I live in PA and i was wondering if there are any wild mollies or platies or anything like that. Are what we call minows really just wild guppies or mollies?
--- In tropicalfishclub@yahoogroups.com, sevenspringss@... wrote:
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> Hi jmg (name?),
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> Taking your first question fish for fish, Platies (and there are two
> species used commercially) are mainly found in the low-land streams of eastern
> Mexico. The numerous species of Swordtails are found in Central American
> streams -- largely in Mexico, including Baja California -- in stream at higher
> elevations, which is why they can tolerate somewhat cooler water.
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> Mollies are found mostly (but not exclusively) in the brackish coastal
> estuaries of North and Central American streams, with some found in Mexican
> Lakes. Some are found also, from South Carolina to Texas, along the Gulf Coast.
> Again, there are numerous Molly species.
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> Guppies originate in streams in Trinidad and on the mainland, in Venezuela.
> The fancy ones found today in the hobby were originally developed by
> several aquarists, starting back in the 1940's. Paul Hahnel (from Bronx, NY) was
> one such hobbyist, who I had occasion to visit. Two other noteable
> hobbyist from New Jersey who I had the pleasure of knowing, by the names of Larry
> Konig and Dr. John Rutkowski, developed in the late 1950's what was
> advertised as the "Rutking Guppy."
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> Cory Catfish come from South America, while Plecos come from both Central
> and South America. Lots of different species of both of them.
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> As for "Dalmation" Mollies (and this name has been used to more highly
> popularize the fish in the hobby) -- also, and originally known as the "Marble"
> Molly and the "Salt & Pepper" Molly -- it should be first understood that
> several Molly species do occasionally develop some black marking in nature,
> the rest of the fish having a green coloration. While this fish is a hybrid
> of Poecilia (Mollienisia) sphenops and P. latipinna, it's also a "sport"
> (mutation) of the black and white coloration which has been "fixed" (developed
> to breed true, in this case, to color) as a strain.
>
> The Black Sailfin Molly is a hybrid of P. vellifera and P. latipinna with
> occasional insertions (depending on the developing strain at the time) of P.
> sphenops and/or P. mexicana for added strength. It was first developed by
> William Schaumberg of Crescent Fish Farms (in New Orleans, LA) in the late
> 1920's and into the 1930's). At around this same time, William Sternke of
> Sternke Fish Farm (in Florida) was also developing his strain of Black Sailfin
> Mollies. At times, the Royal Molly, P. petenensis was also used in the
> cross.with the Yucatan Molly, P. vellifera and P. latipinna in first trials in
> developing it.
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> Yes, Pineapple Swords are hybrids and morphs (fixed sports).
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> Albino Cory Cats are domestically fixed sports of the albino trait. While
> this recessive trait may been found in the genetic make-up of some wild
> Cory's, most that happen to hatch in the wild seldom survive very long as they
> very obviously stand out from the rest to predators.
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> The are several species of Ghost Shrimp. Many are found in various
> locations in North America.
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> Sure, tropical fish can be kept outside in most areas, at least for some
> time during the warmer months. You just need to make sure the water stays
> above 70 o. As fall approaches, it becomes time to move them indoors, along
> with their pond water, before the temperarture drops too far.
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> Ray
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