Re: [RML] Feral weather loaches - SPAM

Bruce Hansen (bruceh at powerup.com.au)
Tue, 8 May 2001 06:21:34 +1000

Gosh Mach, I will have to look for little dehydrated Weather Loaches next
time I eat my deep fried tofu :-)

BTW their ability to breathe air is apparently the reason why Rotenone is
ineffective against them.

Regards,
Bruce ( Hansen )
vicepresident - ANGFA Inc, ANGFA (Qld) Inc
Please visit us at http://www.angfa.org.au

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mach Fukada" <fukada at aloha.net>
To: <rainbowfish at pcug.org.au>
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 1:29 PM
Subject: Re: [RML] Feral weather loaches

> They are also fairly drought tolerant. Dried up streams I would find them
> under rocks and in wet areas. They have the ability to breath air. Make
> good bait for bass, barracuda, jacks, etc. Also edible Placed into a pot
of
> hot/boiling water and a block of cold tofu,t eh fish all burrow into the
> tofu to escape the heat. They were apparently brought to Hawaii by either
> the Japanese or Chinese immigrants for this purpose.