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Not for a long time. When I was a kid my dad used to have 3 or 4 tanks, the biggest was about 40 or 50 gallons. He used to keep lots of Corys, and they were my favourite fish. I don't think he ever got them to breed, but I am not sure if he tried either. I believe that some Corydoras species can be tricky to breed, fussy about habitat and water quality, but I might be totally wrong. He did manage to get Kribensis (Pelvicachromis pulcher) to breed in a community tank, but that is another post for another day.

Gaffer Its not Spanish, it's an old French proverb. Literally it means 'The paths to war do not grow corn' but it has a 'hidden' meaning. 'Blé' is corn or wheat, but it is also a slang word for money. I guess it means something like 'Nobody profits from war in the long run'.

I concur 100%, however I do not think this is the ORIGIN of the word.

It would certainly add a bit of extra excitement when un-hooking pike! [ 13. March 2003, 05:47 PM: Message edited by: corydoras ]

Not quite so RUDD. Both the Nile Perch and the European Perch are in the same order of fish, Percifomes, or Perch-like fish. However Nile Perch (Lates niloticus) are members of the Centropomidae family of fish (snooks) click here for species list, whilst our European Perch (Perca fluviatilis) is a member of the Percidae family of fish (true perches) Click here for species list. IMHO this means that they are not related at at all. Three spot ciclids, of the family Cichlidae (Cichlasoma trimculatum) are Perciformes too, but they are not related to the European Perch either IMHO. Maybe one of our icthyologist members can clarify the situation if I am mistaken? If you want to see a species list for Cichlidae then click here. Beautiful fish ciclids, all Perciformes, but not many look like a perch. PS Clicking on some of these links without a broadband connection will result in a lengthy download and an overheated modem Corydoras

80lb Nile Perch = tiddler, baitfish. Proper Nile Perch 150lbs-200lbs. Nice understatement on Fishbase. quote: Several countries report adverse ecological impact after introduction. I am surprised! Corydoras

Ahh, the lucky beggars. Venison is my favourite meat. Especially if it is from the red deer or elk as our American cousins call it. Yum yum! Corydoras

Q. What do you call an intelligent blonde? A. A labrador! 8-) Corydoras

Den, not sure if they do that kinda tossing Stateside. ROFL Corydoras

I had a quick peek on fishbase and the max size they have is 4.75 kilos or just shy of 10lbs in old money. I would't mind winding one of them in . Corydoras

I'll go along with that, though not sure about the Jewish bit your etymology is spot on. Quarantine. From the Italian quaranta giorni, from Latin for 40 days, quadra ginta. Another one with maritime roots. The amount of time, originally of forty days, during which a ship arriving in port, and suspected of being infected a malignant contagious disease, is obliged to forbear all intercourse with the shore; also the anchorage where infected or prohibited vessels are stationed. Sourire, il fait beau aujourd'hui. Corydoras

My 'search engine' is firmly ensconced within my dura mater. I only used Google to confirm the dates and to find some material from a half decent source to back up my digital diarrhoea. Corydoras

Gaffer When I said shooting, I meant lamping at night with a spotlight and a .22 or even a .303. Once the fox is dazzled by the spotlight beam you get 10-20 seconds to make a clean shot right between the glowing eyes. Not many get up and run from that. Also when I said 'efficient' I was talking in terms of 'man hours per dead fox', and not necessarily about a clean kill. Where I was brought up foxes were vermin, just like rats, rabbits and cockroaches. Scottish hill farmers just want foxes dead, especially at this time of year and are not that fussed about how the fox ends up dead. Distasteful to some perhaps, but that is how it is. Out of interest what did you shoot your fox with? Corydoras

Newt Could not agree with you more mate. Chirac is pursuing his own agenda to the detriment of his country. This will backfire on him in the end. Corydoras

But only one has a love! Corydoras

Newt Please do not think that all of the French think this way. My ex-wife is French and both of my children live in France with her. They live very close to the Normandy beaches in a village called Douvres la Deliverande. FYI Douvres was liberated by 48 Commando on the 8 June 1944. A year or so ago during a family meal to celibrate our daughters first communion one of the guests started to criticize America and the Americans as some French are wont to do from time to time.My ex tore a strip off them, explaining that if they were to take a trip along the coast a bit to Colleville sur Mer they would find a cemetery with 10,000 dead Americans who died during WWII so that they would be born free. My ex was not born until way after the war, she is only 35. My point is that not all the French have forgotten the sacrifices mady by the Allies in 1944, and the inhabitants of Normandy in particular have not forgotton. It seems to be customary in these forums to post some kind of link to prove your point, so for what it is worth here goes. Le Mémorial de Caen, un musée pour la paix Corydoras

I just added my name to the list. Still only 739. I am sure we can do better. :confused: :confused:

How can you work out how many anglers there are in the UK from the number of EA rod licences sold? Surely this number discounts all Scots anglers, and all English sea anglers that don't coarse fish or game fish in addition to their sea angling. Corydoras [ 12. March 2003, 11:58 AM: Message edited by: corydoras ]

Just waiting for first sign of mullet!

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I fish for bass and mullet on the River Itchin. I won't fish in fresh water in England as being a Scot I disapprove of the principle of a rod licence. Too much like a 'tax on angling'.

When I was a nipper we used to catch flounder all the way up the River Leven and in Loch Lomond too.

No idea. Maybe it just gives them the muchies. Could be why carp go for strawberry and pineapple boilies and other 'unnatural' baits that carpers use.

It smells the same as the real stuff. THC has no smell.

When I was in the Merchant Navy (something the UK used to have, but that is another post for another day) any time a ship broke down in the middle of the Pacific or wherever we were, those of us that fished (I always took a boat road and a 9000C with me) used to take the opportunity to have a dangle. We had a technique for catching small and sometimes not so small squid for bait. A long thin rope with something heavy on the end. Attach strips if white towelling to the rope. Squid grab the towelling and can't let go because of the little hooks on their suckers. Any largish squid promptly given to the Chinese crew members and just as promptly stir-fried. Yum-yum.