tnyr5
Active member
in the grand scheme of things the main difference between an alien speices and a native one seems to be very similar to the difference between a plant ina garden in a weed. IE, species get spread around and they die out, the alien part is a new species moving into a place where WE don't want it. That being said, yes it's sad to see some species go and we should certainly avoid it if possible. but by the same token lets focus on conservation, not preservation. human attachment casues more problems than it fixes. if half the acropora species on earth were wiped out during a catastrophe wouldn't it be wise to reseed with similar non native species for lack of anything better?
ive just seen too many threads stray from the discussion over people fighting over stupid things. I agree with you also that aquacultured is a very broad term and most companies use it to make you think your somehow helping out when it is still just a frag cut off a wild colony. "Tank-raised" is a much better term but I get lazy and just end up calling everything aquacultured.
