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Re: KillieTalk Digest V2 #306
Brian Watter wrote:
<Some might consider this a cynical view of the situation but it is not, I
am simply being realistic. In most cases, the loss of a Notho from the
hobby is not a matter of incompetance on the part of hobbyists but rather a
matter of a loss of interest in that species (for whatever reason) and the
desire to try one of the many other interesting species that are now
available.>
I do not think it is a cynical view, from my experience it is simply a
realistic view. We have collected around one hundred populations of West
african killikish for the past 20 years, may be only 10 are still present
in the hobby. I think the main reason is that people are looking for new
populations and loose interest for old ones, it is like fashion, what is
new is better. I might go further saying that I do not believe too much in
any killifish association as being really involved in conservative projects
despite some attempts to do so.
R. Romand