I have been thinking about this over the years and never came to a conclusion.Some may find it a bit exaggerated,some may find it stupid while others may have thought about it before but their excitement about the hobby covered any inhibitions they had.I'm involved indirectly in fish trade and to be honest I don't think this is ethical.too many fishes are sent to death sentence because people find colourful fish to be exciting.Let's face it,less than 1% of fish keepers knows how to care for their fish.I believe that most members in this forum know how to keep fish right but remember,this is just one forum.All of us even only as hobbyists contribute to this situation.Have you ever thought about this as I have?or is it just me?I know I will never stop buying fish from petshops but the least I can realise that this is not correct.The last ten years I buy fish every 3-4 years after my fishes died from age,decent mistakes of me or if I decide to change my setup.This is at least one step forward.Your opinions please.
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I see your point and it makes sence but let me think otherwise and the reason I keep thinking this way is that the aquarium trade makes more money from ignorant customers rather than educated ones.The ignorant one will buy air pumps,airstones,gravel cleaners,glass scrapers,plastic plants,algae treatments,resins to lower phosphate and nitrate and lots more.Have you considered why there is no commercialy available macronutrient supplement in the market?First of all is dangerous for the ignorant and second it will prevent the companies from selling all those crap fertilizers they offer.In my opinion there will be no such supplement in the market for at least ten more years.Don't tell me about Seachem cause if seachem was manufacturing air pumps and all those other crap it would risk a lot when launching a macronutrient supplement.When the most 'guilty' are huge companies such as tetra,sera and JBL you should not excpect the LFS owner to tell the truth.Go tell a marine biologist who works on one of those companies that you add nitrates to your tank and I bet he will tell you that your nuts.The fact is that he knows your not nuts at all!I had asked someone that question and that was the answear I got.The problem is that if you are in the aquarium trade and want to be competitive you must lie,and that sucks!!
Anyway I think you understood my point of view,I will soon post another thread about the macros and their availability,and please let me know what you think.I'll try to see things from the positive point of view and let you know what happened after some time..I still don't like air pumps though..
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