Neptune Aquatics

Biota is having a fish sale. Blue tang 75 dollars.

I see Biota as more of a shop for Captive Bred fish that are hard to care for when caught in the wild.. like Blue streak wrasse, Mandarin Goby and of course Yellow Tangs! I feel even wild caught Blue tangs do well in our reefs, so would not personally ever buy those from Biota
 
spuri87 said:
I see Biota as more of a shop for Captive Bred fish that are hard to care for when caught in the wild.. like Blue streak wrasse, Mandarin Goby and of course Yellow Tangs! I feel even wild caught Blue tangs do well in our reefs, so would not personally ever buy those from Biota
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Oh Boy. You just opened a can of worms Sammeer. Where’s my brother from a different mother.
 
spuri87 said:
I see Biota as more of a shop for Captive Bred fish that are hard to care for when caught in the wild.. like Blue streak wrasse, Mandarin Goby and of course Yellow Tangs! I feel even wild caught Blue tangs do well in our reefs, so would not personally ever buy those from Biota
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Hmmmmmm
Got ethical reefing
Buy the farmed fish, leave the wild ones on the reef!
 
Turkeysammich said:
Oh Boy. You just opened a can of worms Sammeer. Where’s my brother from a different mother.
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uh oh..
Kensington Reefer said:
Hmmmmmm
Got ethical reefing
Buy the farmed fish, leave the wild ones on the reef!
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I totally understand the ethical part of it, but personally, I would only buy fish 2x their wild caught counterparts only if they have a better chance of surviving vs the wild caught ones.. I know Blue tang is prone to diseases, but the one I have has seen ich, flukes, hypo in 4 months it has been with me and still is a fat beautiful fish.. Again, personal opinion, and I completely understand why anybody would think differently
 
So it is unethical to buy fish from the wild?

Or is it only unethical to buy them if there are captive-bred options available?

The collection and transport is an issue, and the mortality rate from that vs shipping from Florida to our homes. Quality Marine seems to make this process more transparent, does this make it better?

So the hobby in its core is probably unethical until we find a way to only keep captive bred fish.
 
Alexander1312 said:
So it is unethical to buy fish from the wild?

Or is it only unethical to buy them if there are captive-bred options available?

The collection and transport is an issue, and the mortality rate from that vs shipping from Florida to our homes. Quality Marine seems to make this process more transparent, does this make it better?

So the hobby in its core is probably unethical until we find a way to only keep captive bred fish.
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You last sentence is very accurate
 
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