all tank raised cardnial tetras

[lousybreed]

I am pleased to announce that all 36 of my cardinal tetras in my 55 gallon are tank raised specimens from florida. My first batch I got 1 yr ago and I didn't read the tag close enough but they were tank breed. Went back today and got 15 more. Talked to the lady that runs Wet Thumb Aquatics (www.wetthumbaquatics.com) and she only buys tank raised cardinals. They cost a whopping 1.25 a piece. I always wondered why my cards did so well in ph 7.0- 7.5 and total hardness of 9. Maybe it is because they are tank raised. They have just as nice of color, and I have never noticed any differences. They school tightly but are not timid at all.

 

[fishypoo2]

I guess you haven't heard of Project Piaba.

I'm a little tired, so I'm not going into any detail, but the harvesting of cardinals from the wild sustainably (and they are) is an alternative occupation to thousands of rural Brazilians. Without the market for this valuable fish, they would have to work by other means (mining, logging, slash-and-burn ranching, etc. ). The cardinal tetra, and many other Amazonian fish (along with many marines, now too) is an instance where wild harvest can be beneficial to the species and ultimately the rainforest.

The commercial rearing of such fish out of their natural habitat takes away the market for the fishery. Of course, wild cardinals can be less hardy and/or more sensitive, but Piaba research has been ongoing for over 15 years and is working on a solution where the fish could be better acclimated to a higher pH, etc.

 

[pbecot01]

This is an advertisement spam post.

 

[RTR]

What is spam? Not anything related to Project Piaba, which is a non-profit organization aimed at saving the rainforest and all its inhabitants by sustainable harvest, and has been for some time now a model for other projects throughout the tropics.

 

[TrickyD119]

What is spam? Not anything related to Project Piaba, which is a non-profit organization aimed at saving the rainforest and all its inhabitants by sustainable harvest, and has been for some time now a model for other projects throughout the tropics.

My guess is he is actually referring to the original post in that it was an advertisement for the fish store that was linked to.

I didn't get that impression however.

 

[lousybreed]

no it is not an advertisment, and i am aware of the positives of the cardinal tetra industry in the amazon. I just thought that it was weird that i was buying tank raised cardinals, I thought that all of them were from the rainforest. Hopefully there will always be a market for the wild ones so the conservation of the amazon continues...

 

[fishypoo2]

There will be a market as long as people keep buying them. Unfortunately, the commercial rearing of this species threatens that.

 

[lousybreed]

There will be a market as long as people keep buying them. Unfortunately, the commercial rearing of this species threatens that.

And I hope the cardinal doesn't become like the southeast asian breed neon tetras. They have become poor quality fish with many problems to the fact they dont even behave like a neon should.

mr fishypoo, have you noticed an increase in tank breed cardinals? Do you think that they will drive the wild ones out of business in the near future? I am going to check out your website on your sig....

 

[pbecot01]

I apologize for my first impression... just couldn't understand the point of your post except for the link to the fishstore.

When I reread it I figured out why you would post it.

Accept my apology?

 

[lousybreed]

No problem pbecot01, now from what I read I hope that most people actually don't buy captive breed cardinals. Sounds like the cardinal tetra trade is good for everyone from the collectors to the hobbists.