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How important do you think captive bred fish are? We are taking fish from the ocean and then placing them in a glass box filled with water, many of which are only several feet long. Even for the smaller fish like a small goby damsel or clown, they still aren’t used to it and I just don’t think it’s exactly humane. I mean at least is reefers are trying to keep it healthy; many uninformed people or restaurants don’t really care about the fish other than making the fish “survive”. There is a HUGE difference between an animal surviving and it thriving. Especially for those bigger fish or fish that need more space to swim Like a tang or eels and sharks or groupers which mostly aren’t being captive bred except for yellow tangs in Ocean institute in Hawaii (maybe also other places this is the only one I know). I think as hobbyists we can make a change and if we can captive breed more and more types of fish we will no longer have to take them from the wild. Use this thread to share your thoughts on this and if you have any experience captive breeding. These fish should not have to deal with a cramped space, food when someone feels like giving it and has time, bad water conditions, and to be stripped of their normal habits. Most big fish (usually not from dedicated hobbyists more from a restaurant or another public place) aren’t even being treated well with filtration or heating or water changes. However if we can captive breed more fish, they grow up in the environment and it becomes their normal habitat. Well that’s all I have to say let me know what you all think