Whats in the future for fishkeeping?

[Gr8KarmaSF]

A very broad question but whats in the future for fishkeeping?

Saw an picture of an old undergravel filter and started thinking...

Where do you think this hobby is going? Any thoughts on new trends?

I hope to see new advances in filtration. I also think many of the rarer species will continue to become more and more rarer and expensive.

 

[Bud8Fan]

I also think many of the rarer species will continue to become more and more rarer and expensive.

Not if technology advances and they can figure out how to breed them in captivity.

 

[cichlaguapote]

Sites like this one and the internet itself will take this hobby to a whole new level. We're already seeing a larger amount of custom built tanks/huge acrylic tanks then you would have seen 10-15 years ago. As well as I think more hobbiests with an overall grasp of fishkeeping. Of course fish mags like TFH help as well but I think the internet is the best thing that ever happened to fishkeeping. You will see new advances in filtration, and other things. That will come with time. One person comes up with the idea and it quickly spreads because of sites/internet.

I do think many of the fish will stay rare(golden korean perch, etc) no matter what because of new regulations, and the fact that we don't know everything about fish esp. the rarer species and what it takes exactly for them to breed. I think you will continue seeing new species every once in a while as well.

 

[oscarluvr]

i think technology will have to excell, breeding will have to get better and make more advances, if the hugo chavez's of the world keep going we may not be able to export or collect fish from other countries, just my thoughts,

 

[Nic]

i see advances in filtration and captive breeding of fish... also hope 55 gallon tanks get removed from production so idiots will stop using them for there arowana and rtc cats etc....

 

[Paullywolly]

i think technology will have to excell, breeding will have to get better and make more advances, if the hugo chavez's of the world keep going we may not be able to export or collect fish from other countries, just my thoughts,

I think export restrictions will be more the result of conservation than politics (or maybe both). In that vein I think we'll definitely see less and less 'wild caught' species and more reliance on farm or tank-bred fish. Also we'll see more and more 'hybrids' as the hobby's acceptance of FH's and parrots, etc. grows.

I also think the hobby itself will become more mainstream and more companies will wake up to the size of the market. Aquarium-keeping TV shows and commercials are coming!! (be afraid... be very afraid)

 

[Bud8Fan]

also hope 55 gallon tanks get removed from production so idiots will stop using them for there arowana and rtc cats etc....

But they only use them for "grow out tanks".

 

[Gr8KarmaSF]

One sad thing Ive noticed is the disappearance of the Mom and Pop Petshops which are slowly being replaced by the teenage no nothings of big corporations!

 

[oscarluvr]

One sad thing Ive noticed is the disappearance of the Mom and Pop Petshops which are slowly being replaced by the teenage no nothings of big corporations!

very sad but also very true, i think the mom pop stores are the real backbone of our hobby, however look at what wal mart did to mom and pop variety stores.

 

[Paullywolly]

very sad but also very true, i think the mom pop stores are the real backbone of our hobby, however look at what wal mart did to mom and pop variety stores.

I agree. however the corporations can be thanked for the R&D spending on our filter equipment and the fish farms / bulk purchases which keep prices down and environmental impact minimal.