as the title says..
here's what wikipedia says...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishkeeping
the following part from the above link points to the negative side of our hobby....
Animal welfare
At its best, a properly maintained aquarium allows the fish to socialize with their own kind and in many cases breed successfully. This is in marked contrast to the conditions enjoyed by larger animals like cats and dogs, which are often kept alone and neutered in an environment different from that they would experience in the wild. However, in many cases fish are maintained in the wrong conditions and therefore live short lives and never breed. Inexperienced aquarists often attempt to keep too many fish in their tanks, or introduce too many fish into an immature aquarium, with the result that large numbers of fish sicken and die. This has given the hobby a bad reputation among some animal welfare groups, such as PETA, for treating aquarium fish as nothing more than cheap toys that are simply replaced when they die.[10]
Goldfish and bettas in particular have often been kept in cramped bowls or aquaria that are really far too small for their needs.[11] In some cases fish have been installed in all sorts of inappropriate objects such as the AquaBabies Micro Aquaria, Bubble Gear Bubble Bag, and Betta in a Vase, all of which contain live fish housed in unfiltered and entirely too small quantities of water.[12][13] The Betta in a Vase is sometimes marketed as a complete ecosystem if a plant is included in the neck of the vase, some sellers claiming the fish will eat the roots of the plant. However, bettas are carnivorous and need to be fed live food or pellet foods as they cannot survive on plant roots. Another problem is that the plant sometimes blocks the betta's passage to the water surface; they are labyrinth fish, and need to be able to take breaths at the surface of the water or else they will die from suffocation.
Problem is that there's nothing stopping the above-mentioned. Recently in a thread about a 41 yr. old pacu in a 75 gal. tank lead to detailed discussion on the rights and wrongs of keeping fish.
If we can start a petition to quash that legislation HR669 then surely members here can unite and initiate a petition to protect fish from atrocities and cruelty, which can include having ban on sale of fish like pacu and RTC without a permit or something like that.
here's what wikipedia says...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishkeeping
the following part from the above link points to the negative side of our hobby....
Animal welfare
At its best, a properly maintained aquarium allows the fish to socialize with their own kind and in many cases breed successfully. This is in marked contrast to the conditions enjoyed by larger animals like cats and dogs, which are often kept alone and neutered in an environment different from that they would experience in the wild. However, in many cases fish are maintained in the wrong conditions and therefore live short lives and never breed. Inexperienced aquarists often attempt to keep too many fish in their tanks, or introduce too many fish into an immature aquarium, with the result that large numbers of fish sicken and die. This has given the hobby a bad reputation among some animal welfare groups, such as PETA, for treating aquarium fish as nothing more than cheap toys that are simply replaced when they die.[10]
Goldfish and bettas in particular have often been kept in cramped bowls or aquaria that are really far too small for their needs.[11] In some cases fish have been installed in all sorts of inappropriate objects such as the AquaBabies Micro Aquaria, Bubble Gear Bubble Bag, and Betta in a Vase, all of which contain live fish housed in unfiltered and entirely too small quantities of water.[12][13] The Betta in a Vase is sometimes marketed as a complete ecosystem if a plant is included in the neck of the vase, some sellers claiming the fish will eat the roots of the plant. However, bettas are carnivorous and need to be fed live food or pellet foods as they cannot survive on plant roots. Another problem is that the plant sometimes blocks the betta's passage to the water surface; they are labyrinth fish, and need to be able to take breaths at the surface of the water or else they will die from suffocation.
Problem is that there's nothing stopping the above-mentioned. Recently in a thread about a 41 yr. old pacu in a 75 gal. tank lead to detailed discussion on the rights and wrongs of keeping fish.
If we can start a petition to quash that legislation HR669 then surely members here can unite and initiate a petition to protect fish from atrocities and cruelty, which can include having ban on sale of fish like pacu and RTC without a permit or something like that.
