Re: [GSAS-Member] Cichlid strain IDs

[Kathy Olson <kathy@thekrib.com>]

Or we could always invite Wayne Leibel to give the Speciation, line bred 
and hybrid talk he gave at the ACA to our club.  I know Portland is asking 
him to come out.

Kathy


On Tue, 4 Aug 2009, Erik Olson wrote:

> 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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