Re: Looking for Apistogramma Aggassizzi Tefe

[António Vitor <antonio.vitor@sapo.pt>]

I want to add something to this topic...
well, I do believe that when we buy wild Apistogrammas, from the amazon
(region of the Piaba project, don't know if this is the case of the
agassizzi tefe), we are indeed protecting a part of the amazon...

let me explain a little more, when there is economic viability from the
natural resources, there will be "cinergetic" forces working towards
protecting that environment, all the population that beneficts from the
natural resources will work towards that goal!

there is some gold extraction from the amazon (using mercury), that can kill
easily a small river...where this project (piaba project) is working, the
amazon is being protected...there is no ilegal wood extraction...and ilegal
mining on the Piaba region...

"buy a fish save a tree"...
http://finarama.com/projectpiaba/

I prefer ALLWAYS the original Apistogrammas...
Man cannot build something better than nature!
(my opinion)

Regards!
António Vitor from Portugal

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Barbax66@wmconnect.com>
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Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 9:40 PM
Subject: Re: Looking for Apistogramma Aggassizzi Tefe


> well your reasoning for wanting wild fish is valid yet it is also flawed.
let
> me explain. It ois true that some hobbyists fail to keep their lines pure
so
> you may have seen a tefe aggie that did not throw pure tefe this may have
been
> because an unsuspecting hobbyist crossed it to another form of aggie
> something that may well happen. However I feel the benefits of tank bred
fish are far
> greater!  Most Europeans and some (sadley very very few American
hobbyists)
> AMerican breeders line breed Apistos and are far diffrent from the wild
fish we
> see. We can call it line breeding or simply seriousl;y working with a
species
> inorder to improve it not just color wise but also behavior wise. My point
is
> that you will find A.agassizi tefe probably from Europe and you wont have
the
> problems you discussed if you get them from a good source. Something all
of us
> should do is work with apistos and keep a line of them going for a few
years.
> something i find lacking in the states. Perhaps this will inspre others to
do
> the same. Anyway there has been little talk out there so maybe this will
> renew some intrest. Or maybe give us something to argue about lol best
fishes
>
> Dave
>
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