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Old 04-08-2007, 09:27 PM
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Re: Sticklebacks

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Originally Posted by Dogghound View Post
Probably get eaten anyway with other fish although they have spines they don't seem to have a massive use. Yes i agree you do get some lumpy bumpy specimens although not all they breed like Rabbits. Think a big reason for the tumors etc is inbreeding, like you have all these fish from four, so that is a very small gene pool for so many fish. bound to get some oddballs
Yes we have a local island near us with the same problem !
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