being responsible or not

[july865]

i was reading some threads on RC where people were scoring great deals on fish, corals and inverts from their LFS or internet stores. that got me thinking.
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are we (as responsible reefers) obligated to buy from companies that practice captive breeding for all their livestock? imagine that all of us on RC baught 2 fish at the same time. all the tens of thousands of fish missing from the ocean, leaving a big blank spot there.
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dont get me wrong. i dont want to get on a soapbox and preach. but i am starting to feel a bit guilty buying fish or coral if i dont look into the stores practice of selling livestock and making sure that what i baught wasnt kidnapped or stolen. even if they do have a license to sell or trap fish from the ocean.
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does it matter to you?

 

[laverda]

It matters to me. I buy corals frags from other reefers almost exclusively. I have not bout any corals at a LFS in 6 months or more. Besides I find them to be healthier and fellow reefers more honest.
As far as fish goes I wish it was possible to buy all captive breed. The sad thing is very little is available and the LFS add them to their systems with other fish and they quickly pick up parasites and diseases that they have not been used to fighting off.