I would have strongly disagree with this statement. By comercialising a
fish, especially native fish, you employ a breeding program to supply the
aquarium industry with fish to sell. These fish may not necasserily conform
to standards but they do however enlighten people of their existance.
Business will then be subject to take further measures to ensure that wild
stocks are maintained by legislation protecting an economic value. (Does
that make sense?). These fish bred by the money hungry should not impact
upon the wild strains unless some idiot releases them back to the wild. This
unfortunately is a realism regardless of fish type and stock quality. The
only way to prevent this totally would be to ban fish keeping. Dont get me
wrong, Im all for those RESPONSIBLE people breeding fish, but at the same
time even bad fish have some good. I think that all fish should only be sold
to people with some sort of a license (I know it wouldnt work) where you had
to account for what you did with your fish.
I hope I got my point accross but Im standing back with my fire proof suit
on just in case.
Andrew (When my fish peer out the glass at me they think to themselves "Such
a bad specimen should have been culled at birth").