Harry Knaub
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Bock" <bockhouse_at_earthlink.net>
To: <PVAS_at_yahoogroups.com>
Cc: <gwapa_at_yahoogroups.com>; "Mike Mumma at IEI" <mike at iei.ws>;
<nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 3:39 PM
Subject: NANFA-- local trips
> Some of you had asked me about local collecting trips. There may be time
> to get one or two impromptu trips in before the weather gets too cold.
>
> Ghanzanfar Ghori, in particular, had wanted to pick up some grass (or
ghost)
> shrimp, probably Palaemonetes paludosus [see photo at
> http://www.wetwebmedia.com/PlantedTksSubWebIndex/fwshrimp.htm]
>
> These were pretty numerous in Unicorn Lake when I went there a couple of
> years ago, in Northern Queene Anne's county, about 45 minutes north of the
> Bay Bridge on the Eastern Shore.
>
> Unicorn and nearby creeks also have margined madtoms
> [http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/marmadtom.html]
> and bluespotted sunfish
> [http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/bluespotsun.html]
> both small fish suitable for a freshwater tank. Bluespots, though,
usually
> don't tanke pellets or flakes. Madtoms are really shy and a little
> venomous, but aren't fussy.
>
> Other possible trips could be a return to Little Bennett Creek in
> Clarskburg, MD, for fantail darters and rosyside dace
> [http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/rosysidedace.html]
>
> or another angling trip to Pennyfield Lock, North of Potomac, Maryland,
for
> longear sunfish
> [http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/longearsun.html]
>
> Likewise, I'd like to do some baitshop collecting for golden shiners
> [http://www.cnr.vt.edu/efish/families/goldenshiner.html]
> Ray and Ty on the NANFA list just told me that these do a good job of
> cleaning up brush algae and duckweek and probably wouldn't bother my
> Valisneria, java fern, or aponegeton. The only place I know of that
still
> sells them is Old Reisterstown Bait and tackle, an exit or two north of
the
> Aquarium Center off 695, outside Baltimore.
>
> We could probably shoot for a trip next Saturday or Sunday, if there's
> enough interest.
>
> Let me know,
>
> Thanks.
>
> Bob
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