Wild caught!?

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duanes said:
Wild caught, if you want to breed fish, is desirable because they are true to their species.
Not polluted by hybridization, and interbreeding.
Their color is often more dramatic.
Wild caught can be a problem for the inexperienced, or someone desiring a wet pet.
They often tend to be shy, and stay out of sight, as they would in nature, unlike tank raised fish that have been brought up hand fed and accustomed to aquarium life.
Jeff Rapps sells high quality wild and tank raised, is known for "not" selling hybrids.
Whereas one never knows what your getting in "some" local stores, or even having them labeled right.
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But don;t many people on this site want hybrids? It seems they are always looking for fish to cross with something else. However, if you are looking for fish that are not hybrids, Rapps is one of the places to get them from. I've been to Rapps fishroom, and he does have some nice stock.
 
SOME people like hybrids. SOME people like natural fish. Just preferences. I personally go through phases. Couple months I will love hybrids, then back to natural fish, then back to hybrids.
 
duanes said:
bright colors are sometimes part of camouflage. The primary predators of many fish, are birds, you may notice that the bright metallic sheen on the dorsal area of fish helps hide it by blending with the shimmer on the water surface.
In nature maybe 2 individuals in a spawn of 1000 survive.
In aquarium breeding, the survival of hundreds in a spawn tends to allow many fish to survive that normally wouldn't. These may be mono colored or have the dull colors that wouldn't be attractive to mates, or provide the above type camouflage. Culling is an answer that many don't have the stomach or patience to do.
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Well I guess I see what ur saying but most birds eyesight are 1000x better than us or most other animals so Idt a bright shimmer will help anything a darker coloer will blend far better 90% of the rime




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The biggest difference I find with wild species is that they are not selective bred. But I also have a problem with some vendors (I am not saying Jeff is one) who only have 1 or 2 breeding pairs. At some point that is also selective breeding. I have 5 Synspilums and they came from 3 different places.
 
For instance datnoids are brightly colored but the stripes help them blend in with plants rocks and grass so that they can ambush prey. Peacock bass for instance wc fish show brighter colors for most species and wc bichirs have better patterns...I had a cb delhezi and he was the ugliest fish I had he didnt even have stripes, they were blotches.
 
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