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Originally Posted by gobytron
No tank you can build will ever come close to replicating a fishes natural habitat or range...lol
You have your own soapbox and it seems to be of the hypocritical kind...lol
If you take a fish out of the ocean and put it into your tank, you are NO better than someone who throws a yellow tang in a 50 gallon...
If I kidnapyou and take you away from your home, family and habitat, do you care if I stick you in an apartment or house?
This hobby just seems to attract those with an odd sense of being righteous...maybe to deal with the guilt of raping the oceans...the rape in which we ALL (unless your tank is exclusively captive raised and eco live rock)...
MAke yourself feel better about things if you must, just dont expect those of us whove cashed in our reality cheques to care.
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Wow. Okay then....
I was simply pointing out that while we have taken the fish from the ocean our job was to take care of it as best we can.
Sorry if that got lost in the translation. Was just making a comparison using a dog. Lots of popular TV shows regarding animal cruelty these days. But not for animals with fins.....
As for eco rock? Really? Dig a big hole toss all kinds of sediments into the water ways, destroying local lakes, and rivers eco systems. Pollutants in the air from the equipment digging it up etc. So that we feel better? I will stick with my live rock. I am sure that it isn't collected per the "loose rock" rules that most regions have, but less impact than digging holes, refining the rocks to turn it back into rock.
As for being no better than the next, your wrong there. I do frequent the forums. I make educated purchases. I make sure that I am not buying something unreasonable for my aquarium. I don't just trust some kid at a store that it is "okay" I stick with sponsors that know what the hell their doing. And even then, I still will wait on a purchase till I have looked it up myself.