Declining Reefs

Well just to put my 2 cents in here. The oceans are rising in Temps which is the main cause of the "bleaching" and death of most corals in the reefs. Ice caps are melting rapidly which is dumping Trillions of gallons of Fresh water into the Oceans lowering salinity levels. Soon this will begin to play a major effect on the gulf stream that runs up the east coast of the USA into the Arctic and down the west coast of Europe back to the Caribbeans. I agree with KandiBrandi on what she said, If we as a human race don't work together to stop Global Warming then it doesn't matter what we put back into the oceans it will simply end up dieing as well. However, "Mother Nature" has always found ways of correcting the balance here on earth. So with this said i'm sorry i would not put anything back in the reefs, until the balance of everything has proven to be stable enough for it. If and maybe when this happens then i will be happy to Frag every coral i can frag and return them to the Ocean. I would not return my fish because of the fact that they are used to being fed on a nightly basis and would most likely not have what it would take to live in the wild again anyways.
 
Why not take action before it is too late. part of our job as hobbyists is to educate others. As reef keepers there is a responsability to know about our oceans and take action where nesecery. WHATEVER ACTION NEEDS TO BE MADE INCLUDING THE PROPIGATION of corals.
 
My young fellow hobbyists, this has been a growing concern now for a number of decades and unless thousands of us with the worry of the worlds coral reef declining make ourselves heard and not in some petition form but to march across the white house or sometime and not only once, it would take time to wake the whole world up on this ever growing problem.

Like that woman who picketed in front of President Bush ranch home because of her son who was killed in this sick war, that will have no end to it. That something as this it would or might take, for as petitions, the Government can tossed them into the trash without a thought of the growing problem that the world face in this.

Like that time on when one person was catching the clarion angel without any permission to do so has caused a tight restriction for others for before that, the Government was allowing only a small number to be captured. I not know as yet that if this ban was lifted or not. I assume that its still in place.
But still, in order to get the world to hear our voices in this matter, we need to picket/march pass Government buildings so that the whole country would hear what's going on with the worlds declining coral reefs. I feel that if that type of action not help, nothing would.

The oceans are rising in Temps which is the main cause of the "bleaching" and death of most corals in the reefs.
Click to expand...
That is a concern, but were to add all the dynamiting and cyanide trappings not help this matter of saving the coral reef. I not believe that anyone can control the rising temp, but we should be able to stop and control those who are driving and destroying the worlds reef just to make a profit.
 
Last edited:
Well think about it... the reeds were here first what is the deep down reason we purchase them? Well I sure it varies but it is a hobbie. I Guess juggling an inocent animal, trying to recreat there envoirnment ant ect isnt fun for them unless you are a proffessional and know what you are doing. Well if I could put somthing back whould be the LFS. Pulverise it to the ground and send them back to the over prised hell AHAHAHAH
 
We purchase to manage them in a home aquarium due to their beauty, but what we can do is request captive corals only and leave what reef there be to repopulate.
 
What is happening to our reefs

Stopped by one of our local fish and coral suppliers today. They didnt have any stock at all.Everything perrished. Upon enquireing why it came out that they lost all of last weeks shipment. Theyre suspecting the cause to be cyanide. We buy specimens wheter it be fish or coral because we take responsibility in caring for them. I believe that the people who collects specimens in the ocean for distribution to us should be passionate about what they do and not just chase money. Some of these money chasers unfortanately use cyanide to make their job easier. What most of them dont know is that where ever they use cyanide on a reef bank, the reef collapses and takes years ( if at all) to finally sustain life again. I believe that governments world wide should take better responsibility in reef care. If we carry on like this, pretty soon we wont be able to keep our colourful specimens anymore. :eek: :mad: :help:
 
spinx said:
Stopped by one of our local fish and coral suppliers today. They didnt have any stock at all.Everything perrished. Upon enquireing why it came out that they lost all of last weeks shipment. Theyre suspecting the cause to be cyanide. We buy specimens wheter it be fish or coral because we take responsibility in caring for them. I believe that the people who collects specimens in the ocean for distribution to us should be passionate about what they do and not just chase money. Some of these money chasers unfortanately use cyanide to make their job easier. What most of them dont know is that where ever they use cyanide on a reef bank, the reef collapses and takes years ( if at all) to finally sustain life again. I believe that governments world wide should take better responsibility in reef care. If we carry on like this, pretty soon we wont be able to keep our colourful specimens anymore. :eek: :mad: :help:
Click to expand...
u all know that most the people that catch the fish are poor families that are uneducated in how to safely catch fish right?
 
That is not a good thing, really! doesnt give me any reassurance.:eek: (thnx for moving the post)
 
NIKO

Where's your 2 cents...?
 
well i dont see anything wrong with having wild caught fish ONLY if there are not endangered or anything and only if the owner is able to take proper care of the fish, but still i like tank raised/tank bred fish the most
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
AquariaCentral.com
Top Bottom