I am only repeating what a SF Bay Brand rep told us at a PCCA mtg a few years back. I could have misunderstood but I don't think I did. Perhaps a company rep could be hunted up to comment? --- Ed Pon <edpon@hotmail.com> wrote: > I was told that the San Francisco Aquarium Society used to collect > eggs from > the salt flats (high saline area) and sell them before some > enterprising > individual cornered the market in the Bay Area and locked the SFAS > out from > this business. > > > >From: "Three Guys Aquatics" <chippell@sgi.net> > >Reply-To: apisto@listbox.com > >To: <apisto@listbox.com> > >Subject: Re: smallest bbs > >Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2002 07:28:10 -0500 > >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >Received: from [208.210.125.36] by hotmail.com (3.2) with ESMTP id > >MHotMailBE1A9A66001540043250D0D27D2480AE0; Fri, 25 Jan 2002 04:28:33 > -0800 > >Received: by admin.listbox.com (Postfix)id 7E0BA269BA; Fri, 25 Jan > 2002 > >07:27:17 -0500 (EST) > >Received: by admin.listbox.com (Postfix, from userid 502)id > 35ADF269BB; > >Fri, 25 Jan 2002 07:27:17 -0500 (EST) > >Received: from smtp3.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net > (smtp3.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net > >[206.210.69.143])by admin.listbox.com (Postfix) with SMTP id > 67B8B269BAfor > ><apisto@listbox.com>; Fri, 25 Jan 2002 07:27:16 -0500 (EST) > >Received: (qmail 26708 invoked from network); 25 Jan 2002 12:28:17 > -0000 > >Received: from > dap-216-151-74-161.nfas.monroe-tnt-2.sns234.pa.stargate.net > >(HELO u0s8q4) (216.151.74.161) by smtp3.mx.pitdc1.stargate.net with > SMTP; > >25 Jan 2002 12:28:17 -0000 > >From owner-apisto-outgoing@admin.listbox.com Fri, 25 Jan 2002 > 04:29:15 > >-0800 > >Delivered-To: apisto-outgoing@admin.listbox.com > >Delivered-To: apisto@listbox.com > >Message-ID: <003801c1a59b$c67eb0b0$a14a97d8@u0s8q4> > >References: <20020125050104.13934.qmail@web20506.mail.yahoo.com> > >X-Priority: 3 > >X-MSMail-Priority: Normal > >X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 > >X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 > >Sender: owner-apisto@admin.listbox.com > >Precedence: bulk > > > >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! 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