PETA Hates The Aquarium Hobby! (article)

[MN_Rebel]

Just from having been in the business for a number of years before and talking to so many part time keepers, I'm going with that a fair number of invasive fish species can be attributed to release and not farm accidents.

Again, majority of invasive species came from the fish farms. Not from few individuals that released one or two tropical fish in the waters. Not mentioned that most highly invasive species are not even an aquarium species.....Florida is the worst place to have fish farms/or exotic farms especially in hurricane zones.

 

[dragonfish]

Again, majority of invasive species came from the fish farms. Not from few individuals that released one or two tropical fish in the waters. Not mentioned that most highly invasive species are not even an aquarium species.....Florida is the worst place to have fish farms/or exotic farms especially in hurricane zones.

Having lived here for 30 years and dealing with many people in and around the local hobby, we'll just agree to disagree on that point. On PETA being less than useless, I'm 100% on board.

 

[spiff44]

These fish farms are part of the same issue- the aquarium market. Its a moot argument.

 

[MN_Rebel]

Having lived here for 30 years and dealing with many people in and around the local hobby, we'll just agree to disagree on that point. On PETA being less than useless, I'm 100% on board.

I completely agreed with you in red.

 

[MN_Rebel]

These fish farms are part of the same issue- the aquarium market. Its a moot argument.

More like an useless argument. The highly invasive species that we're concerned about are not even aquarium species.

 

[dragonfish]

So you don't think that the fish farms are responsible for the aquatic invasive species in FL?

No. I don't think they are the be all/ end all cause of it.

 

[dragonfish]

More like an useless argument. The highly invasive species that we're concerned about are not even aquarium species.

Like lionfish, commonly raised in Florida farms and regularly swept out to sea.

 

[MN_Rebel]

Like lionfish, commonly raised in Florida farms and regularly swept out to sea.

Thank you for support my argument that it was escapees from the fish farms. But the highly invasive species I am talking about are several species of carps, tilapias, snakeheads and walking catfish.

 

[Jc1119]

Most non-native species in FL are not a result of aquarium releases, but simply an escapee from fish farms during hurricanes. Sure few individual fishes may be someone's pet but the rest are just escapees.

Last hurricane made landfall 8 years ago in Port Charlotte. Last one to hit Odessa(Tampa) was in the 1920's and the last to hit Homestead (Miami) was 1992.

And either way, it still supports PETA's argument since fish farms are where 90% of the fish in the hobby come from. You're just saying it happens before the hobbyist can acquire the fish ..... Kinda splitting hairs here I think.


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[wild bill]

If 90 percent of the fish in the hobby come from farms and you divide ten percent by all the other breeds of fish how are we wiping out the wild stock. Sounds like more double talk from our friends at PETA.