Only Black and White....
- Thread starter A. IMPORTZ
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Wow,stunning pics and.zebras,don't know why but I just love pic no 5,how much are these nowadays,I've had them in the past,probably around ten years ago,I got line for £50 each,next year they were £150each minimum.
Great fish.
Great fish.
Good point however another part is related to the illegal exporters which are collecting like crazy here.
Yes, in my opinion is very important to know if they are locally bred or imported from Brazil. Knowing that is imported and still buying them i would say your are more to the side of contributing to the extinction than making any good to the species ... always be aware of that, that's what i call being a responsible fish keeper.
Ofc most will buy them, they are rare and beautiful and if you dont buy another will, but i think it is important to know why a specie disappears and people wonder what happened to them... and after that not even the richest fish keeper on the earth will bring them back with any amount of money, same money they used to contribute to their extinction.
It is important to remember that most fish keepers can't keep a fish for a few years, they are compulsive, they overcrowd their fish tank with fishes that end up dying because of poor water conditions or eating each other... or when the fish keeper gets tired and sell all fish to house different species...
The best place for fish in extinction is in their natural habitat, not in our tanks.
Ofc most will buy them, they are rare and beautiful and if you dont buy another will, but i think it is important to know why a specie disappears and people wonder what happened to them... and after that not even the richest fish keeper on the earth will bring them back with any amount of money, same money they used to contribute to their extinction.
It is important to remember that most fish keepers can't keep a fish for a few years, they are compulsive, they overcrowd their fish tank with fishes that end up dying because of poor water conditions or eating each other... or when the fish keeper gets tired and sell all fish to house different species...
The best place for fish in extinction is in their natural habitat, not in our tanks.
Thanks everyone for your comments, these were captive bred the US Ive been raising most of these for the last 2 years or so some are a little younger.
I agree with the fact that alot of SA species are endangered because of exportation but thats not always true. I've been considering keeping Paratilapia Bleekeri(I know, not a SA species.) because their natural habitat is being destroyed and the cichlids native to Madagascar are intentionally being replaced by snakeheads and other non-native tilapia for food. I think in this case the only hope for bleekeri is to be bred by capable poeple and then hopefully re-introduced.
