Recently found out I did 2 illegal things

[fishbum]

What are you talking about?
Removing ANY wild species from the wild to keep as a pet,is not a good idea.If you want to go catch some game fish and take them home and eat them,fine.But that is not what we are talking about here is it

 

[Lupin]

Removing ANY wild species from the wild to keep as a pet,is not a good idea.If you want to go catch some game fish and take them home and eat them,fine.But that is not what we are talking about here is it

This is your personal view, Fishbum. Let's be realistic. This has been done for decades. Bottom line however is to regulate or restrict sales of particular species that appear to be declining in number. It should be strictly enforced however scenarios like this can happen. Not everyone is that educated to know which species are restricted, endangered, etc. It should be up to the agencies to elevate awareness levels.

 

[fishbum]

Not everyone is that educated to know which species are restricted, endangered, etc.

All the more reason not to remove them.
People may have been doing this for "decades",so does that make it right?IMO,it does not.I love having fish,as well as dogs,cats,and turtles for pets.The ones I have were breed to be pets.There is a big difference between that,and removing a wild species to be kept in captivity as a pet.

 

[Reyairia]

All the more reason not to remove them.
People may have been doing this for "decades",so does that make it right?IMO,it does not.I love having fish,as well as dogs,cats,and turtles for pets.The ones I have were breed to be pets.There is a big difference between that,and removing a wild species to be kept in captivity as a pet.

Please don't let this become a saltwater vs. freshwater debate.

 

[Gobrian44]

my opinion...shouldnt have posted this... pretended it never happened delete all the photos

 

[fishbum]

my opinion...shouldnt have posted this... pretended it never happened delete all the photos

Agreed!

 

[justonemoretank]

All the more reason not to remove them.
People may have been doing this for "decades",so does that make it right?IMO,it does not.I love having fish,as well as dogs,cats,and turtles for pets.The ones I have were breed to be pets.There is a big difference between that,and removing a wild species to be kept in captivity as a pet.

Do you not have any fish in your tanks that were wild-caught? I know I do. My RTC, Pacus, all of my tetras, my clown loaches, probably my silver dollars, maybe some of my corydoras, my florida gars, and all of my saltwater fish were wild caught. I don't know what you keep, but it's very difficult to only keep aquacultered specimens, unless you only keep guppies and oscars.

 

[Egon]

I have a wild caught Black Arowana.

 

[Lepisosteus platyrhincus]

true. many fish in the hobby are wild caught. in fact i just caught 3 mottled sculpin and stuck them in a tank!

 

[MonsterMinis]

Poor dear..

A.) get a positive ID on the fish. You might be wrong..
B.) all pets can trace their blood-lines to some wild animal.. the debate is pointless at best.
C.) Do Not and Never re-release any fish/reptile/ect. You take out of the wild, Disease alone is reason enough. So before removing it think twice. And check your local laws surrounding it.

And everyone makes mistakes, trying to correct it, and asking for help is never wrong.