Gambusia Road Trip – Day Minus 1 Somehow, although I’d had a couple of weeks to plan the trip, suddenly it was the day before the scheduled departure at 6:00 a.m. the next morning (the time Susie wanted us gone). I’d not gotten anything ready. Cara had arrived and was ready. I jumped into ... Read More
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Poecilia latipinna, Mustang Island to Siegen University in Germany
The photo shows the Poecilia latipinna, Mustang Island collection site. This post is about the saga of Poecilia latipinna and Siegen University in Germany. Years ago we got an order from Siegen University for Poecilia latipinna (our native green sailfin molly) from Comal Springs in New ... Read More
Gambusia Expedition
Photo: Grandchildren at waterfall where we searched for Gambusia montanaensis. Today I start a new regimen, that of blogging daily (or almost) instead of writing a monthly newsletter. This will allow me to keep things fresh. The newsletter will continue, primarily as an index to the my blogs, but ... Read More
Paramecium
The photo is a bucket of water and mulm from a cichlid vat that sat overnight. The milky cloud above and to the left of the net is a large number of Paramecium multimicronucleatum. This is the largest Paramecium and a single one is almost visible to the naked eye. And, as you can tell, swarms of ... Read More