Wild caught vs. Tank raised.
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yeah switch to dark it's easier..
edit: Since no one replyed yet I will... pertaining the new world cichlids..
Wild: Usually better colors due to wild blood/possibly differences in colors and pattern from what's usually on the market already from CB or farmed/fresh blood for breeding if that's what you're looking for and for the hardcore collector a bonus you know the locality of your fish.
Some keepers might have multiples of the same fish but all from different localitys. Wild fish patterning/coloring is well where it's supposed to be and usually can turn out to be a prime example of that species from that locale, CB fish usually farmed and can lose color/patterning through being bred over and over on a farm. Sometimes wild fish can be more aggressive or sometimes more timid than a CB fish. I've personally found the latter but can vary I guess.
Examples of fish that are more valuable in wild form: Dovii, Jag's, Cichla, etc. All the major fish that keepers keep.
CB: Although usually cheaper, and some say it protects wild fish from over fishing. Also might be easier to eat prepared food. Also usually an unlimited supply. If you wanted 300 GT's from CB usually isn't a problem to fill such an order from a farm that breeds them. Although some fish like oscars are line bred so well that what you can buy that's farm bred will blow away any wild oscar on asthetics. But again if you're a purist you might prefer a wild caught less flashy oscar.
edit: Since no one replyed yet I will... pertaining the new world cichlids..
Wild: Usually better colors due to wild blood/possibly differences in colors and pattern from what's usually on the market already from CB or farmed/fresh blood for breeding if that's what you're looking for and for the hardcore collector a bonus you know the locality of your fish.
Some keepers might have multiples of the same fish but all from different localitys. Wild fish patterning/coloring is well where it's supposed to be and usually can turn out to be a prime example of that species from that locale, CB fish usually farmed and can lose color/patterning through being bred over and over on a farm. Sometimes wild fish can be more aggressive or sometimes more timid than a CB fish. I've personally found the latter but can vary I guess.
Examples of fish that are more valuable in wild form: Dovii, Jag's, Cichla, etc. All the major fish that keepers keep.
CB: Although usually cheaper, and some say it protects wild fish from over fishing. Also might be easier to eat prepared food. Also usually an unlimited supply. If you wanted 300 GT's from CB usually isn't a problem to fill such an order from a farm that breeds them. Although some fish like oscars are line bred so well that what you can buy that's farm bred will blow away any wild oscar on asthetics. But again if you're a purist you might prefer a wild caught less flashy oscar.
I agree with the above post. WC are much more vibrant and have remarkable markings that can be different with in each area of the world. For example Wild caught jags from Honduras are much more blue on the body and the tail markings are more of a squiggly pattern however if you look at wild caught Nicaraguan jags they have blue but not as much as Hon. on the body and the tail patterns are speckaling not squiggly lines. Nic. also have more red sheen on their bodies. Personally I choose wild caught over captive bred because they are just better fish to have. They grow bigger, look better, have more personality, act differently from CB's. If you take a wild caught parachromis species and test the aggressiveness against a captive bred it is actually a shocking result in that the WC's are tons more aggro. The reason may be that they have to protect more territory out in the wild and feel threatened when in a tank that isn't what they are used to. CB's have poor genes and have probably been inbred so many times so there are no fresh genes such as the infamous Jack Dempsey bent spine. This is because there hasn't been any fresh JD genes in years. I mean not enough to change anything.
WC Pros: Genetically superior. Because of this they look better, likely grow larger and have retained much of their natural instincts like the rearing of fry. The collecting of wild fish also provides a great deal of income for the natives who do the collecting. Local variations also exhibit unique traits often bred out of CB fish.
WC Cons: Generally less forgiving in water quality, also more picky in terms of water properties such as pH and hardness. They often won't eat prepaired foods. They're expensive and difficult to find. The capture of many species has put a serious strain on wild populations
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CB Pros: Cheap and easy to find. Typically have no problem taking prepaired foods and adjusting to a variety of water types.
CB Cons: Genetically inferior. Likely more suseptable to diseases (HITH in oscars for example). Hybridization often occurs in captive situations so you may be left with a fish who's true identity you do not know. Fish farms also put a strain on the environment by utilizing valuable land and habitat. They also are partly to blame for the spread of non-native species. Often CB fish loose some of their natural instincts (CB angelfish often eat their fry for example).
WC Cons: Generally less forgiving in water quality, also more picky in terms of water properties such as pH and hardness. They often won't eat prepaired foods. They're expensive and difficult to find. The capture of many species has put a serious strain on wild populations
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CB Pros: Cheap and easy to find. Typically have no problem taking prepaired foods and adjusting to a variety of water types.
CB Cons: Genetically inferior. Likely more suseptable to diseases (HITH in oscars for example). Hybridization often occurs in captive situations so you may be left with a fish who's true identity you do not know. Fish farms also put a strain on the environment by utilizing valuable land and habitat. They also are partly to blame for the spread of non-native species. Often CB fish loose some of their natural instincts (CB angelfish often eat their fry for example).
WC for the true enthusiast,TR for the laymen/beginer.Wild caught will just be a much more robust fish,especially if your TR specimens haven't been breed out of themselves for a while.
wild ones are tuffer and more aggressive tank raised ones are just ones that people keep alive the ones from the wild have been able to survive and would shred a captive fish
Compare wild festae to some that are the result of many generations of captive breeding. Oh wait, there's no comparison!
Wild caught fish are the result of survival of the fittest breeding. Captive bred fish are the result of Joe Aquarist buying 6 fish of unknown origin and bloodline purity and saying, "I hope it's true what they say about getting a pair from 6 fish."
Wild caught fish are the result of survival of the fittest breeding. Captive bred fish are the result of Joe Aquarist buying 6 fish of unknown origin and bloodline purity and saying, "I hope it's true what they say about getting a pair from 6 fish."