Fwd: Re: Re: wild-caught fish -Reply

["Ed Pon" <edpon@hotmail.com>]

Bill wrote:
>
>This is a sad situation that scientists and environmentalist have known
>for some time and now many _hobbyists_ are starting to realize.  There
>was a thread several weeks ago about incorporating location codes into
>Apisto naming convention.  Here's another reason to implement such a
>standard.  Known locations of a species may be genetically different
>enough to warrant separation and to preserve the gene pool.
>
>As was mentioned, killie keepers do this.  There is also an official
>species maintenance program where several key species have been
>singled out in order to preserve them in the hobby.  One of the 
criteria
>used in selecting _type_ species for the program was the potential 
threat
>to loss of habitat to the species known range.
>
>The effort is in it's infancy but it's a start.  It also shows that 
there are
>hobbyists out there that are very concerned about the _big picture_ and
>not just in earning BAP points or _how much will this bring in an 
auction._
>
>Bill Vannerson

Bill--I agree with what you have written, so don't take this question as 
knocking what was said--but, are you aware of any apistogramma that are 
endangered or threatened.  I believe that there probably are some, but 
by the time they make any list, it's already pretty late in the game.  
Perhaps we haven't seen some of the apistogrammas that were identified 
early on is because some of them are endangered, but such a small fish 
may be beneath the notice of the people who do these endangered species 
lists.  Does anybody know anything about this?

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