Running River Rainbowfish crowd funding
Oct 25, 2015 15:15:23 GMT -6
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Post by AussiePeter on Oct 25, 2015 15:15:23 GMT -6
ANGFA launched a crowd funding effort at the convention to raise funds for establishing a genetically tested captive population of the Running River Rainbowfish. This is a joint effort between ANGFA, the University of Canberra and Diversity Arrays Technology.
In short, an introduced population of M. splendida is moving downstream into the home of the Running River Rainbowfish. As these two species are quite closely related we expect they will hybridise and result in the loss of this iconic rainbowfish population. As a precaution for this scenario ANGFA is working to establish a captive population based on some earlier collections plus recently collected wild fish to ensure that no hybrids go into the captive population and to ensure that we reasonable represent the existing wild genetic diversity. Fish will be provided to Bruce Sambell, Ausyfish, Dave Wilson, AquaGreen and Aimee and Steve Brooks, Guyra, whom we are working with closely to ensure captive stocks of this fish remain widely available and secure in the hobby.
Please consider making a small donation and spreading the word! More details can be found on the donation page. bit.ly/1RZUMht
In short, an introduced population of M. splendida is moving downstream into the home of the Running River Rainbowfish. As these two species are quite closely related we expect they will hybridise and result in the loss of this iconic rainbowfish population. As a precaution for this scenario ANGFA is working to establish a captive population based on some earlier collections plus recently collected wild fish to ensure that no hybrids go into the captive population and to ensure that we reasonable represent the existing wild genetic diversity. Fish will be provided to Bruce Sambell, Ausyfish, Dave Wilson, AquaGreen and Aimee and Steve Brooks, Guyra, whom we are working with closely to ensure captive stocks of this fish remain widely available and secure in the hobby.
Please consider making a small donation and spreading the word! More details can be found on the donation page. bit.ly/1RZUMht
Keep up the good work! 