Re: Looking for Apistogramma Aggassizzi Tefe

["Rui Estrelinha" <rve@xpto.net>]

You are on fire!!! :)

 Rui Estrelinha
----- Original Message -----
From: "António Vitor" <antonio.vitor@sapo.pt>
To: <apisto@v2.listbox.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 3:29 AM
Subject: Re: Looking for Apistogramma Aggassizzi Tefe


> 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>
> To: <apisto@v2.listbox.com>
> 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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