Is it bad for fish in captivity to never reach their full potential?

[PhishMon84]

Thank you for elaborating, I can understand that perspective given the historical context/anecdotes.

We’ve all seen the collectors, a few weeks ago I stopped by my LFS for some food and baby archocentrus. The whole store was in a tizzy because there was a guy there trying to buy 8-10 adult c. Spectablis ( that has been split up into individual tanks due to their disdain for each other) these fish came from the New England aquarium and every few years there is a batch available. Well, the man was trying to put these fish into a 125 with an established pair of festae- I couldn’t talk him out of it, not even down to taking a single specimen. The store owner told him why they were separated and that it would likely be a blood bath. I told him my own experiences with Krausi in a
Larger tank without an aggressive pair- he could not be swayed.
Builders instead of maintainers, you strike me as a maintainer and I bet the hobby is more enjoyable for you than it is for the other gentleman.

But,.. that being said I bet he put up an expert species profile on their care via YouTube

 

[jjohnwm]

Thank you for elaborating, I can understand that perspective given the historical context/anecdotes.

We’ve all seen the collectors, a few weeks ago I stopped by my LFS for some food and baby archocentrus. The whole store was in a tizzy because there was a guy there trying to buy 8-10 adult c. Spectablis ( that has been split up into individual tanks due to their disdain for each other) these fish came from the New England aquarium and every few years there is a batch available. Well, the man was trying to put these fish into a 125 with an established pair of festae- I couldn’t talk him out of it, not even down to taking a single specimen. The store owner told him why they were separated and that it would likely be a blood bath. I told him my own experiences with Krausi in a
Larger tank without an aggressive pair- he could not be swayed.
Builders instead of maintainers, you strike me as a maintainer and I bet the hobby is more enjoyable for you than it is for the other gentleman.

But,.. that being said I bet he put up an expert species profile on their care via YouTube

Having experienced the frustration of trying to talk sense into a jamoke like that...you can easily imagine the feeling of angry frustration that develops in the unfortunate store clerk who actually nets and bags those fish. It makes you feel as though the "stupid" is radiating off the supposed customer and infecting you against your will, like some weird virus, making you complicit in the upcoming torture and death of the fish.

"Hey, John, can you bag up those fish please? Ya better double-bag 'em; if they realize where they're headed they may try to burst through the bag to ensure a quicker, less painful death on the floor in his car..."

Those guys aren't "builders"...they're more like "hoarders", and they just love listing the huge number of species they've kept over the years.

 

[ken31cay]

Having experienced the frustration of trying to talk sense into a jamoke like that...you can easily imagine the feeling of angry frustration that develops in the unfortunate store clerk who actually nets and bags those fish. It makes you feel as though the "stupid" is radiating off the supposed customer and infecting you against your will, like some weird virus, making you complicit in the upcoming torture and death of the fish.

"Hey, John, can you bag up those fish please? Ya better double-bag 'em; if they realize where they're headed they may try to burst through the bag to ensure a quicker, less painful death on the floor in his car..."

Those guys aren't "builders"...they're more like "hoarders", and they just love listing the huge number of species they've kept over the years.

This is too much. Thanks for the laugh.