Environmental Impact of our Hobby.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Myka

Without the hobby there probably wouldn't be so many scientists working on captive breeding projects because they'd be so far behind in husbandry knowledge and equipment.

That's all I got.

Without the hobby demand, there would be no need for captive breeding..

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Without the hobby demand, there would be no need for captive breeding..

Um, no. They are researching captive breeding for the end result of being able to re-establish wild populations. Collection for aquariums isn't nearly the only reason they would want to captive breed fish. I'm not just talking about aquarium fish.

[Aquattro]

Where did the wild populations go? Oh, right