Aquafish Northeim: large-scale order for P. ornaticauda possible

[helene schoubye]

I would like to just answer shortly regarding Sea life and other attempts at engaging Zoos in breeding programs. Sea life is as far as know still happening and is under planning just now. There will be some more information about this in Hamburg in September.
There has been some contact with Chester Zoo, UK, which originally was very promising, – and it may still be, but at this moment there is really nothing very concrete, and it does seem to me to be a proces which really takes a long time, and is difficult. But we have certainly experienced some positivity from different institutions.

You mention about ‘symbol’ – as the orangutang etc. This issuse we have also been talking about, and it is true, it would be helpful.
What has been talked about, and introduced by Christian Koppitz, and some fellow university students, who also will present their thoughts in Hamburg, – is that it may be helpful to link the situation of the parosphromenus species to the whole problem and tragedie of the peatswamps in southeast asia, borneo.
This whole situation is globally known, and many people are aware of it, and need to become aware of it. The paros, and the ‘fight’ for the paro species could be seen as very closely linked to this situation. By linking these together the seriousness of the danger to the paros, could become more clear in many ways.

[Christian Neick]

Hello Helene,

thank you very much for your explanations. As you mentioned connecting the problems of loosing Parosphromenus with the destroying of the habitats in Borneo with all their rar species can be the only way to protect our Paros.
That it will be a long way working together with zoos and more commercial companies like sealife I agree. I’m excited what will happen to this idea with sealife.

Chris

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