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-- end ____^___ ><,DARWIN,> Joshua L. Wiegert Native Fish Conservancy Lists Administrator JLW-in-dune.net AIM UID: JoshuaWiegert Yahoo: JLW_DUNE_NET HTTP://WWW.NATIVEFISH.ORG/JWiegert/index.html Feel free to contact me by any of the above means for any reason. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hoover, Jan J ERDC-EL-MS" <Jan.J.Hoover-in-erdc.usace.army.mil> To: <nanfa-l-in-nanfa.org> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 3:51 PM Subject: NANFA-L-- OT: Sales of Males
>I am going to risk an off-topic post here because it concerns the aquarium > hobby in general. > > Last night, while-in-one of the major pet retailers, I noticed that only > males were available for most of the fancy guppy strains and for the dwarf > gouramies. When I asked an employee about females, I was shown a single > tank > of cobra-like female guppies. If a customer wanted to breed guppies they > would have to mix strains (and by the genes of their F1s). > > Why are only males being sold ? > A. Simple retailing strategy- most consumers only want a colorful fish > and > have no interest in breeding > B. Advanced retailing strategy - unavailability of females means repeated > sales of an "unbreedable" fish > C. Sense of property - breeders do not want hobbyists tampering with > their > creations (and possibly underselling them) > > Try as I may - none of these seem to be realistic - but I have heard > hobbyists say similar things about the unavailability of female cichlids > of > some species. > > Does anyone know ? > Do small independent fish stores offer females of the same > varieties/species > not offered in the larger chain outlets? > Don't most customers want to have male and female combinations when they > buy > fish for their tanks ? > > - Jan Hoover > Vicksburg, MS > /----------------------------------------------------------------------- > / This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes > / Association (NANFA). Comments made on this list do not necessarily > / reflect the beliefs or goals of NANFA. For more information about NANFA, > / visit http://www.nanfa.org Please make sure all posts to nanfa-l are > / consistent with the guidelines as per > / http://www.nanfa.org/guidelines.shtml To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get > / help, visit the NANFA email list home page and archive at > / http://www.nanfa.org/email.shtml /----------------------------------------------------------------------- / This is the discussion list of the North American Native Fishes / Association (NANFA). Comments made on this list do not necessarily / reflect the beliefs or goals of NANFA. For more information about NANFA, / visit http://www.nanfa.org Please make sure all posts to nanfa-l are / consistent with the guidelines as per / http://www.nanfa.org/guidelines.shtml To subscribe, unsubscribe, or get / help, visit the NANFA email list home page and archive at / http://www.nanfa.org/email.shtml