Will the Aquarium Hobby end up saving species?
- Bill Goody
- Oct 3, 2015
- 1 min read
The aquarium hobby has been labeled as a destroyer of nature but that time is definitely behind us. Yes, there are still many more fish harvested from the wild than we produce but we are making incredible advancements in the breeding of these once impossible fishes.
Just a few years ago, a small company named ORA was successful in breeding the first dwarf angel fish. And since then many studies and theories were worked out to provide us with better ways of rearing these fish. The main issue with raising saltwater fish is that their life begins at a very tiny scale. And it has been difficult feeding these fish during their growth stage and at the same time keep the water clean without damaging them.
I remember just a few years ago there were only 3-5 species of saltwater fish that was bred in the aquarium and today there are almost 100 different species being bred in captivity. We now know so much more about rearing their young and it is only a matter of time before we can successfully breed most of these fish. Ensuring the survival of these species.
