Re: [RML] Designer Fish
HH (Harro.Hieronimus at t-online.de)
Wed, 11 Nov 1998 01:01:35 +0100
Andrew Boyd schrieb:
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> Hi All, just after a few ideas. I have a couple of tanks I am thinking of
> setting up without heaters here in Canberra (for those of you in North
> America, Canberra is the Capital City of Australia, not Sydney or Qantas ;)
> ). A 1200mm x 600mm x 600mm (4' x 2' x 2') and a 900mm (3') "standard".
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> Does anyone know of an Australian native fish (aside from Damnbusia) that
> will be happy in 12-16 degrees C water for most of the year yet survive
> occasional bouts of 25-30 degrees C in the worst of summer, and an
> occasional dip to maybe 8 degrees C overnight in winter? It gets both
> hotter and colder here than these extremes outside, but we tend to keep the
> house reasonably liveable for ourselves. I'm not sure that a beast that
> would thrive under these conditions exists.
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> I did have a Murray Jollytail (Galaxias rostratus) that survived quite well
> for a couple of seasons under these extremes - is anyone breeding any
> Galaxiids at the moment anywhere in Australia?
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> Grateful for your thoughts.
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> Cheers, Andrew
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I'm not Australian, but why don't you try Melanotaenia fluviatilis or
Pseudomugil signifer? They should do excellent under these conditions, once
established.
Best regards
Harro Hieronimus, Solingen, Germany
harro.hieronimus at t-online.de
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