fishing license, what type of
> > gear I will need and where I can go to collect these fish and
> > if they are an endangered or threatened species. Can you
> > provide any information or additional contacts?

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