Cave Fish Pollution Threshold
Posted: Jan 5, 2006 9:35 am
I've recently seen multiple Blind Cavefish in the Woodard side of the Woodard-Dunbar system. All the known entrances are in subdivisions, what I'm wondering is how the fish are surviving the pollution? My understanding is that all Troglobites were extremely sensitive to pollution. Anything that upsets the ecology in the cave has an immediate impact upon the fauna. Is there an accepted limit of "standard" pollution for Blind fish? I know it's somewhat of a dumb question due to the wide range of pollutants. Also does anyone know of a troglophile/ trogloxene about 6 inches long/ black and looks like a catfish?