Bob, San Fran refers to a general category of eggs, rather then the location of harvest strictly. They are known to be smaller at hatching and normally about twice the $. These are harvested normally from a hypersaline parts of the world. Sorry if that sounded like a location...It's name comes from the bay area, but as you said free swimmers are the common find of these guys... Mike Chappell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Raible" <laetacara@yahoo.com> To: <apisto@listbox.com> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 12:01 AM Subject: Re: smallest bbs > That's odd since SF BAy doesn't yield any cysts, only free-swimmers. SF > BAy doesn't get cold enough. > > --- Three Guys Aquatics <chippell@sgi.net> wrote: > > To all.... > > > > The San Fran strain cyst are known to be the smaller of the two, I've > > used > > Salt Lake on everything I've bred, including rams/notho's/etc. Never > > had a > > problem..Just me .02:) > > > > You thawing out yet in the tundra? :) > > > > > > Mike Chappell > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "John Wubbolt" <BigJohnW@webtv.net> > > To: <apisto@listbox.com> > > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 12:54 AM > > Subject: smallest bbs > > > > > > > > > > I would have to say that true san fransisco bay brand has the > > smallest > > > naupuli..... or bbs. never could spell that word... lol... when i > > was > > > breeding some nothos..... i would use that brand of eggs to start > > the > > > fry off on. its a bit smaller then Great Salt lake eggs... > > > > > > Just my opinion here > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! > http://auctions.yahoo.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. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.