Jag har snackat lite fram och tillbaka med Ad om ämnet och här är en sammanfattning av vad han säger:
Hi David,
Unfortunately there are no restrictions on collecting any cichlid in Tanzania and Mozambique, so it is perfectly legal for exporters to offer Ps. demasoni. It is up to the conscious hobbyist to buy wild specimens.
I have seen P. demasoni only at two very restricted places and the total number can never be more than a few hundred individuals.
I was at Pombo Rocks last 5-6 years ago and I actually expected to find no demasoni at all, but I did see some. It is not completely gone but is on the verge of extinction.
I would suggest not to buy any wild fish to discourage exporters from targeting that species Exporters and wholesalers only care about the money they earn today and if some species go extinct in the process, so be it; there will be others that can be exploited. So it is us hobbyists that care most about the fish and the best thing would be to not buy the wild P. demasoni and go for tank-raised fish.
Enjoy your cichlids!
Ad
Unfortunately there are no restrictions on collecting any cichlid in Tanzania and Mozambique, so it is perfectly legal for exporters to offer Ps. demasoni. It is up to the conscious hobbyist to buy wild specimens.
I have seen P. demasoni only at two very restricted places and the total number can never be more than a few hundred individuals.
I was at Pombo Rocks last 5-6 years ago and I actually expected to find no demasoni at all, but I did see some. It is not completely gone but is on the verge of extinction.
I would suggest not to buy any wild fish to discourage exporters from targeting that species Exporters and wholesalers only care about the money they earn today and if some species go extinct in the process, so be it; there will be others that can be exploited. So it is us hobbyists that care most about the fish and the best thing would be to not buy the wild P. demasoni and go for tank-raised fish.
Enjoy your cichlids!
Ad
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