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Old 10-14-2011, 03:51 AM
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I kept thinking about the price tags of these fish, but this is what the locals do. They hunt the fish and they eat it. There are species that you aren't allowed to hunt (one of them being tangs). But there are no regulations about collecting for the aquarium trade. We went on a tour today where they were trying to get everyone on the tour to sign a petition about the collection for aquariums. Let's face it, our aquarium hobby is selfish and takes way more fish out of the ocean than the local people hunting for food. Probably more than 80% of the fish in our hobby should remain in the ocean. I am enjoying experiencing a lot of the local traditions and what they do. Many would say "poor helpless fish" to a fish that gets bagged and starved for shipping halfway around the world so that it most likely will die from mis-care from 1/2 the people and newbies in our hobby. I'm sorry if I offended anyone
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