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Not everyone can afford a $900 potters angel or $400 purple tang.
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Not everyone can afford a $900 potters angel or $400 purple tang.
Most people can afford a 20$ oscellarisNot everyone can afford a $900 potters angel or $400 purple tang.
Most reefers don’t want a tank full of clownsMost people can afford a 20$ oscellaris
Not everyone can afford a $900 potters angel or $400 purple tang.
Then don’t buy them.Not everyone can afford a $900 potters angel or $400 purple tang.
Did you do any research before this? Most almost all commonly kept fish are aquacultured, and they are not very expensive, sure some aquacultured fish are expensive but same goes for almost anything, its just basic supply & demand. Those that are wild caught are also NOT endangered.Most reefers don’t want a tank full of clowns
I’m not arguing their efforts and I totally understand what has to go into fish breeding, but to someone new to the hobby that’s discouraging.The potters is $900 cuz of the difficulty and its new and limited amount, they need the money from the $900 fish to fund the $40 fish and fund new breeding efforts. If you don’t have the expensive fish to cover the cost of the cheaper ones, then you have to raise the price on the cheaper ones to cover the costs.
Well said!Sounds like you want your cake and to eat it too. Cheap livestock without talking it from the ocean, sounds like an oxymoron to me. This isn't a frugal hobby. You want innovation, that takes money.
I’m not arguing their efforts and I totally understand what has to go into fish breeding, but to someone new to the hobby that’s discouraging.
There is no “research” that needs to be done. Common fish are not what most reefers get excited over, of course everyone’s taste is different but I find it hard to compare a yellow tang to a clown fish. I never said the fish were endangered I was referring to the coral we keep.Did you do any research before this? Most almost all commonly kept fish are aquacultured, and they are not very expensive, sure some aquacultured fish are expensive but same goes for almost anything, its just basic supply & demand. Those that are wild caught are also NOT endangered.
It’s just an example of the many Aqua culture fish out there that may be out of budget for some of us.Someone new to the hobby doesn’t need a potters angel. They are more sensitive anyways. There are many gobies, clowns, royal gramma, the coral beauty, etc.
Even the wild caught potters wasn’t a new to the hobby fish…
That's an even weaker argument the corals we keep are mostly cultivated at aquafarms in Indonesia and other coastal countries. We frag corals constantly which are then circulated throughout the hobby.There is no “research” that needs to be done. Common fish are not what most reefers get excited over, of course everyone’s taste is different but I find it hard to compare a yellow tang to a clown fish. I never said the fish were endangered I was referring to the coral we keep.
It’s just an example of the many Aqua culture fish out there that may be out of budget for some of us.
It’s just an example of the many Aqua culture fish out there that may be out of budget for some of us.
The world has many out of budget hobbies for many people. I would love to race cars, but I don't because I can't afford a million dollar car or 100grand everytime I crash it. Should it be brought into my budget or should I make more money to put myself in that position.. it is a capitalist world, what you're saying sounds like commie talkIt’s just an example of the many Aqua culture fish out there that may be out of budget for some of us.
Your missing the point, what happens if those over sea farms get a heat wave or another environmental factor that affects the reefs there ? Where does that leave us ?That's an even weaker argument the corals we keep are mostly cultivated at aquafarms in Indonesia and other coastal countries. We frag corals constantly which are then circulated throughout the hobby.
Alright fine, worst case scenario all the big aquafarms get hit with a fireball, oh boy now we are only left with the millions of corals already in the USYour missing the point, what happens if those over sea farms get a heat wave or another environmental factor that affects the reefs there ? Where does that leave us ?