Re: NANFA-- Alternative Mosquito Fishes

William Allen jr. (billandbonnie_at_peoplepc.com)
Wed, 5 Sep 2001 20:50:57 -0500

Ofcourse, the REAL problem to these alternatives is simple - nothing
reproduces in just about any conditions (as long as they're wet) than
Gambusia affinis! All these other fish are great, but they don't produce 20
to 80 very large babies every 30 days, which produce more broods in about 90
more days,nor will they stand such a variety of conditions.

----- Original Message -----
From: Jeffrey Fullerton <tcmajorr_at_westol.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2001 11:12 PM
Subject: NANFA-- Alternative Mosquito Fishes

> > Holyoak said his farm has shipped out about 5.5 million mosquito fish
> > > > since
> > > > > the West Nile outbreak in New York two years ago, and he plans to
> > > produce
> > > > > millions more this year.
> > > > > The fish, which can grow up to 2 inches long, are sold for about 4
> > cents
> > > a piece.``People are putting them in puddle holes, in fish ponds,''
Holyoak
> > > said.
> >
> Why not a campaigne to substitute other species that do a better job.
> There are several types of native fishes that do a better job than
> Gambusia - Topminnows are probably the best followed by Enneacanthus
> sunfishes , Fliers (Centrarchus macropterus) and Mudminnows (Umbridae).
> Another bonus is that most of the areas where Nile Virus is a concern
> support indigenous populations of these fish so it would be an easy
> matter for the states or licensed fish culturalists to propagate and
> distribute stocks from local genotypes. This would help conserve local
> species and minimize the chances for introducing new diseases and
> foreign genes into wild populations.
>
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
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