NEVER release an aquarium fish into the wild.

[MN_Rebel]

So in theory you could raise endangered fish in their natural habitat on live foods and release them into the wild...? If they are caged up? Hmm.

Hmmmmmmm. The only problem is they wouldn't be used to predators... You might have to put a native predator in there to attack some of them so that they are fearful of enemies. They might learn eventually without doing that though.

Interesting.... Although no one really said you were allowed... How are we to save the bluefin tuna without captive breeding programs?

Isnt this thread about not release any PET/FARMED fish into the wild? Farmed fish meant food fish that we eat.

Endangered species are very different from pet fish from my view because most of endangered species are threatened by EXOTIC fish as we blamed on these invasives (either aquarium or farmed fish) for declining the endangered species populations. Nobody kept bluefin tuna as pets or farm as farming these tuna is new thing and these people still working on the tuna farming/breeding.

 

[kritz]

Introducing an aquarium fish to the wild, wether native or non-native is a cardinal sin for a fishkeeper. Even wild caught native fish can pick up non-native disease in your tank that you could be unleashing upon the native ecological system. A non-native introduction is even worse. Non-native species compete with native fish for food and habitat, eat native fish eggs, and even destroy habitat all together. Non-native species that have caused significant problems include many species of carp, zebra mussels, the round goby, the spiny water flea, and species of snakeheads just to name a few. The introduction of snakeheads to native waters has caused the ban of ALL species of Channa to be banned from the United States. These beautiful monsters are no longer allowed to be kept in aquariums. There is also a sustained population of goldfish in the mississippi river and although they don't cause much of a problem, they give DNR officials ammo in trying to ban more species of fish that you and I keep. NEVER RELEASE YOUR FISH OR INVERTEBRATES INTO THE WILD. I hate to say it but euthanizing your fish is actually a better option than letting them go. I choose neither. If there is a fish I absolutely cannot keep anymore, I sell it or give it to another fish keeper that will provide a good home. I hope you will do the same.

I absolutely agree on you!

 

[[MONSTERKING]]

then y do petstores sell fish for more then they worth??

 

[Lupin]

then y do petstores sell fish for more then they worth??

to MFK!

I'm not sure I can see the relevance of this question to the topic. Could you please clarify what you're trying to ask? Usually, this could be because of Law of Supply and Demand but I'm not getting there as this has nothing to do with the original topic.

 

[austrian_predator]

what if you keep a wild-caught native-only tank? and feed it only with wild caught feeders?
it can't have a non-native diesease then, right? assuming you boil sand and driftwood beforehand and use only native plants too, of course

 

[Bottomfeeder]

what if you keep a wild-caught native-only tank? and feed it only with wild caught feeders?
it can't have a non-native diesease then, right? assuming you boil sand and driftwood beforehand and use only native plants too, of course

tap water

 

[austrian_predator]

tap water

gimme a break
maybe there are some diseases in <insert random african/south american/southeast asian country> tapwater, but there sure as hell are none where i live

 

[flopping flamingos]

Thats the kind of mind that ruins our ecosystems Mr Predator.

 

[austrian_predator]

Thats the kind of mind that ruins our ecosystems Mr Predator.

look, i'm not saying that it's ok to release fish into the wild or that i'm gonna do it, but to think that tap water contains parasites or diseases is a bit overly paranoid, imo
just use some common sense: even if our tap water contains diseases (which it doesn't), it will contain LOCAL diseases
it's not like our tap water comes from nigeria, it comes from local mountains or springs...any diseases in there will be in local rivers anyway, nothing one could introduce there..

 

[MN_Rebel]

Then you do illegal stocking without a permit, by put the natives back where they come from. Plus once you take fish home, they become pets forever. A wild caught fish can easily become stressed in aquarium then release it back will make him even more stressed, its not good for this fish.