Re: NANFA-- No luck on Heterandria formosa, but......

Moontanman_at_aol.com
Sat, 7 Jun 2003 11:04:43 EDT

In a message dated 6/7/03 10:49:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
streptoprocne_at_earthlink.net writes:

> Being new to the list, I have to ask--what do you do with a gar or whatever
> that grows into a tank buster? My own policy has been never to release
> anything that I have taken into captivity, but it would be awful to have to
> euthanize a fish that has gotten too big to keep. Do you-all have an
> official or generally agreed upon policy regarding release of natives?
> Boise Newbie, Dave Whitacre
>
NANFA has a no release policy. Unless you have an artificial pond with no
outlet you have to keep it or kill it.

Moon
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