I thought I was inclined to exaggerate the size of some of our Australian
aquarium fish :-)
Harvey's Creek "signifers" get the biggest of any Blue-eyes and 3 inch males
are not uncommon in the wild. In my experience unlike many other species
aquarium specimens seem to rarely outgrow their wild counterparts in this
particular example.
Regards,
Bruce.
Bruce Hansen, A.N.G.F.A., Advancing Australian Aquatics.
Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.
Please visit us at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Mach T. Fukada <fukada at hawaii.edu>
To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Date: Wednesday, 2 December 1998 10:31
Subject: Re: [RML] Re: Pseudomugilidae
>check this link:
>http://www.mninter.net/~caryho/rainbow/articles/taxonomy4.html
>
>Townsville Blue-eye, Ross River Pseudomugil signifer. Really nice fish.
>My breeeders are getting huge. I agree that they are deep bodied, but not
>anywhere near the melatonaid bows. Depending on population P. signifer can
>be a really big fish. Adrian. how big would you say Harvey's Creek would
>get? maybe 6 inches?
>
>
>
>At 10:21 AM 12/1/98 -1000, you wrote:
>>In a message dated 12/1/1998 2:11:49 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>atappin at ecn.net.au writes:
>>
>>> They might be the Townsville Blue-eye - They have a very deep body when
>>> fully grown?
>>>
>>> Adrian.
>>
>>what genus and species is that?
>>
>>again, what other genera are in the family, besides Pseudomugil,
>>Craterocephalus and Kiunga?
>>
>>tsuh yang
>>
>Mach T. Fukada, Web Master
>fukada at hawaii.edu
>Honolulu Aquarium Society
>http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/2948/HASF.html
>