Recent content by ztw

I think you want your cake and eat it too, as the saying goes. You so quickly dispel the captive bred fish issue. They are readily available, sure species are somewhat limited, but if you have a problem with wild collected then this is a real solution. Net collection you also dispel as still...

I appreciate the civil discussion. I think one thing is pretty certain, no one's mind will be changed despite anything said on this thread. I for one do not feel guilty nor feel keeping my reef tank is destroying any reef, and in no way at all feel guilt nor feel unethical at all. It was...

Some fish in some areas may be collected with cyanide, but not corals. To lump them together is not correct. Use of cyanide may affect corals, but when corals are collected they are not collected with drugs. I have cited a reference where the impact of coral collection has minimal if any effect...

I have no problems with being a reefkeeper. I am in no way immoral or unethical in doing so. I don't feel like if I have enough money I can do what ever I want, I enjoy the hobby and am a responsible aquarist. I have cited numerous examples from legitimate publications that show the opposite of...

I think Veron is referring to coral collection and not fish collection and the cyanide issue. I have no data for this statement, but it seems resonable that many more fish/eggs/larvae will be removed via predators vs. those shipped for the hobby. And in photos, including many in Veron's...

The source for my comments: 1. A book I obtained at the local bookstore, World Atlas of Coral Reefs by Spalding, supported by UNEP, ICLARM, NASA, Aventis, MAC, ICRI, etc. , publisher is U of CA Press. Pgs. 56-65 discusses "Threats to reefs"--no mention of reefkeeping or the aquarium hobby. Pg...

Isn't it a bit heavy to say it is unethical to keep a saltwater/reef aquarium? I think that shows that the person saying this may have limited personal knowledge about the real causes of destruction of reefs. From what I have read, no personal knowledge, is that this hobby has a slight positive...