were can you find aqua cultured fish

scottflanagan · 11/07/2006, 11:45 PM

i prefer to buy all tank raised corals and fish for my tank. i don't think i should f**k with nature for my veiwing pleasure.
I recently bought 2 babby bangeye cardnials off a friend of a friend that were tank raised and they are awsome. I would like to buy more fish but it seems the only aquacultured fish out there are clowns.
if anyone knows af a place with a good selection of aquacultured fish let me know. Or if you your self have somthing intresting that youtank raised let me know

badbu68 · 11/08/2006, 02:49 AM

Try Inland Aquatics in Terra Haute IN.

lcashman · 11/08/2006, 06:52 AM

Rod's Reef in Dekalb sells cultured onyx clows

epon · 11/08/2006, 01:37 PM

ORA also has some I think. Depending on what lights you have, I have some corals I could frag.

swegyptian · 11/09/2006, 12:41 AM

Sailfin in Champaign has a few fish that are "aquacultured", but that seems to vary a bit. There are not many fish that are really tank bred, save for the clowns, cardinals, and some dwarf angels. I think the tangs and such they sell as aquacultured are caught when very young, maybe some larval stage or something, and then raised in captivity. The only thing that I found odd was that they were selling to 6" convict tangs that were labeled as such, and I don't understand why any wholesaler would keep a fish for so long.

swegyptian · 11/09/2006, 12:41 AM

*oops*

scottflanagan · 11/12/2006, 02:21 AM

swegyptian, you said that some prople sell dwarf angles. Are they bread in captivity? do you know were to find them?

scottflanagan · 11/12/2006, 02:23 AM

epon were are you from? i'll definatly be in the market for some frags in the near future. As for now i already have frags chill'n in my roomates established 20 because my 40 is not yet ready to sustain life. as soon as i can though i'll come call'n if your in the champaing urbana area 4 sure

epon · 11/12/2006, 02:25 AM

yep, in champaign ... let me know when you're ready.

soim34 · 11/12/2006, 06:27 PM

Dwarf Angels are not available on the retail side as captive bred. Captive reared, yes, but not bred.

Sailfin is well known locally for "mis-labeling" captive bred fish and reptiles.

scottflanagan · 11/12/2006, 10:12 PM

hmmmmmmmmm

11/07/2006, 11:45 PM	#1
scottflanagan Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Orland Park illinois Posts: 410	were can you find aqua cultured fish i prefer to buy all tank raised corals and fish for my tank. i don't think i should f**k with nature for my veiwing pleasure. I recently bought 2 babby bangeye cardnials off a friend of a friend that were tank raised and they are awsome. I would like to buy more fish but it seems the only aquacultured fish out there are clowns. if anyone knows af a place with a good selection of aquacultured fish let me know. Or if you your self have somthing intresting that youtank raised let me know

11/08/2006, 02:49 AM	#2
badbu68 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bloomington IL Posts: 337	Try Inland Aquatics in Terra Haute IN.

11/08/2006, 06:52 AM	#3
lcashman Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Central IL Posts: 824	Rod's Reef in Dekalb sells cultured onyx clows

11/08/2006, 01:37 PM	#4
epon Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: High Desert, Az. Posts: 2,146	ORA also has some I think. Depending on what lights you have, I have some corals I could frag.

11/09/2006, 12:41 AM	#5
swegyptian Registered Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Central Illinois Posts: 991	Sailfin in Champaign has a few fish that are "aquacultured", but that seems to vary a bit. There are not many fish that are really tank bred, save for the clowns, cardinals, and some dwarf angels. I think the tangs and such they sell as aquacultured are caught when very young, maybe some larval stage or something, and then raised in captivity. The only thing that I found odd was that they were selling to 6" convict tangs that were labeled as such, and I don't understand why any wholesaler would keep a fish for so long.

11/12/2006, 02:21 AM	#7
scottflanagan Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Orland Park illinois Posts: 410	swegyptian, you said that some prople sell dwarf angles. Are they bread in captivity? do you know were to find them?

11/12/2006, 02:23 AM	#8
scottflanagan Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Orland Park illinois Posts: 410	epon were are you from? i'll definatly be in the market for some frags in the near future. As for now i already have frags chill'n in my roomates established 20 because my 40 is not yet ready to sustain life. as soon as i can though i'll come call'n if your in the champaing urbana area 4 sure

11/12/2006, 02:25 AM	#9
epon Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: High Desert, Az. Posts: 2,146	yep, in champaign ... let me know when you're ready.

11/12/2006, 06:27 PM	#10
soim34 Moved On Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 205	Dwarf Angels are not available on the retail side as captive bred. Captive reared, yes, but not bred. Sailfin is well known locally for "mis-labeling" captive bred fish and reptiles.

11/12/2006, 10:12 PM	#11
scottflanagan Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Orland Park illinois Posts: 410	hmmmmmmmmm