http://forum.aqua-fish.net/ A forum devoted to aquarium fish, plants, techniques and fish keeping as a whole. en http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=dont-buy-marine-fish-or-corals-#1 Buying Marine corals and fish unless captive bred and grown, is damaging Coral reefs and is not good for the enviroment sure they look better, but they look even better in the wild . Be Green and buy freshwater fish and plants that now are basically all about 4-5 generations of captive bred fish which is no harm to the enviroment. From Ackerz Original post: January 3, 2007, 9:24 pm Ackerz 2008-05-01 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=dont-buy-marine-fish-or-corals-#2 I agree with you completely ;). What’s another advantage of freshwater tanks, is that they’re usually easy to maintain and are "wallet-friendly" . Only Ram’s Horn Snails don’t live in saltwater aquariums . jan 2008-05-01 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=dont-buy-marine-fish-or-corals-#3 most corals nowadays are aquacultured on coral farms and most marine keepers will enquire where the corals have come from.Plus with advances in reef keeping more and more varities of marine fish are being tank bred,TMC are investing millions into this project. There are dodgy dealers about who plunder the reefs but thankfully there are dying out very quickly mickey 2008-05-01 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=dont-buy-marine-fish-or-corals-#4 I've gone into marine fish stores as divers, still wearing their wet suits strolled in next to me holding their buckets with newly caught fish in it. meliss_cole 2008-05-13 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=dont-buy-marine-fish-or-corals-#5 luckily we don't get that in England.All of the fish stores have to buy from licensed suppliers.They would not risk losing them by buying dodgy fish plundered from the reef. mickey 2008-05-13 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=dont-buy-marine-fish-or-corals-#6 thats all junk the coral that is harvested for the aquarun trade are genraly regulated strictly. I know this because i have seen comertal coral colection tale place and work at my local reef shop. joee3196 2012-04-17 http://forum.aqua-fish.net/?topic=dont-buy-marine-fish-or-corals-#7 I totally disagree!!!!! I have a 55 gallon saltwater fish tank and I say go for it. it is really fun and there will be plenty of fish to go around!! plus people try very hard not to damage the reefs! cow fish 2013-02-27