How are we pushing the hobby forward?

[knifegill]

I am torn between absolute cleanliness and the irresistible fantasy of FW ecosystems made of small invertebrates. Just watching pond muck spring to life should tell anyone that we haven't even begun truly enjoying the world of FW creatures. Filtration today is too crude for long-term sustainability of micro-ecosystems. We'll need something like ionic plates that pull only specific pollutants out of the water while allowing the rest to coast by intact before we can really get into the "Live Rock" of freshwater more fully.

 

[bleublaze55]

Goal 1: What I would like is to be able to just turn on and off a faucet/pump and have the water change done automatically. No messing with hoses, buckets, dechlorinator, anything.

Goal 2: Unified filtration system that constantly performs mechanical (filter pads), biological (nitrogen process), chemical (nitrate removal through plants).

Goal 3: Maximizing fish growth potential. This means water quality control, food input, and stress management.

There are my goals as well. I would really like to find a way eliminate the daily water change battle.

Currently Im experiementing with a method of a cheaper PH stabalizing system. Im tired of my bare bottom tank having drastic PH bounces. Im working with a salt/duffer mixutre that will slowly add itself into the tank. If any one has some ideas, run it past me. Im still at stage one.

 

[RMorrow]

I would love to see the captive breeding of fish to become as refined as some of the captive breeding we are currently seeing in herpetoculture. The development of "designer" species and the idea that captive bred animals are actually cheaper and easier to aquire than wild caught species would be a great goal.

 

[Sacklunch]

take 2 fish and make like a billion more...

 

[livebearerfreak]

id like to see filteration advance better and cheaper then they are now. the G3 and G6 is 400 to 500 dollars at my lfs. id like to see something like that but cheaper and more affordable.

 

[~ocean]

I like to have morals with my fish.

Number 1. Help save larger fish in horrible situations

2. Help others be more content with themselves and their fish by helping them through MFK

3. Be consistant on trying to buy aquacultured fish to save our nature.

4. To observe the fish and their stimulus to different situations.

5. To finally be able to have a reasonable understanding for aquatic life so I can become an aquatic biologist.

 

['vspec']

I have genuine respect for the pioneers! Turning interests into advancements - the likes of Julian Sprung for an example. Its one thing to be apart of a hobby, its another to actively contribute.

My goal before I leave this world, is to smash notions regarding classical boundries & produce conceptional projects and idea's that inspire the next generation of hobbiests to reach even further.

 

[MonsterMinis]

Zoo summed it up for me. captive, captive, captive. preserving species before they become extinct in their native habitats. Which encompasses so many things the tip of the iceberg being breeding of species, Information thats actually accurate, Husbandry thats comparable to the standards we set for dogs, cats, horses, ect.

Personally in the US I would like to see Fish falling into the same "pet" status cats and dogs, reptiles, exotics ect. w/ abuse/animal cruelty penalties.

 

[Booger]

How about getting people to house fish in properly sized tanks.

I think this has been and will continue to be the biggest barrier that holds this hobby back. Advances in captive care and breeding won't happen until we align as a group to apply social constructive pressure.

What I find particularly puzzling are the differing cultural mindsets. While Europeans have traditionally been the most progressive with the US and other parts of the world catching up, southeast Asia is still the biggest player in the monster fish market. Sadly, the pinnacle of fishkeeping there seems to involve stuffing as many arowana/datnoids/flowhorn/rays/bichirs into a bare glass tank as will survive. Even though I've been there many times (even the zoo I visited had Arapaima packed into tanks like hot dogs), no one has been able to explain the mindset to me.

 

['vspec']

Booger, Yeah i'll agree with your statement on geographical pockets in this hobby. However it only takes one concept that's taken note of to change a direction bud.