Cleaner Wrasse? - Update

[reeferaddict]

Originally Posted by naesco

And a result of this trial and error experimentation by reefers seeking the answers as to how to keep that fish alive, millions of fish and coral have died and continue to die as newbies repeat the mistakes of the past over and over again.

Why don't you settle for keeping those fish and coral that we know we can keep as experts or newbies as the case may be.

Leave the 'experimentation' to the scientists who continue to seek the answers and to those experts equiped to do the job.

Let me ask - do you have a problem with comprehension? Or just skimming instead of reading?

Your sentiments were exactly that of hobyists and scientists alike when it came to keeping stony corals 15 or 20 years ago... Are there any bleeding hearts out there now that want to burn flags in protest as we destroy the reefs by keeping a couple of ACROS in our tanks? Oh wait! I forgot - So MANY of them are now CAPTIVE propogated because a few BOLD thinkers dared to tread in uncharted waters to benefit the rest of us. I KNOW people in marine biology - and what hobbyists are doing DWARFS what funding is available to institutions and scientists. As for low survival rates during transit - do you honestly believe a retailer would pay for collection and shipping for a less than half survival rate? Not at $10 - $20 a fish - they'd be broke after a couple shipments. I have asked this of retailers, and they roll their eyes at that notion.

Please read through the post and offer any concrete evidence that supports or rebuts our continued keeping of these guys and I'm ALL ears... As for MILLIONS of fish... well there are a lot of other destructive practices on the reef that occur manmade OR natural. At least HOBBYIST's attempt to keep them alive...