Stop the collection of wild fish!

Great thoughts, dorris. I look forward to seeing more of you in the advise sections! :) You seem to be a conscientious and compassionate fish-lover, and will only be an asset to this forum.
 
Toirtis said:
I have used electro units that were powerful enough to affect a 20' x 30' area...no fish deaths occurred in uses of that unit, either.
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Toirtis, the best thing about electrofishing was when my advisor forgot to take his foot off the pedal (on-switch) and shocked himself at least three times! Each instance was accompanied by some of the funniest noises I will ever hear. THAT's why you can't take Ph.D.'s in the field :D

You don't have a Ph.D., do you?
 
Cardinal tetras. They are almost all wild-caught. However, they are wild-caught at the start of the dry season when hundreds are stranded in pools. If they are left, the pools will dry up and the fish will die.

Caring for fish works two ways. You get to look at the fish in your own home and thus benefit from the relationship. The fish, if wild caught, sacrifices its freedom (to an extent), its ability to hunt/forage in its natural habitat, and the opportunity to pass on its genes. But in return, if properly cared for, it is protected from disease and predators and will often live far longer than it would in the wild.

It is wrong to take endangered species from the wild or to use cyanide etc. However, I disagree that we are not meant to take them. that is like saying we are not meant to keep animals for food. Yes, we have a responsibility to these animals, but if it was unnatural for humans to take animals into their care from the wild then it wouldn't happen on the vast scale that it does. It does need to be sustainable. Humans are the next mass extinction. And I think we'll be here for several more million years at least. Even if we killof all species other than rats, roaches and foxes in the proccess. No species has ever been as successful as us, and the rest of the animal kingdom is paying the price.
 
succesful so far...but in an unrelated thought i think there are going to be some huge global changes in the next 100 years. the way i figure it, if one thing doesnt kill us, something else will. :huh:
 
BW- Stopping wild caught fish isn't gonna work. What we need to do, as others have said, is be cautious of what we buy and who we buy it from.

And mollies don't need brackish water. ;)
 
And mollies don't need brackish water. :)

thats what i mean. people get cnfused; nut anyway, someone please close this thread, its done what it can and i think that we've come out of it (myself as well) with a better understanding of this topic.
 
I like the idea of the "sustainable harvesting" done in South America. It gives the indegenous people a reason not to destroy the habitat. I was actually thinking about cardinals. On a related note, I did not think that there were any captive raised cardinals, but then I got this months TFH, and says that they are being farmed in eastern Europe.
 
blackwolfXKAV said:
And mollies don't need brackish water. :)

thats what i mean. people get cnfused; nut anyway, someone please close this thread, its done what it can and i think that we've come out of it (myself as well) with a better understanding of this topic.
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I think it is still a good debate no one has really got out of line. Other people still may want to sound off on this so I'm gonna leave it open Ive just been keeping a close on it and will continute too.
 
plah831 said:
Toirtis, the best thing about electrofishing was when my advisor forgot to take his foot off the pedal (on-switch) and shocked himself at least three times! Each instance was accompanied by some of the funniest noises I will ever hear. THAT's why you can't take Ph.D.'s in the field :D

You don't have a Ph.D., do you?
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Why do you ask....did someone tell you about the two times I zapped myself? LOL
 
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