03-18-2016, 12:22 PM
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Originally posted by Kapoho Joe
If your furry, feathered or finned friend has to be restrained in order to stay with you, then you do not have a pet - you have a slave. Birds in cages, fish in tanks, dogs on chains, etc. If you love something, set it free.
Don't bother pointing out what a minority opinion mine is, I am well aware.
Well, I understand you position but at least in my case you are quite incorrect
Take a gander at reefcentral.com, it's about conservation for the majority of members. As the World's coral reefs are destroyed from high temperatures, pollution and changes in salinity, those whom are able to propagate coral and spread it to other conservationists and back into the wild are the ones who in the end will both repopulate the reefs and save several thousand species that have become rare and endangered.
Coral propagation is not that difficult in captivity and in many cases it both saves and protects species that one day may be used in medicine.
It has been rare that I've ever kept "fish" and for good reason. I understand the OP's POV.
but realize what I do is much different and I've actually spread thousands of "frags" in my time doing this from species I've grown from small fleck sized pieces.
If you look at it from the keep Nemo out of the fishbowl mentality, you miss the big picture of what I do.