I am all for conservation. I'd be okay if they stopped importing...but the idea that these should not be cultivated commercially or individually makes zero sense to me.
Let's say I own certain corals on the list and I grow them and frag them. Aren't there now more of that coral (and nothing in the ocean was touched/ harmed). IMO, that is the way to go. Same idea with some of the fish that can be bred here. Making it illegal to even own said corals or fish (especially if you already had them) is crazy.
I have not heard if the rest of the world is on board with this. If the US stops, but everywhere else stays the same, does that make a big enough dent to actually save all these species?
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This is clearly not the case though. You see, when any one of us makes this hobby attractive to others, we are helping destroy the reefs, because not everyone is going to want to buy aquacultured. As a matter of fact, I lost count of the people who came to me when I was selling who wanted large colonies instead of little frags. Where are they going to get these?Let's say I own certain corals on the list and I grow them and frag them. Aren't there now more of that coral (and nothing in the ocean was touched/ harmed). IMO, that is the way to go. Same idea with some of the fish that can be bred here. Making it illegal to even own said corals or fish (especially if you already had them) is crazy.
How would they do it? Just curious.
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