RE: NANFA-- TFH photos and soapbox

Chip Rinehart (crin_at_glassmaster.com)
Fri, 27 Jun 2003 14:50:43 -0400

Mysteryman,
I don't think anyone is accusing you of doing anything wrong, more just a
general word of caution to anyone thinking about making crosses, so I
wouldn't take it personally.

On another note, I'm glad to hear that the pretty sailfins were from the
South Fork Edisto instead of Edisto Island. That makes them less than 45
minutes away from me versus over nearly two hours to get to Edisto Island.
I can go look for them after work sometime.

Chip ;-)

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mysteryman [SMTP:bestfish_at_alaweb.com]
> Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 3:44 PM
> To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- TFH photos and soapbox
>
> Get off your soapboxes, everyone.
>
> I of course already know all these things, and I'm rather insulted that
> ya'll seem to think otherwise. Did I not SAY that it would normally be
> abhorrent?
> I haven't even released any of my Flagfin broodstock or their fry into
> the original collection site.
> They are kept in aquariums in a wholly different room from all my other
> fish, and are housed in tanks that have never been used for any other
> species. The equipment and supplies used are also completely dedicated
> to the Flagfins. Cross-contamination of genes or diseases is pretty much
> impossible. I'm a responsible fishkeeper. Why you think I would release
> hybrids is beyond me.
>
> The genetics and taxonomy of the Sailfin Complex is a subject I find
> keenly interesting, and naturally I wonder just how different the
> various subspecies really are. I'm pretty sure that they probably can
> cross with success, and I'll be the first to admit that THAT could be a
> potential problem.
> I don't just want to know is if it is possible to get a teal-green fish
> with bright red fins. I'm also interested in what the tubercule count
> and arrangement would be, and how such a hybrid would compare to the
> other members of the complex in scale count, finrays, and other
> meristics. Who knows? Maybe such data would help us figure out some
> details regarding the taxonomy of the rest of the Complex. I'm willing
> to bet that some of the subspecies are merely hybrids themselves.
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