I'm starting up a 24g reef tank, and I'm trying to keep captive bred livestock wherever possible. Honestly my concern about collected livestock is more "environmental paranoia" than based on any real knowledge. (please if anyone has links to actual substantiated reports on the environmental impact of collecting various reef creatures, please pass them on.)
I've found captive bred fish that satisfy me (clowns and blennies), but my wife really wants to have a shrimp or two in the tank. There don't appear to be any captive raised shimp that are particularly interesting. Pepermint shrimp can be had from Tampa Bay Saltwater (not captive bred, but close enough for me), but they are pretty tiny.
What I'd really like to keep is a "skunk" cleaner shrimp, a fire shrimp, or a banded coral shrimp.
Does anyone know either:
1. if one or more of these shrimp are caught in a sustainable and low-impact way?
2. If there is a more responsible alternative?
Thanks in advance for any help.
I've found captive bred fish that satisfy me (clowns and blennies), but my wife really wants to have a shrimp or two in the tank. There don't appear to be any captive raised shimp that are particularly interesting. Pepermint shrimp can be had from Tampa Bay Saltwater (not captive bred, but close enough for me), but they are pretty tiny.
What I'd really like to keep is a "skunk" cleaner shrimp, a fire shrimp, or a banded coral shrimp.
Does anyone know either:
1. if one or more of these shrimp are caught in a sustainable and low-impact way?
2. If there is a more responsible alternative?
Thanks in advance for any help.