List of livestock at LFS...talk about irresponsible

[allauction]

There have been many studies that have proven that collecting has actually improved the gene pool, health and numbers of many species. Do you think that all of these animals if left in the wild actually live for a long time? Many are predated on by larger fish before they have a chance to reproduce. I do agree that some of the species listed should not be sold to beginners or people that don't give a crap, but I doubt that collecting is driving any fish into extinction.

p.s. you can go to almost any coast, turn over some rocks and find small octos.

 

[phish guy]

iv never heard of basket stars for sale, that is quite out there.

and a nautilus!?! need a big as chiller and big tank with nothing in it.

 

[whatcaneyedo]

That sounds like our LFS... in the past year:

Moorish Idol
Blue Ribbon Eel
Blue Spot Stingray (held for a month in a 20gal)
Horseshoe crab
2 Elegance Coral
Many bleached sebae anemones
Raccoon Butterfly (sold as reef safe)
Harlequim Shrimp
Sun Coral (didnt know it had to be hand fed)
Bamboo Shark (in 20 gal)

 

[ezcompany]

unfortunately, it is also our partially our responsibility as hobbyist for providing that demand for hard to keep specimens.

 

[The0wn4g3]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12981453#post12981453 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by whatcaneyedo
That sounds like our LFS... in the past year:

Moorish Idol
Blue Ribbon Eel
Blue Spot Stingray (held for a month in a 20gal)
Horseshoe crab
2 Elegance Coral
Many bleached sebae anemones
Raccoon Butterfly (sold as reef safe)
Harlequim Shrimp
Sun Coral (didnt know it had to be hand fed)
Bamboo Shark (in 20 gal)

The LFS that I worked at kept all of those items, except the blue ribbon eel, with success. Poor blue ribbon eels are extremely difficult to get to eat Although, all of our specimens were in appropriately sized tanks. We had our blue spot ray trained to eat out of our hands, he rocked until someone with a 1400gal or so tank bought him...

 

[whatcaneyedo]

The largest tank in our town is a 500 gal reef. The next size would be 225gal. It would be one thing for the shop to be specially ordering these fish/inverts in for people but they just bring them without knowing what they are.

 

[Scott M]

The octopus usually die after the eggs hatch because the parent doesn't eat while guarding the clutch.

I'm kinda on the fence here, I think providing an experienced reefkeeper with a rare specimen is fine. Stocking them just so you can sell them to some chump that they know can't keep it alive is wrong and just plain bad for our hobby.

 

[nah2orocks!]

look at those prices!