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From: Al G Eaton <sege7_2000_at_yahoo.com>
Reply-To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
Subject: Re: NANFA-- cold tolerance of southern fish
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 19:06:43 -0700 (PDT)
I have kept most of those species throughout the
winter in temperatures between 50 and 55 without any
problems. Interetingly enough I also kept an
Epiplatys species at those temperatures without losing
them and the bred when the temperature warmed up.
Klaus
--- geoff <gkimber2_at_alltel.net> wrote:
> Since it's so hot, I'm thinking of winter, and
> remembering how very
> uncomfortable I am when it is cold.
>
> As I look at the fish I have collected from more
> southerly locations this
> year, I wonder what I need to do with them this
> winter.
>
> Does anyone know how cold tolerant the following
> species are:
>
> leptolucania ommata
> bluefin killie
> american flag fish
> fundulus seminolis
> fundulus cingulatus
> fundulus chrysotus
> Heterandria formosa
> sailfin mollie
>
>
> I keep the fish in a mostly unheated garage.
> Unheated tanks get down to
> around 50 degrees. That's really nice for my local
> fish, but I am not sure
> about the southerners I am keeping. I'd rather not
> heat the tanks if I can
> avoid it, but I also would rather have the fish
> survive the winter in good
> condition.
>
> Geoff Kimber
> Lexington KY
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