Tank Raised Fish Poll

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Troy F

If you know better and I know better we have to strive to set examples. If there are people that know better and don't do a thing...well I guess they have to look in the mirror.

Troy, I agree whole-heartedly with this. And as I stated, I am more than willing to pay a lot more for a captive bred fish if it saves a wild one from being ripped from the ocean. With the money I spend on this hobby, whining about $10 or $30 or whatever is silly. I don't even mean to suggest I will pay more for a "better" fish, just one that saves a wild fish from capture(shipping, suffering, death, that sort of thing). Am I normal? Unfortunately, no. I try to propagate knowledge of the hobby to anyone that will care to listen. I don't know how many anemone arguments I've had at the LFS.....but I continue to try.
As for legislation, I think that might help, although I truly believe the only laws we will ever see are not ones we would welcome. Hopefully this isn't the case, but I do believe it is.