Andy Sager
Aquarium Advice Addict
I just came across this article that puts a new twist into collecting wild fish. It's worth the read: The Cardinal Tetra, an Aquarium Fish to Save the Rainforest - Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com
I was actually looking into statistics of wild neons in the pet trade and the articles I found all agree, 95% of the neon tetras in the US pet trade, are tank bred specimens from Asia with only 5% coming from wild stock.
I then came across this statement from PETWATCH:
Little Cause for Concern
Wild populations of Neon Tetras may be declining due to habitat destruction. Neon Tetras in the pet trade are almost exclusively captive-bred, so the pet trade does not appear to significantly threaten native wild populations.
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So put that statement in with the article about cardinals and there's a new view on wild caught fish vs tank bred.
Just trying to inform
I was actually looking into statistics of wild neons in the pet trade and the articles I found all agree, 95% of the neon tetras in the US pet trade, are tank bred specimens from Asia with only 5% coming from wild stock.
I then came across this statement from PETWATCH:
Little Cause for Concern
Wild populations of Neon Tetras may be declining due to habitat destruction. Neon Tetras in the pet trade are almost exclusively captive-bred, so the pet trade does not appear to significantly threaten native wild populations.
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So put that statement in with the article about cardinals and there's a new view on wild caught fish vs tank bred.
Just trying to inform