Re: NANFA-- feeder minnows

Tom Watson (onefish2fish_at_comcast.net)
Wed, 24 Sep 2003 15:37:01 -0700

They can no longer be sold in Washington State. Apparently there is some
fear of them going feral.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ty Hall" <tyhall_at_mia.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 9:47 AM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- feeder minnows

> They are probably Rosie Reds, which are a color morph of Fathead Minnows.
>
> Ty
>
> Rich Butts wrote:
>
> > For many years now, I have purchased feeder minnows from the local pet
store for about .10 cents each. This has been my spring time ritual to keep
the mosquito's away in my mini pools or potted water plants. I'm especially
fond of the white ones because they are easier to see. The store refers to
them as tuffies, but I'm sure that is not their real name. What are these
guys called and is anyone else using them in their ponds etc.?
> > They are easy to breed if you give them a small length of pipe to lay
their eggs in.
> > Rich
> > Marlborough, MA

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