Why Aquaculture?

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Why support aquaculture? There are a number of reasons to support aquaculture! Every time that you purchase an aquacultured specimen versus a wild-caught specimen you are choosing to help the environment. Moreover, you are choosing a specimen that will be hardier and happier for your aquarium than its wild counterpart.

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AQUACULTURED

Fish

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• Accept Prepared Foods (e.g., pellets)
• No Parasites
• No Diseases
  
• Minimal Stress during Transport              ​               (fish are raised and shipped locally)
• Protects against Overfishing
• Protects the Reefs
• Adjusted to Aquarium Life
• More Social (swims around the tank)
• Typically Less Aggressive
• Hardier

WILD-CAUGHT

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• Often do NOT Accept Prepared Foods
• Risk of Parasites
• Risk of Disease
• High Stress during Transport                                          (fish are shipped from miles away)
• Contributes to Overfishing
• Harms the Reefs (e.g., cyanide, etc.)
• Not at Ease in Aqaurium
• Shy (hides)
• Typically More Aggressive
• More Fragile

Corals, Other Inverts, & Live Plants

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• No Unwanted Hitchhikers
• No Parasites
• No Diseases
• Minimal Stress During Transport
• Sustainable
• Protects the Reefs
• Hardier

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• Risk of Unwanted Hitchhikers
• Risk of Parasites
• Risk of Disease
• High Stress during Transport
• Possible Overharvesting
• Harms the Reefs
• More Fragile

Live Feeds

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• Sustainable
• Hardier
• Minimal Stress during Transport

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• Possible Overharvesting
• More Fragile
• High Stress during Transport