Reefer Matt
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I think it depends on how the reef inhabitants are viewed by the Reefer. For instance, there are Reefers who are not interested in the ocean. They simply collect coral because they are colorful, challenging, and expensive. That is their hobby. Though some may not like that, it shows one of the many varying degrees that is reefing.Here's another thought. If reef tanks are a hobby because we are maintaining a system and collecting living things, when then does it stop being a hobby and becomes just pet keeping? What about paludariums housing amphibians and a small ecosystem to support them? What about reptile enclosures with living vegetation? What about hamsters in a cage?
I think this line of thought illustrates quite well the problem with labeling any kind of animal keeping as "a hobby".
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