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Several of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association fish conservation
breeding
programs have encountered difficulties with mycobacterial infections. These
present most graphically in very old specimens, particularly wild brood
stock
held for ten or more years (and we are talking about small fishes like
haplochromine cichlids or pupfishes). Nonetheless, now that there is
justification for intensive cultivation and even repatriation of some taxa
to
Africa, we are a bit nervous about this. One hypothesis that we have is
that
this is a problem unique to intensive culture, that would disappear upon
release back to the wild. But we do not know, and any and all advice and
actual experience we would be very glad to hear about.
Les
--Les Kaufman Professor of Biology Boston University Marine Program And Center for Ecology and Conservation Biology 617 353 5560 office 617 353 6965 lab lesk-in-bu.edu
"I know the human being and fish can coexist peacefully." George Bush
--Bruce Stallsmith along the turgid Tennessee Huntsville, AL, US of A
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