Wild caught?

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Khymqt24

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Hi! My friends friend selling wild caught muzi? But how would i know if it is really a wild caught?
 
You'd have to take their word for it I guess. In my experience, tank raised would be preferable over wild caught for a few reasons but generally speaking I usually take sellers at their word for that kind of thing.
 
In other words... We cant really tell if it is a wild caught or fake...
 
I wouldn't call it fake, there is wild caught and there is tank raised.

Wild caught fish generally are more skiddish, sometimes have more issues with disease or parasite (usually dealt with by the importer/exporter), and some species are more picky as to what they eat and don't eat.

So getting tank raised fish is actually better IMO.

But yeah, I mean there's no way to tell the difference unless you actually saw their paperwork tracing the fish back to the people that caught them.
 
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