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formallyknowasNRC101 said... > what has the support been like from the ppl like wet pets? There are no 'ppl' quite 'like wet pets'. As a rule they're not overly interested in supporting clubs although Peter was an active PNAS member for a while a couple of years ago. Andrew.

Stella said... > I know several people who are very keen to *support* > a club, but not *run* it... I'm one of those people and have the club library and financial stuff in my spare bedroom. I wouldn't mind if it went away but only when a proper club starts up again. I would be more than keen to attend meetings. Andrew.

Stella said... > They really do smell of cucumber... They do. My job is 'flavour chemistry' within the dairy industry. I was with Stella as the fish mentioned were caught. They do smell of cucumber. The chemical involved, I'd bet, is nonadienal (either the 2,4 or the 2,6 version). I bet I could work it out given a sample of water they were kept in (I'm leaning towards 2,6-nonadienal - the 2,6 di-unsatuated C9 aldehyde for any organic chemists). Interestingly, I remember as a child (from a family sourced from the East Coast of the North Island, specifically Gisborne and environs) that cucumber was called 'inanga'... Not the same as Galaxias maculatus but the two (ie smelt and G. maculatus) occur together at least sometimes... Andrew.

Stella said... > I am coming to the conference with some friends. That'd be me and Pete Sebborn. Since PNAS is effectively dead we'll probably have to go as NZKA observers (we're both currently members) or can we register independantly, in case they have an excess of observers and don't want us? Andrew.

Stella said... > I was a little worried how much butt crack I was displaying to the world... Oh plenty, but no one seemed to be complaining. I've got photos. Andrew.

Folks, As the others have said, thanks to all those who made the trip a success (organisers, hosts, drivers, attendees etc). I've put some not-very-good photos (having camera problems which are fixed now) here: http://picasaweb.google.com/ajbroome/PNASTripToNapier If anyone else wants to add others, send them to me and I'll upload them. Andrew.

Folks, I have the above swimming around in a tank on it's own. It must've been an egg when I gave away the rest of the adults. If anyone in Palmerston North (or who is prepared to come get it) wants it then they can have it. Also have a young Melanotaenia praecox and a Otocinclus (probably O. affinnis) if anyone local is keen... Have an excess of Bacopa too... and a few young goldfish... Andrew.

Sharn said... > why exactly are they classed as 'high risk'? Look, I don't make the rules (or even agree with them) I just posted this because I thought people here might find it interesting. I suspect that if you think about it you could work out why some 'suit' might think they're a risk. Andrew.

Fishboi said... > does that mean these are no longer allowed to be sold.....? No problem at this stage. It's still a 'draft' document. Andrew.

Folks, I'm on a MAF mailing list and I just got a message saying they're updating the 'list'. Here's a quote: > The following species have been removed from the draft list on behalf > of the Department of Conservation as they are considered to be 'very > high risk species' to the New Zealand environment: > > Corydoras trilineatus, > Corydoras rabauti, > Corydoras reticulatus, > Corydoras punctatus, > Corydoras melini, > Corydoras metae > Synodontis angelicus The last one is particularly hysterical I think! Get in touch if you want the whole document. I trust the Federation 'Fish Committee' is on to this? Andrew.

Hey Cesar, How're the Disas? Must come visit some time (once things are flowering . Lemme know if you're in PN at any stage. Can probably find you some bits and pieces... Andrew.

Caryl said... > Hope I have the names right > Aphyosemion gardneri Fundulopanchax is a currently more accepted name. This is Fp. gardneri or perhaps Fp. nigerianum, a gold form. > Aplocheilus lineatus Ap. lineatus (gold) > Aphyosemion australe Technically probably the chocolate form. > Jordanella floridae Yep. Andrew.

Martin said... > wow Andy is still alive 2 Yep, still here. Keeping a low profile but still have a few fish and am making an effort to get back into breeding a few species. We'll see what happens. > ... thanks for the scheeli No worries. Always keen to share. Andrew.

Hey Serkan... > I am a killie keeper from Canberra Australia... Long time, no hear. Who else is still active in your neck of the woods? Andrew (remembers the good old AUNZZA days

Stu, > I am on the look out for 2 female Fundulopanchax scheeli. I've got some... Andrew.

Alan said... > There were no changes to the officers... Sorry, just noticed this. Does this mean Chris and I are still the conference delegates then? Haven't seen any AGM minutes or report confirming or otherwise... Andrew.

livebearer_breeder said... > ... killies like attempting flight everynow and then... It's just that they're in the process of evolving into amphibians, that's all... ;-) No one has told them that niche has been filled. Andrew.

CatBrat said... > I just got back form my LFS, and they were selling a whole > bunch of Clown Killies. Sadly, all the (Psuedo)epiplatys annulatus I've seen over the last few months have been female. Do you have any males with yours, they should be obvious? It's ironic since once upon a time I had heaps of males and couldn't find a female for any money. Typical. One of my favourite fish, but they've been a 15 year source of frustration for me Andrew.

Pegasus said... > It would be 'really' nice to think that at least 'one' species of > fish has not been affected by the intervention of captivity, but > I would doubt this very much. True.. good fish with good > bloodlines will invariably produce good offspring, but there are > exceptions, and IMO Killies are no different. The nature of killiefish is, though, that many come from seriously fractured habitats and due to the small gene pool available in a small pool in the wild they can be almost clonal. This is not the same as a tetra from (say) the Amazon where there are many options for genetic exchange. A successful clone (as many killies are) require that any lethal genes are long gone. This carries over into captive fish, meaning killies are somewhat less prone to interbreeding problems than many other fish. They really are different. Andrew.

Fins said... > What is a non-annual old world killi A killie from Africa or Asia that doesn't have a long (months, dry) diapause sequence, ie Aplocheilus, Aplocheilichthys, Epiplatys or Aphyosemion etc. > ... what is a non-annual new world killi A killie from the Americas (generally South America) with a short incubation (as above), ie Rivulus, Fundulus... > ... what is a annual new world killi A killiefish from South America (there really aren't any further north) with an extended dry incubation time, ie Cynolebias, Pterolebias etc. > ... what is a annual old world killi. A killiefish from Africa (there are none elsewhere in the old world that I can think of right now) with a long incubation period due to their habitat drying up for an extended period, Nothobranchius are a classic example. > My guess is that old world killies are from africa and new worlds > are from America. Is that correct? Simplisticly, yes. Andrew.

Fins said... > I have heard of annual new world, annual old world, non-annual > new world and non-annual old world. Yes, but I still don't understand your question. Andrew.

Pegasus said... > Killies are no different, and they too can carry defective > genes that will produce poor quality fish... Except killies (especially those in captivity) are very close to being clones (ie, are genetically very similar). In my experience good fish rarely have bad young. Most deformities are due to less than perfect fry raising conditions (sub-optimal food or water conditions). Dodgy fry should be disposed of, you're not doing anyone any favours by allowing bad fish to grow up. Andrew.

Fins said... > How much money can I expect to pay for a pair of one > of the Rivulus species? Does anyone have them? As far as I know, there are no Rivulus species left in NZ. Andrew.

Fins said... > What is the difference between these two types? In what sense? There are annual and non-annual species from both parts of the world. Andrew.

Kim said... > when they came in we didnt no if we had any male and > it has turned out that we have some If you can bring along a pair, I'll be interested. Andrew.