Hello everyone

Ted, you are really welcome here! We very much hope that our American forum will become a little livelier by the new members. For quite a few new members have registered since that AMAZONAS issue has appeared some weeks ago. But we had to learn that there are great problems in getting hold of some licorice gouramis in the U.S. This is quite different here in Europe, especially in Germany. We have nearly all species in good numbers since we have a different tradition of breeding privately even those rare fish that need very special water and food. But I think with the help of ALFA, your new Anabantoid association, you will slowly go into the same direction.
For the time being, I can only repeat our invitation to the First International Meeting of our project in Hamburg (Germany), 28/29th September 2013.If there is only one visitor from the states he could go home with many pairs of many species, some even hitherto not scientifically described. The starting pairs of most of them have been privately caught at the original localities and therefore are correctly determined.
Best wishes, Ted, and try to get in contact with your colleagues in the U.S. If you need addresses, I shall be ready to send them to you.
And – please – write on your problems and experiences here!

Most of us in the U.S. are aware of this source and several have purchased stock from them on occasions.