Tropheus of the Red List...

[Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7]

Some of the Red Listed fish that are Tropheus that I think should be properly selectively bred for best and most accurate traits and sent back to the lake are these:

Tropheus Duboisi "Maswa"
Tropheus Ilangi "Nkamba Bay"
Tropheus Murago "Tanzania"

If anyone can give guidance to an actual connection looking to do this, lake side I would love to know.

Thank you!

[crowndroyal]

Have you tried talking to Ad Konings or Pam Chin Andrew ? they might be able to help you contact the right people.

[Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7]

I have spoken to Ms Chin before but there seems to be a barrier for some reason. Haven't reached out to Ad Konings at this point.

[crowndroyal]

Nov 20, 2016 10:21:20 GMT -5 Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7 said:

I have spoken to Ms Chin before but there seems to be a barrier for some reason. Haven't reached out to Ad Konings at this point.

Who have you contacted ? 

I am very resourceful when it comes to looking people up or contacting people or finding proper organizations. That way It can give me an idea of where to start looking or where you have met dead ends.

[Mastiffman/ Duramax7Man7]

I've come to the conclusion on this that the 11 year old data on the Red List Site is:

1. States that these fish are threatened and not "Endangered"
2. 11 years old...

So until there is updated data, we can only assume that over the last 11 years that the limited amount of fishing of these variants has allowed the colonies to grow back to a more safe level.

Although I still discourage the purchasing of wild fish for the sole purpose of "Trophy" Fish... I always recommend that simple "Keepers" and "Enthusiasts" on the hobby still purchase F1 colonies from different sources and keep the groups separate until able to properly vent them and then swap males to keep lineages pure as possible. Allow experienced breeders to reproduce the fry and pass them on into the hobby. No reason to bring wild fish into one's house if one is not familiar with caring for them or doesn't have the full motivation or capacity to do so without mishap. Same thing with importers. They shouldn't be bringing in wild fish if they can't care for them like they should or don't have the ethics to do so.

Hope this doesn't offend anyone. Just trying to do what is best for conservation.