Re: In defence of the aquarium hobby

Andrew Boyd (andrew at pcug.org.au)
Sat, 25 May 1996 18:09:46 +1000

At 12:04 PM 5/22/96 -0700, Peter Unmack wrote:
> Tilapia in Lake Burley Griffin,

Is this Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra, ACT, Australia? I've lived here for
26 years now and never heard of any local wild-caught Cichlids. Just as a
matter of interest, what was the source of this report?

>My main point in all this is not that aquarists shouldn't be keeping
>fish, but that aquarists shouldn't hide from some of the facts and
>problems either. What we need is positive actions from aquarists /
>aquarium industry to deal with the current problems, otherwise the
>industry lacks credibility IMHO.

I think that the industry needs to be seperated from the aquarists - they
have different aims and motivations. And I've thought that certain sectors
of the industry lacked credibility for years!

What, in your view, are the current problems?

Regards, Andrew
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