Scott, Yes, I think it's the water, too. Soft and slightly acidic. Corvallis is a beautiful town, but has grown incredibly since I lived there (up on Wytham Hill). I remember picking wild blackberries and making blackberry wine (oops! that's another story). Hey, maybe that's what that "Blue Stuff" at the ACA convention was!! Quack, Quack! Mike Wise Scott Olson wrote: > Mike and Yvan, > > This is way too weird...I only got into the hobby in a big way after I > landed in Corvallis. > > For a town of it's size, Corvallis has had an amazing amount of activity > regarding the genus apistogramma. There must be something in the water... > > Yvan, You're very fortunate to live there, Corvallis is still my favorite > town. > > Mike, too bad you weren't a beaver! > > Regards, > > Scott > > >From: Mike & Diane Wise <apistowise@bewellnet.com> > >Reply-To: apisto@listbox.com > >To: apisto@listbox.com > >Subject: Re: hi evrybody > >Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2001 07:59:41 -0700 > > > >Yvan, > > > >Welcome to the list. Corvallis is where I started > >my first aquarium as a grad student. You see, my > >wife was a Beaver (no jokes please!) while I was a > >Duck. > > > >Mike Wise > > > >Yvan Alleau wrote: > > > > > Hi everybody!My name is Yvan Alleau and I am a > > > new member of the apisto-list. I am originately > > > from France but i'm living now since almost 3 > > > years in the USA. I've been keeping and breeding > > > tropical fish since 15 years and specially angel > > > fish (at the very beginning) than > > > apistogramoides and discus.I heared a lot of > > > good things about your group so that i decided > > > to join. Since i moved to Corvallis (oregon) i > > > had to stop my passion but i'm starting again. I > > > guess we can't stay too long far from those > > > jewels of the amazon ! :-)That's real pleasure > > > to join that group. Apistogrammaly yours > > > ! Yvan > > > Alleau FLI USA Yvan > > > Alleau > > > 712 Kings boulevard > > > 97330 Corvallis, Oregon > > > home # 738-0606 > > > College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences > > > Oregon State University > > > office (Burt 222) # 737-3649, to be used wisely > > > ! > > > yalleau@oce.orst.edu "When you're far from > > > everything, you're getting closer to the > > > essential" > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > >For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > >email apisto-request@listbox.com. > >Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List > >Archives"! > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > email apisto-request@listbox.com. > Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!