I got to thinking one day do you think we could aquaculture all the fish and never capture wild caught fish again! I think that one day we might but you never know. Tell me your opinion
DO YOU THINK WE COULD ONE DAY AQUACULTURE ALL FISH
- Thread starter thefishgeek
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It''s possible to do it now, the only barrier is cost. Almost anything can be bred given the appropriate environment.
most but not all. like the fish that won't breed in captive environments. well, you could square off a part of the amazon basin and just call it "aquaculture zone".
also. one thing that sucks balls deep about aquaculture is low quality and/or incested fish. so many of those oscars and other fish look disgusting at LFS cause of this.
also. one thing that sucks balls deep about aquaculture is low quality and/or incested fish. so many of those oscars and other fish look disgusting at LFS cause of this.
yes one day, but not today. we still dont understand the breeding stimulus, larval cycles, and changes in water salinity necessary for some species. but of course profit is a big key in this no body will breed when its cheaper to catch a species of equal quality.
Many people depend on the ornamental fish trade for their livelihood. There are some villages which are almost completely economically sustained by the collection of fishes such as the Cardinal Tetra. Since these fish are not in any way endangered, I believe it would be wrong to stand in the way of the villagers' economic growth by only buying farm-raised Cardinal Tetras. Fish whose numbers would be substantially impacted from collection should not be kept by home aquarists, anyway, but should be left for institutions and public aquaria, in my opinion.
I also agree that the amount of inbreeding that comes with aquacultured fish culminates in a less viable species. Take Angelfish, for example. Most aquarists will not find the Angel acting as it would in the wild due to inbreeding having "de-evolutionized" the captive-bred species. Therefore, the level of enjoyment that the fishkeeper finds in keeping fish and watching their natural actions and processes is decreased.
I also agree that the amount of inbreeding that comes with aquacultured fish culminates in a less viable species. Take Angelfish, for example. Most aquarists will not find the Angel acting as it would in the wild due to inbreeding having "de-evolutionized" the captive-bred species. Therefore, the level of enjoyment that the fishkeeper finds in keeping fish and watching their natural actions and processes is decreased.
It would never happen.
1st, many fish eat fish. for these it takes 4lbs of fish (in the form of food) to produce 1lb of farmed fish.
2nd, overstocking results in vast amounts of waste that pollute surrounding ecosystems.
3rd, overstocking results in the spread of disease requiring the use of antibiotics and other meds. the average farmed fish contains more antibiotics than any other farmed animal (cows, chickens, pigs, etc.)
4th, these fish inadvertently escape back into the wild, interbreeding with and displacing local, wild fish populations. Thus, fish with inferior genes are replacing wild fish with superior genes.
5th, these are only a few of many problems with aquaculture.
This is why so many fishkeepers prefer to stock their tanks with wild or F1 fish?
And how many meds, and even foods, say "not for human consumption" or "known by the State of California to cause cancer"? Imagine the effect of these substances after generations of inbreeding unhealthy, poorly kept fish.
Something to think about next time you buy or eat farmed fish.
Now pass the tartar sauce.
1st, many fish eat fish. for these it takes 4lbs of fish (in the form of food) to produce 1lb of farmed fish.
2nd, overstocking results in vast amounts of waste that pollute surrounding ecosystems.
3rd, overstocking results in the spread of disease requiring the use of antibiotics and other meds. the average farmed fish contains more antibiotics than any other farmed animal (cows, chickens, pigs, etc.)
4th, these fish inadvertently escape back into the wild, interbreeding with and displacing local, wild fish populations. Thus, fish with inferior genes are replacing wild fish with superior genes.
5th, these are only a few of many problems with aquaculture.
This is why so many fishkeepers prefer to stock their tanks with wild or F1 fish?
And how many meds, and even foods, say "not for human consumption" or "known by the State of California to cause cancer"? Imagine the effect of these substances after generations of inbreeding unhealthy, poorly kept fish.
Something to think about next time you buy or eat farmed fish.
Now pass the tartar sauce.
It will never happen until there is no more greed in the world. Put a halt to the illegal whaling as a start! Next stop the seal slaughters! Yes, seals do help the environment. Now put a stop to the dolphin /porpoise testing/slaughters as well.
When the whales are gone, our oceans will begin to die off. Our greed in wanting to "own" or eat these animals/mammals, or find a way to make money from them will not abate on it's own accord. We will kill our waters just to be wealthy even though it means our own demise as a species.
When the whales are gone, our oceans will begin to die off. Our greed in wanting to "own" or eat these animals/mammals, or find a way to make money from them will not abate on it's own accord. We will kill our waters just to be wealthy even though it means our own demise as a species.
flowerpower;3286614; said:
really? cause i take those labels to mean "the state of california looked at that and said you can get cancer from it with no real testing whatso ever"
my chair, the one im sitting in right now, has that label