sawcreatives
Member
I've been a long time SW tank hobbyist, that has been in/out of the hobby over several years.
With that said, I tore down my tank about a year about after hearing someone talk about clams as "great paperweights" (implying he bought/killed many of them and used them as something other than a pet). It left me a little disgusted in people's lack of respect for these beautiful animals.
Between those types of hobbyists and seeing / hearing hundreds of stories of fish / coral that were mistreated and died, it made me wonder the impact we have on the ocean.
I love the hobby and know there are just as many encouraging stories as bad ones, but are there any resources or opinions on how owning a tank can be ethical? How we can ensure these creatures come to us ethically and go into the right situations?
I'd love to get some more thoughts as I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks this.
With that said, I tore down my tank about a year about after hearing someone talk about clams as "great paperweights" (implying he bought/killed many of them and used them as something other than a pet). It left me a little disgusted in people's lack of respect for these beautiful animals.
Between those types of hobbyists and seeing / hearing hundreds of stories of fish / coral that were mistreated and died, it made me wonder the impact we have on the ocean.
I love the hobby and know there are just as many encouraging stories as bad ones, but are there any resources or opinions on how owning a tank can be ethical? How we can ensure these creatures come to us ethically and go into the right situations?
I'd love to get some more thoughts as I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks this.