Re: neons...
 MC> What I've been told of Neons by my local fish store guy is that they
 MC> are one of several fish that aren't captive bred to any great degree,
 MC> if at all. So, the ones you see in the stores are caught the old poison
 MC> the water and net out the stunned floaters method. As such, they are
 MC> very stressed by the time they get to the store.
It is my understanding the it's the Cardinals (the nicer looking
"neons") are the ones that are hard to breed in captivity. Neons are
bred regularly in captivity. That's why neons are way cheaper than
cardinals.
Gerry Danen (gdanen@connect.ab.ca) C+Net BBS @ 403-477-9545
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