A while back I read "The Live of Pi" and found "Pi"'s take of animals in zoos interesting and thought provoking. I think some of the thinking also applies to fish in the ocean and aquarium. Worth a read at least. https://study.com/academy/lesson/life-of-pi-quotes-about-animals-zoos.html
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Mastiffsrule
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Just as an footnote
Ethics is doing right or wrong within a community. Is it ethical to keep fish? As part of a community, i would say you are not acting unethically. Keeping fish would be unethical if the community as a whole thinks it is wrong . Ex. You keep a secret tank in your basement
Morals is doing right or wrong based on ones own beliefs. all my friends have fishtanks, but I think it is wrong to keep fish in a tank. I break down and get a tank of my own. It is ethical since the community says it’s ok to keep fish, but morally I felt it was wrong but did it anyway
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Just as an footnote
Ethics is doing right or wrong within a community. Is it ethical to keep fish? As part of a community, i would say you are not acting unethically. Keeping fish would be unethical if the community as a whole thinks it is wrong . Ex. You keep a secret tank in your basement
Morals is doing right or wrong based on ones own beliefs. all my friends have fishtanks, but I think it is wrong to keep fish in a tank. I break down and get a tank of my own. It is ethical since the community says it’s ok to keep fish, but morally I felt it was wrong but did it anyway
Thanks for reading unless fact #144. We now return to the regularly scheduled program
Thaxxx
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God has made most of earth for our pleasure. Most will never see these fish and coral in the wild. Man figured out a way to be able to enjoy these creations. A fish is a fish. That Gem Tang is no different from that tuna sandwich you ate. Except the Tang is still alive. But they both brought you pleasure.
Daniel@R2R
Living the Reef Life
This has been an interesting discussion for sure. It's interesting to see how different people process ethical questions.
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SaracensRugby
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You really can get a glimpse into people's thought processes, and their view a things like their environment, etc in some cases. Very interesting; but glad it has been friendly conversation for the most part. If we could only use the same friendly dialogue in our political spectrum
krbshappy71
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Probably a stupid question but, can they be kept to help the ocean? People worry about wild-caught fish, the ocean, the reefs dying, can we somehow be using our aquariums to replenish all that? For example, breed and release? (fish, coral, etc.) Is there a more responsible way to have this hobby that we could be doing? Not just to relieve the guilt but to truly make a difference? If you feel this is an entirely different topic to discuss I didn't mean to hijack, felt it was relative.
