[GSAS-Member] Cichlid strain IDs

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

On Tue, 4 Aug 2009, matt kaufman wrote:

> The American Cichlid Association, one of the worst run national 
> associations in the country in my opinion (pathetic web presence...no 
> reliable magazine...big time tie-ins to manufacturers and fish mass 
> producers), *does* have reputable members who regularly import and breed 
> wild fish. They're probably your best choice. And lots of their members 
> have web sites and sell fish.

Just returned from said "worst run national association"'s big convention 
this weekend... the theme was "Fish Wars - the Hybrid Menace".  Beyond the 
one-line flowerhorn jokes, several speakers brought up the same issue 
repeatedly, over and over again, that cichlid hobbyists, breeders, 
importers, etc, need to start identifying the fish with collecting 
location.  Species maintenance programs are useless without proper 
attention to this detail.  I may try to edit together a small video for 
a club meeting this fall summarizing the good points.

   - Erik


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