Where dose it come from?

MarkoD · #1 07-27-2011, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by CandyCane

I dont run metal halides and if I'd known in the beginning that the majority of the critters are plucked out of the ocean I prob wouldt have started a reef tank. I have one now though so I plan on being as environmentaly aware of everthing I do with it as I can. So far every coral and the one fish I have I'm fairly sure by chance didnt come from the ocean and I plan to keep it that way.

are you gonna stop driving a car? are you gonna stop using lights in your house? are you gonna stop flushing the toilet?

all of these things have a far greater impact on the environment than taking fish or corals from the ocean.

ever heard "theres plenty of fish in the sea"... literally its true

your profile says you're a LFS manager..... how is your store suppose to make money if fish arent gonna be taken from their natural environment?

CandyCane · #2 07-27-2011, 05:27 PM

It's a freshwater fish store so none of the fish are from the wild, all farm breed.

The only reason I created this post was to know if there was any lfs marine fish stores in alberta, calgary that buy their critters from reef conscious supliers. If you don't support conserving reefs please just keep your comments to yourself. If you know of any stores please msg me

MarkoD · #3 07-27-2011, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by CandyCane

It's a freshwater fish store so none of the fish are from the wild, all farm breed.

The only reason I created this post was to know if there was any lfs marine fish stores in alberta, calgary that buy their critters from reef conscious supliers. If you don't support conserving reefs please just keep your comments to yourself. If you know of any stores please msg me

i support saving reefs... but buying wild caught fish and corals is not destroying reefs.

CandyCane · #4 07-27-2011, 10:49 PM

To catch fish from the ocean they stun them with chemicals which often kill many corals. Did you actually think they could catch enough reef fish for retail using a net?

MarkoD · #5 07-27-2011, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by CandyCane

To catch fish from the ocean they stun them with chemicals which often kill many corals. Did you actually think they could catch enough reef fish for retail using a net?

Do you really think they can catch enough fish to make even the slightest impact on the population?

CandyCane · #6 07-27-2011, 11:51 PM

In some places I'm sure they still do but I believe the companies are trying harder now to preserve the reefs considering without them they wouldnt make anymore money.

I believe almost all fish from Hawaii, the west atlantic, caribbean, florida, even the philippines where chemical harvesting used to be wide spread are now using nets to catch a majority of the fish. Yay

intarsiabox · #7 07-28-2011, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by CandyCane

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I believe almost all fish from Hawaii, the west atlantic, caribbean, florida, even the philippines where chemical harvesting used to be wide spread are now using nets to catch a majority of the fish. Yay

I don't follow you. First you're against wild caught fish and now you're cheering for them? You also just told Marko that people can't possibly catch enough fish with nets for retail sale but one hour later it's possible? A lot have places have abandoned cynide harvesting for netting a long time ago mainly due to the fact that 90% of fish caught in this practice die within 3 weeks and you can't make money selling dead fish. North American, Austrailian and European governments also have laws in place about importing fish caught in what is deemed to be an illegal manner. Hobbiests, LFS, Importers and governments are all doing something to improve sustainable reefs and have been for awhile now. This is not news to anybody in the hobby or trade.