Hi all, I am new to this forum, so first of all let me tell you a little about myself.
I am over 60 years of age and retired. I have kept cichlids as a hobby for approx 2years, and have just taken an interest in doing a little bit of breeding, and selling the fry to recoup a little money to help pay for their upkeep.(not easy)
I have a 4foot main tank in the house, and several breeding/fry tanks in my garage, so although i am retired, I seem to be busier now than when I was at work.
I will of course be listing photos of my fish/tanks as time permits, and of course will try and increase my knowledge by asking quite a few questions on various subjects, one of which is about to happen.
My question at this time is, that at the present time a number of cichlid keepers in the UK seem to insist on having to own and breed so called 'Wild Caught' species, so as they can sell the fry as F1 listed.
Do or have the members of this forum that supposedly have such species, have any absolute proof that the fish they have are wild? Have they actually been to the lakes and actually caught them in person? If so, how did they transport them back to their home? Or as I suspect, that they have been captive bred in another country(Africa maybe) on a fish farm and sold unscrupulously as being wild caught? Do they have certificates to verify they are genuinely wild caught as do some Arowana species?
Your views on this subject would be much appreciated, and apologies if I have inadvertently offended anyone.
Thanks.
I am over 60 years of age and retired. I have kept cichlids as a hobby for approx 2years, and have just taken an interest in doing a little bit of breeding, and selling the fry to recoup a little money to help pay for their upkeep.(not easy)
I have a 4foot main tank in the house, and several breeding/fry tanks in my garage, so although i am retired, I seem to be busier now than when I was at work.
I will of course be listing photos of my fish/tanks as time permits, and of course will try and increase my knowledge by asking quite a few questions on various subjects, one of which is about to happen.
My question at this time is, that at the present time a number of cichlid keepers in the UK seem to insist on having to own and breed so called 'Wild Caught' species, so as they can sell the fry as F1 listed.
Do or have the members of this forum that supposedly have such species, have any absolute proof that the fish they have are wild? Have they actually been to the lakes and actually caught them in person? If so, how did they transport them back to their home? Or as I suspect, that they have been captive bred in another country(Africa maybe) on a fish farm and sold unscrupulously as being wild caught? Do they have certificates to verify they are genuinely wild caught as do some Arowana species?
Your views on this subject would be much appreciated, and apologies if I have inadvertently offended anyone.
Thanks.