The
PAROSPHROMENUS PROJECT

The
PAROSPHROMENUS
PROJECT

Re: P. spec. aqua-tropica05/11

#4088
Peter Finke
Participant

Christian, if it were as you argue, then there should be no more spec. Sentang in trade. But if I see it correctly, there are.
We have first to explain the masses of spec. Sentang that have been traded during the last years. Why so many? This form was the most-traded Parosphromenus in 2009, 2010 and 2011. An explanation maybe that all water bodies around in that region were “free for full exploitation”, maybe the vegetation was destroyed first and the catches became quite easy. This happens sometimes in Europe when there is a big building project and all fish or amphibia one could get on are fished or caught before the destruction is completed. But in this case the trading went on (or goes on?) for years. Therefore we have also to explain if this form is still in trade today. To me, it seems so. But how is that possible if all the habitats are destroyed already?