Wild Caught Zebra questions

[Patr1ck]

Yes. Please let us know how this "bull dog" does. Ive always wondered what happens.

Pat

[DJ-don]

last year i was learnign about the logging etc in school in brazil and borneo
but just thought wouldnt people having fish farms for food etc be a good way to increase jobs and help the brazilian economy/people?

but then again i do see some small disadvantages with this
they would still need land to clear to make fish farms and some others i probably havent thought of

[MatsP]

There already is aquaculture for food in South America - this is where the Red-tail x Shovelnose hybrids come from.

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Mats

[DJ-don]

There already is aquaculture for food in South America - this is where the Red-tail x Shovelnose hybrids come from.

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Mats

oh ok hwo about for aqurarium reasons then?? they would make a decent amount of money wouldnt they?

[MatsP]

Janne (Ekström) is working on some such project near Rio Xingu (Belem).

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Mats

[apistomaster]

Janne (Ekström) is working on some such project near Rio Xingu (Belem).

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Mats

The project Janne is working on is what I call a good start.
Heretofore there was little incentive in Brazil or any of the other major SA ornamental tropical fish exporting countries to culture aquarium fish but I think that will change in the coming decades. It is one small part of the solution of ensuring the future availability of some of the rarer valuable species and will benefit local economies. It would also make the cultured fish available independent of the seasons. Collecting wild fish during the rainy season is usually not very productive or impossible.