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12-07-2003, 12:23 PM
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| Moderator  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Southern California
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|  Loaches to the rescue Here's a news article I found: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3298045.stm |
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12-07-2003, 12:54 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: May 2003 Location: Makaha, Hawaii
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|  very cool. heres a pic of a muddy loach.http://www.lib.noaa.gov/korea/main_species/chinese.htm and another... http://www.boy.co.kr/fish/fish/cypri.../mikkuraji.jpg
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01-17-2004, 02:48 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Nebraska
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| i was going to say the same thing fishlover. And those are some ugly fish... just my oppinion. Lev
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01-17-2004, 02:50 PM
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| Biological control is something that has to be done very carefully. Introducing any species into a different biotope can cause problems if it competes for food with other species, or if it is predatory on other species. There have been several biological disasters where something was introduced to get rid of some kind of parasite, and ended up taking over. These loaches have a bonus in that they provide food for the farmers, too. Just remember: Never release fish from your aquarium into a stream, pond or lake. |
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01-17-2004, 03:55 PM
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| Large Fish Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
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| I should try and get my mosquito larve to turn into the real deal. Then I can unleash them into Northern Ireland then Britain and finally THE WORLD muahahaha. Or I could just feed them to my fish  . Actually getting fish to take care of this problem a pretty good idea taking in mind what lotus said. If it doesnt effect the system the it's good stuff (well apart from the mozzies).
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01-19-2004, 09:32 AM
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| Teenie Weenie Fish  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Tampa, FL
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| Lotus, isn't that the truth! You should see the mess that the US Army Corps of Engineers has created in Florida by bringing in all sorts of exotic species to take care of various "problems." From exotic trees which suck out every last drop of water in the soil to frogs and anoles (lizards) which pushed the native animals out of their environments. It's really quite a mess down here because of it, and it's virtually impossible to put the genie back into the bottle now. |
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03-10-2006, 07:29 PM
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| Little Fish  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Oakland, California
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| Dojo Loaches aren't ugly! 
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03-10-2006, 07:58 PM
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| Super Fish  Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Carolina
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| Thats really cool!!! One of my great Aunts was one of the first people that died from Malaria. Im glad they are finally "curing" this. (only word that I can think of at the moment.)
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