PLease Think B4 BUYING

[tyson]

On the topic of wildlife & endadered species:

Its never RIGHT to play with wildlife & especially endangered species.
Your purchase of any wildlife will cause these few consequences which maybe irreversible.

1.) Promotes illegal pouching of wild life.
2.) Effects its already scarce population.
3.) Deprive future reproduction.
4.) Deprive of food for other wild creatures.
5.) Deprive of our future generations to enjoy & see what we have seen.

Its a chain reaction & it will come back to haunt us one way or another.
IMO we humans are just too greedy & selfish & have no respect for wildlife & their well being. Just look at our humble sharks & their fins....

However, IF they are bred commercially or home breeding, I have not objections.

Illegal wildlife trade is still taking place till today right here under our noses, & the animals don’t get 1st class treatment either. Lock in the smallest of packaging, no food, no water, some times ever no air, they are shipped around the world, via AIR, SEA, RAIL, & ROAD.

It’s a real sad situation & it takes all to cooperate. I can go on & on but I think I should end here. Sure hope my message can inspire others to STOP the buying.

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[guppy]

Not to mention expensive if you get caught, check your CITES listings.

 

[rayman45]

nicly said

 

[Vince]

nicly said

Yes. Nicely said. It is worth mentioning that there are some fish that are farmed and therefore not in the "wildlife" category, but captive breeding.

 

[BGG]

On the topic of wildlife & endadered species:

Its never RIGHT to play with wildlife & especially endangered species.
Your purchase of any wildlife will cause these few consequences which maybe irreversible.

1.) Promotes illegal pouching of wild life.
2.) Effects its already scarce population.
3.) Deprive future reproduction.
4.) Deprive of food for other wild creatures.
5.) Deprive of our future generations to enjoy & see what we have seen.

Its a chain reaction & it will come back to haunt us one way or another.
IMO we humans are just too greedy & selfish & have no respect for wildlife & their well being. Just look at our humble sharks & their fins....

However, IF they are bred commercially or home breeding, I have not objections.

Illegal wildlife trade is still taking place till today right here under our noses, & the animals don’t get 1st class treatment either. Lock in the smallest of packaging, no food, no water, some times ever no air, they are shipped around the world, via AIR, SEA, RAIL, & ROAD.

It’s a real sad situation & it takes all to cooperate. I can go on & on but I think I should end here. Sure hope my message can inspire others to STOP the buying.

Agreed!

 

[Vince]

See the problem with the economy right now is that in order to make money, you need to be able to feed your kids in the thirld world, where most of our "farmed fish" is raised. So, if I was to make money to feed my family, and give them a better life by providing to exporters where it is available farmed...

what would be your advice?

 

[nick]

think about it

if you have 5 fish and a couple are oddballs chances are theres a couple wilds in there which are poached more then 90 percent of the time.... including all rays from south american as of 3 months ago when the limits were exceeded, now brazil has banned the export of rays

 

[lil_punisher]

serious stuff, i appreciate the specific info about the rays because it gives me something concrete to chew on instead of just talking broadly. does anyone else have any examples?

 

[thefishofdoom]

bichirs are imported sometimes and oscars sometimes and rtc sometimes almost all fish in a pet store can be bought wild caught.

 

[mfm1975]

although wild caught fish may have better colors and are very attractive its not worth threating the species to keep them