Tony
mark wrote:
>
> At 8:32 AM -0700 6/27/03, Kevin wrote:
> >Well said!
> >And if I might add, if you do cross breed, then by no means do you want to
> >release the offspring back into the wild.
>
> I have a feeling that people will do what they want to do anyway, so
> how 'bout this: If you on purpose or by accident produce fry from
> parents from different streams (rivers, lakes, ponds, swamps,
> ditches...), please be careful to label them as a "crossed" aquarium
> strain, and keep records of what you have done. Pass that
> information along to anyone who receives fish from you. Record your
> experiments/experiences here: http://www.farmertodd.com/nanfa/bap/
>
> I guess we need to come up with some terminology for "crosses" from
> different sites. I think killie and livebearer people use the term,
> "aquarium strain". Is that sufficient to identify such fishes? Or
> do we need a more specifically descriptive term? Maybe
> "cross-population strain"?
>
> As Fritz has said, if those fish get loose in the wild, researchers
> like him will have a complete conundrum as they try to do genetic
> work on wild fish. And if aquarists get blamed for producing and/or
> releasing such fishes, chances are, laws will be enacted to prevent
> us from keeping natives at all. The same is true for releases of
> wild fish into areas different from where they were collected. So,
> in case you haven't heard it before, please, please, please, do not
> release fish into the wild _for any reason_. Thank you.
>
> --
> Mark
> http://jonahsaquarium.com/
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