Fish eggs are a lot hardier than we give them credit. :)
-- end ____^___ ><,DARWIN,> Joshua L. Wiegert AIM UID: JoshuaWiegert Yahoo: JLW_DUNE_NET Feel free to contact me by any of the above means for any reason. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Unmack" <peter.lists at> To: "nanfa-l" <nanfa-l at nanfa.org> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 7:28 PM Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Hitchhikers on Hydrilla
> On Mon, 24 Oct 2005, Hoover, Jan J ERDC-EL-MS wrote: > >> A friend who cultivates aquatic plants was cleaning out a hydrilla tank >> this >> afternoon and found fish living in it. I came over and dipped out 20 >> bluefin >> killifish (Lucania goodei): two subadults and 18 half-grown juveniles. >> My >> guess is that a batch of eggs came in on the weeds and hatched shortly >> after >> the tank was planted a couple of months ago. This is the third time now >> that >> I have obtained bluefin killies in this manner. > > That has also been recorded twice now in Arizona too where they have > turned up in places with pupfish. We always assumed they came in on > vegetation as eggs. They tend to over run and reduce pupfish numbers > which isn't good either. > > Cheers > Peter Unmack > Salt River, Arizona > /----------------------------------------------------------------------- > / 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