You started the thread up by seeking advocates for releasing this species
into a river of your choosing. Then, finding no real support for that you
changed direction and attempted to steer the conversation into one about
pond and tank rearing. If you had approached this topic from that angle
from the get go then you would have no complaints.
I know you want this fish. You are a sturgeon fanatic. You think they make
fine pets. That is great. Try for it. You go through all the amazing
amounts of red tape, get the permits, get the fish imported legally, and
then you will have a bandwagon that others can jump aboard. No one seems
willing to help you build that wagon though.
There are fishes in similar peril in Mexico and the United States that would
make better targets for you efforts though. And they would be in keeping
with the topic of this list.
Norm Edelen
Portland, Oregon
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Moontanman_at_aol.com>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2002 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- dwarf sturgeon / captive breeding / refuguia
In a message dated 12/20/02 1:58:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,
dameda_at_shands.ufl.edu writes:
> Thanks, Martin, that thought helped me suddenly frame an underlying
question
> that has (perhaps) been lurking around this discussion ... namely ...
>
You guys seem to think I want to save a giant squid. This is a fish small
enough to keep in an aquarium or small pond. A few dozen people could keep
more of them alive than currently exist. An outdoor refuge is not required.
Why does everyone seem to think only of ways to make things more difficult
and complex. one day the ecosystem of the dwarf sturgeon might recover but
there will be no dwarf sturgeon to put in it unless we make it so. All the
wish we had's and should haves will mean nothing.
Moon
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