RE: Wild Caught Fish

[David Sanchez <barbax2@yahoo.com>]

"Actually I PREFER to
> keep wild caught
> fish for reasons of Looks, Vigor and less chance of
> line bred problems"


John I agree with you on many of those points. However
you are an experienced breeder John and you know how
to handle such fish. I do too. In fact wild fish are
much easier to breed in my opinion. However they do
have their problems and the novice can be easily
discouraged.


"less chance of
> line bred problems"

I think we often confuse the term line breeding. In
breeding is not a bad thing folks. when a breeder
breeds fish for coloration, behavior and othe
rpositive traits we are Line breeding of fixing these
positve traits into our fish. I breed fish for
positive brooding behavior as well as coloration. I
will say my fish are superior then the avg Joe because
of it. this what folks like Jack Wattley and others do
with Discus. We dont have to breed a fancy variety of
a fish to line breed. We may choose to keep a good old
Apisto boirelli a Apisto borelli but we breed for
positive brooding behaviors only breeding and rasing
those fish that exhibit those good behaviors and thus
make good aquaruim inhabitants. I think we need to
graduate fish just tring to breed fish to doing
something with them. That what Id like to think I am
doing with my fish.
I think where the term in-breeding get s abad rap is
when we as hobbyist just haphazardly breed fish at
random and spread fish that are egg eater s etc and
then in breeding gets a bad rap but this is not line
breeding . Line breeding is educated breeding or
breeding with a plan. well my 4 cents


Dave Sanchez






--- John Wubbolt <BigJohnW@webtv.net> wrote:
> 
> I guess outside of the Agassizi, Juruensis, Hoignei,
> Trifasciata, sp
> Maulbruter, sp Cara Pintada, Cf Cacatuoides,
> Nijsenni, Gephyra and
> Bitaeniata....... I refuse to keep Wild Caught stock
> too...... ahhhh hum
> bug....
> 
> If properly taken care of Wild Caught fish are no
> more problem to keep
> the any aquarium strain fish.   Actually I PREFER to
> keep wild caught
> fish for reasons of Looks, Vigor and less chance of
> line bred problems
> as compared to aquarium strains of fish....   After
> having a
> conversation several years ago with a fellow club
> member and apisto list
> member,  I have learned to appreciate the qualities
> of wild caught fish.  
> 
> Now the question arises, Do wild caught fish need
> some special care.....
> yes!   You have to watch your fish for diseases and
> parasites that come
> in from the wild.   But this requires no more care
> then watching any
> tank you have for ick, fin rot, or whatever...    
> 
> Ok off my soap box and back to enjoying my fish.....
> 
> Anyone working with Cruzi or Caetei??  Please get
> ahold of me.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> John
> 
> 
>
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