I learned a lot from the small post I did and the debates it brought up so here's some answers on my opinion and what I learned from others.
1)so what do you think about our hobby and its impact on the natural reefs?
I think people should be more aware of which corals and fish most likely shouldnt be in the stores or in our tanks do to the possibility of extinction or dificulty of care. If these kinds of things were more well known I'm sure our hobby could be benficial towards all natural reefs instead of negative
2)do you buy wildcaught if yes does it bother you?
I most likely have a wildcaught yellow stripe maroon clownfish and if I'd been aware in the beginning when he was purchased I would not have bought it. However now that I have one I got it a RBTA so it would feel more at home in my tank. I'm proud of the little guy he hosted the anemone in my hand as I put it into my tank for the first time.
3)what do you think we as hobbysts can do to protect or help our reefs??
Ask our lfs stores about how long of a trip the fish had to take to get there. By making sure we buy fish that have been traveling at most around 24hrs the majority shipped won't have such a high death rate.
4)do you see the hobby coming to an end??
I can see natural coral reefs possibly coming to an end because of global warming, oil spills, and even things like sunscreen. I'm sure our hobby will stick around long after. Maybe one day we can contribute to restoring a coral reef.
5)do you support captive breeding??
Ya for sure! It furthers our knowledge of what each species needs in our tanks and diminishes the need for wildcaught fish
6)what do you think the impact would be to the economy if collecting/harvesting were to stop??
Many countries would get hit hard econimically and suffer, it would be a very difficult decision to just completely stop.
7)do you think blackmarket or underground coral smuggling exist in our country??
Ya for sure it does.
8)do you think collecting and harvesting practises could be better?
A complete ban of chemical fish harvesting and more protection and regulation laws on the collection of critters and live rock would be a great improvement
9)would you not buy something because it came from the wild??
There is a high possibility that I wouldn't
10)do you think the impact has bettered in the last ten yrs or gotten worse??
It has gotten much better
11)do you believe there should be animal laws regarding fish and tank sizes??
I think that would be impossible but I know lfs's could regulate their fish sales by asking the buyer more questions about their tanks so fish losses decline and to be sure the tank is the right size for the fish and correct dificulty.
12)do you feel guilty for caging these little creatures?
When I see a huge fish in a tiny tank that it can't even swim a full circle in I feel horrible for it. Or when the wrong fish are housed together to me is animal abuse
13)whats your thoughts on species that dont do well and lfs bringing them in reguarily
If a person really wants one and has done as much research as possible I believe they should have the right to order that single fish from an lfs but the lfs should not carry them regularly.
14)would you buy something smuggled or not supposed to be in our country??
No I would not
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