a bit off topic. in the 70s pilkington glass factory used to pump the cooling water from the glass tanks into the st. helens canal. giving the canal a warm temperature. a local pet shop owner packed in and dumped all his tropical fish into the canal. plenty thrived especially the chiclid and i mean thrived. i fished this canal for years as a young lad catching big bags of chiclids as did many others in the area. happy days. the canal was locally known as the hotties. you can google this. :thumbs:the species confirmed were 4 types of tilapia,guppys,mollys,mozambique mouth brooder, terrapins and