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Old 02-02-2005, 04:31 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Wild Caught doesn't mean Drug Free

From what I understand in the saltwater fish trade there are almost zero fish that are truly net-caught fish (using no drugs). The problem is simple. A LFS wants to keep its customers happy. Fish stores buy the lowest price they can find from distributors to offer customers lower prices and also to make a better profit (livestock is hard to keep!) Distributors are only turning over the livestock, skimming from the top and they naturally go for lowest price also (otherwise you don't stay in business). Now think who actually caught your fish. Collection stations are filled with native people making a certain amount per fish they catch. To hand catch a fish is ALOT harder than drugging, resulting in many less fish per day, and severely affecting that persons income. For someone supporting a family on less than a buck a day, there's not much of a choice. The common opinion is "I don't buy drugged fish" among hobbyists. But, unless a LFS owner has been to the collection station who really knows? I think the hobby has turned their collective backs to this aspect of collection. Let me know what you think.
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