YELLOW TANGS and Filefish .

[BlueDiamondDiscus]

The domestication of the yellow tangs and the filefish isn't not only the beggining.It's actually the dawn of a part in the fishkeeping.The freshwater tanks will be less popular in 20 years as well because of advancements in this hobby.However genetically ;these will suffer a lot and some tangs will become designer.Sometging identically to clownfish(platinum;golden;longfin;albino).The price will rise a little but these fish will live happily.What though go you on the news fishkeeper?

 

[Dr. Phil]

I think domestically raising fish is a very good thing. Not only does it save the fish populations of the ocean, but it also means that these fish will become even easier to keep in captivity.

 

[hinovak]

I think it is great for the hobbie, I feel, this is the only way for the hobby to sustain long term. That goes for corals as well. At some point, restrictions are going to stop wild harvest all together no matter if we like it or not. Unfortunately, our population will not slow down, so the wild places are becoming less and less. I am reading a very interesting book at the moment called "resurrection science" "conservation, de-extinction and the precarious future of wild things" in a nut shell, it is explaining that many of the earths endangered species are essentially captive bred. This is due to habitat loss and not enough wild species left to naturally repopulate. In turn this results to many species being bred under controlled environments to achieve the greatest chance of rearing a juvenile to reach sexual maturity. While this is great for helping a species substain a population. We are essentially releasing captive bred animals back into the wild. Under human influence, animals possibly choose mates in captivity that would be considered unfavorable mates in a true wild setting. Anyway, I'm not going to blab anymore. But you might really be interested in this book.

 

[eatbreakfast]

While tank bred fish certainly have value and can be gateway successes to breeding other species, however, this is in no way good for wild populations.

Fishing for aquaria, even at it's worst is not nearly as destructive as commercial fishing practices for food fish. Besides, most ornamental collection is not being done in worst practices, as more and more locales are learning the value of net and sustainably collected fish. This type of collection provides jobs for entire communities, thus protecting certain at risk environments.

Designer clowns have proven to be popular, but many other species besides clowns have been bred, but designer versions of these other species haven't followed behind, and I don't expect that to change too quickly.

 

[Dr. Phil]

While tank bred fish certainly have value and can be gateway successes to breeding other species, however, this is in no way good for wild populations.

Fishing for aquaria, even at it's worst is not nearly as destructive as commercial fishing practices for food fish. Besides, most ornamental collection is not being done in worst practices, as more and more locales are learning the value of net and sustainably collected fish. This type of collection provides jobs for entire communities, thus protecting certain at risk environments.

Designer clowns have proven to be popular, but many other species besides clowns have been bred, but designer versions of these other species haven't followed behind, and I don't expect that to change too quickly.

Not trying to be confrontational, but just because fishing for aquaria is not as destructive as commercial fishing for food, this does not mean that the aquarists in this hobby should not try to move toward more captive bred species. These captive bred species are easier to keep in captivity and make it easier for the new aquarists to keep their fish happy and healthy.

I agree that the collection of fish for aquariums provides jobs, however, so do many other industries that are not necessarily the best way to be employed.

 

[eatbreakfast]

Not trying to be confrontational, but just because fishing for aquaria is not as destructive as commercial fishing for food, this does not mean that the aquarists in this hobby should not try to move toward more captive bred species. These captive bred species are easier to keep in captivity and make it easier for the new aquarists to keep their fish happy and healthy.

I agree that the collection of fish for aquariums provides jobs, however, so do many other industries that are not necessarily the best way to be employed.

But why should hobbyists move towards captive fish? Most of the perceived benefis are perception and not reality.

Captive breds are inferior quality to wild fish, as mother nature culls much more stringently.

Collection for the ornamental trade has very little impact on wild fish populations due to numbers for reef recruitment, and established fish limit the settlement of juveniles. If the established fish are removed new fish almost immediately settle in their place.

Even though wild are shipped at much greater distances to get to LFS, the carbon footprint is less then that of captive bred fish as they are larvae anywhere from 21-60 days depending on species, let alone the months spent after that growing them out to a sellable size. Those facilities use a lot to operate, heating, cooling, lighting, pumps, supples, let alone employees driving back and forth to work everyday.