The members of the syndicate could discuss on what fish to purchase
based on rarity or other factors.
In this way all the members get a bunch of species for little more than
the
price of one. And the original seller gets to sell the fish at a price
that's
he feels is fair to him. In this way no umbrella group would have to
subsidize anyone (I DID say that I was only thinking out loud ), and the
fish would be more widely distributed. More species would be in more
hands and this would mean that they would be available to other
hobbyists at a price that MORE people could afford. Again I see it as a
win/win for everyone involved.
I'm open to ideas here. I already have two people interested in working
something out. I'm looking for about 6 in total. If you have an improved
idea etc., or want in or want to start your own syndicate let me know.
Chris
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>Chris wrote:
>
>>The syndicate idea can work if we ensure that there is duplication.
We'd
>>have to make sure that each species was sent to at least two different
>>people. We'd also have to decide who would get the more difficult
types.
>>Trifasciatas tend to be pretty damn easy to breed in my experience.
>>Rhadnocentrus on the other hand may require more skill. Details! These
>>can be figured out!
>
>Chris, you idea basically is excellent, but you forgot one important
point:
>jealousy. Who (!!) does decide who gets the fish? Necessarily you'll
think of
>people you know. Others will do similar. Very difficult for good
breeders
>without a lobby. We have planned that in IRG and stopped it as we had
to
>see that the only result is jealousy.
>However, there are other ways. You must give rare species more value.
>That doesn't mean they should be extraordinary expensive but they must
>be known as fish worth keeping. Thus it seems to be necessary to write
more
>articles on rainbows also in popular aquarium magazines to propagate
the
>matter. We have had about 100 new members only by two new books
published
>in Germany (one of the Jerry's). And the more information we spread on
the
>fish the more breeder we will get which will give a much better base
for a broad
>breeding stock for all species like we have today.
>
>Harro
>
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