Sustainability of the Wild Discus in the Amazon
I usually come across demagogic comments . Comments from people without knowledge about the Amazon and the export business of Ornamental Fish. The collection of Wild Discus is made several years and in the last 8 years has undergone important new regulations. Today, for example, Santarem Discus has an annual collection quota of 4000 fish. Many are concerned about the sustainability of the Wild Discus in the Amazon. But their knowledge is limited, because they did not come to the Amazon, because they did not make more than 500 expeditions like us , where we observed places that until now have not been retired Wild Discus. Nobody out side Brazil knows the Government rules . There are hundreds of places where there are Wild Discus still to be taken out of their environment and that every day are eaten by predators , as it is part of the ecosystem itself Regardless of whether they are Discus, Corydoras, Tetras, etc , etc the collection c...