Help locating Lamprichthys Tanganicanus

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2 total messages Started by c059rbm Mon, 25 Jan 1993 22:10

#2843

Author: c059rbm
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 22:10

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	Sorry for the messed up post earlyer and yes I'm a newbe to the
	net.  

	For the original question could someone please help me locate
	some F1 youngins  or better yet a spawning pair of the 
	Lamprichthys Tanganicanus. Any help would be greatly appreciated.


		Robert Montgomery

Re: Help locating Lamprichthys Tanganicanus

#2881

Author: Oleg Kiselev
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 02:10

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In article <25JAN199316102902@utarlg.uta.edu> c059rbm@utarlg.uta.edu writes:
>	some F1 youngins  or better yet a spawning pair of the 
>	Lamprichthys Tanganicanus. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

In addition to the people listed by Greg, Don Greig (BAKA) was breeding
them.  Another person who might have them is the fromer AKA chairman, Brian
Watters.

The problem with L. tan. is that they react badly to drastic changes in
water chemistry (i.e. they die) and produce really screwey sex ratios:
some people get almost all females, others get almost all males.  

Good luck finding the F1 fish.  I haven't heard of any recent collection
trips to that part of Africa and have not seen any F1 or wild fish in the
auctions.

Your best bet will be to come to the AKA convention in Los Angeles in May.
If these fish will be available anywhere, they will be at the convention.
Be prepared to shell out a lot of money, though.  These fish have all the
traits that make an expensive killifish: they are very attractive, they are
hard to breed, they are rare, and everyone wants them.

-- 
Oleg Kiselev at home			...use the header to find the path

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