New ORA fish release!!!!!

StirCrazy · #1 04-01-2010, 09:35 PM

this is probably the most exciting captive bread fish to come out. I would love to set up a smaller tank with just a male and female blue mandrins for fish and design the landscape around them. the part holding me back is the size of tank required to produce food for two of these. this definatly has me thinking of setting up a tank again.

Oh, what are the yeild rates of females to males in the captive breeding? if some one wanted one of each is it going to be hard like it is with wild cought fish?

Steve

blacknife · #2 04-01-2010, 10:01 PM

If you read the fine print on the release it says they are on frozen and they will not be released till they get them on pellets as well so you would not necessarily need a large amount of rock.

edit: bah i just reread your post and feel silly i think your agreeing with me. and thats why your rethinking..

StirCrazy · #3 04-01-2010, 10:40 PM

hmm, I went and looked at ORA's site and there is a few things that disturb me about them to the point I don't know if I want to buy any product of theres..

they are creating hybrids which is just the next step in the colored tetras. now I know people will say so what, but what happens if a hybrid gets released into the ocean by some dummy who thinks he is doing a good thing?

Steve

Ian · #4 04-02-2010, 02:29 AM

Just the fact that this will help limit the numbers of wild fish that need tobe caught to fill demand makes me smile. I actually have just got my spotted blenny to start eating frozzen consistantly in the last week.

The Grizz · #5 04-02-2010, 02:32 AM

I so want one or two of these for sure now!!

Ron99 · #6 04-02-2010, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy

hmm, I went and looked at ORA's site and there is a few things that disturb me about them to the point I don't know if I want to buy any product of theres..

they are creating hybrids which is just the next step in the colored tetras. now I know people will say so what, but what happens if a hybrid gets released into the ocean by some dummy who thinks he is doing a good thing?

Steve

Well, fish hybridize in the wild to so it's probably not a big deal. Occasionally unusual hybrid angels and butterfly fish are caught by collectors and fetch big bucks in markets like Japan. If anything adding a bit of genetic diversity into the line of fish is probably good to keep the stock healthy.

StirCrazy · #7 04-02-2010, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ron99

Well, fish hybridize in the wild to so it's probably not a big deal. Occasionally unusual hybrid angels and butterfly fish are caught by collectors and fetch big bucks in markets like Japan. If anything adding a bit of genetic diversity into the line of fish is probably good to keep the stock healthy.

na, genetic diversitity from different species doesn't help keep them healthy (thats like saying mixed breed dogs are more healthey than purbreads), but it can contribute to a species that is more adapatable and can outconpete either enviroment. Wild hybrids do occure but very rarely and between very closely related species who live in the same area, but they are high bucks because they are extreamly rare.

at anyrate producing hybrids for ornamental purposes is not a good practice in my eyes unless the fish are sterial so an acadental release will have no impact.

Steve