LOTS of wild caughts these days, hmm...

[John Rambo]

I been seeing a lot of central and south american cichlids on sale being called "wild caught" lately. Is anyone else suspicious?

For example, the "new fish" La Ceiba, some one told me they had a young adult for sale as F0. As far as I know, only 3 well known people have f0 breeding pairs from a few years ago, so the rest can only be their f1 or f(>1) offspring.
Also a bunch of tiny little less-than-an-inch fry, labled as wild caught whatevers. But at that size, one would never be able to tell the species of fish, unless of course, the fish were hatched in the tank with the parents, making them not wild caught. most cichlids look the same at that size, who can really ID them from the wild?
Next, red terrors. Im seeing more F0 rt's than tank raised! These guys are not that hard to breed. I can imagine many people breeding them. Why are there so many damn rt's wild caught?

or maybe im just paranoid

 

[RMac]

I agree JR, I was questioning that myself on a lot of what I was seeing on Aquabid.

 

[mbunafishkeeper]

wild caughts are becoming alot more readily avalible, but i do still think there are a few people out to con you with the so say F0 fish...

people can easily tell what the fry are if wild caught, the fry will be being guarded by the parents at the time of collection, and then are most likely grown on a little before being sold on..

 

[young_rico]

Next, red terrors. Im seeing more F0 rt's than tank raised! These guys are not that hard to breed. I can imagine many people breeding them. Why are there so many damn rt's wild caught?

or maybe im just paranoid

i cant seem to find any RT's that are not wild caught. i cant afford the WC festae, but i think i might have to get some. maybe is just a way of getting more $$$.....

 

[Mattyou]

I would only trust a reputable vendor or evidence of purchase from such on F0 stock.

 

[volcomstone]

I would only trust a reputable vendor or evidence of purchase from such on F0 stock.

+1 or reputable MFKer

 

[Modest_Man]

Always ask where the fish was collected and by whom. It's a lot easier to BS a F0 than it is a person and locale.

 

[orbit]

Always ask where the fish was collected and by whom. It's a lot easier to BS a F0 than it is a person and locale.

Fully agree.

 

[RMac]

Orbit, did you ever order anything good from Conkel for Preuss, or wouldn't they go for it?

 

[Jakob]

Some lfs's mark fish that are not F0 as F0, damn liers. Haha, damn it would be funny if anyone would mark ebjd as wild cought.