>
> Isn't it odd how so many fish once well-developed and common have nearly
> all disappeared today?
> Black Sailfins, Liberty Mollies, Hi-fin Platies, Libby Bettas with tails
> twice as long as their bodies... where did they go?
>
I think the chain stores are to blame, anything the least bit difficult to
keep or outside the range of bread and butter fish is a no no. A lot of fish
farms have quit breeding anything difficult to please the chain stores. Since no
body orders them why breed them.
Moon
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