The Begining of The End!

[lsu_fishfan]

The Banggai Cardinal is the first saltwater fish to be listed on the endangered Species Act as a threatened species. If it is placed on the list of endangered fish, it will be illigal to trade and sell Banggai Cardinals. Are clownfish next?
Read more here https://reefbuilders.com/2016/01/20/banggai-cardinalfish-becomes-the-first-saltwater-fish-listed-under-endangered-species-act/">https://reefbuilders.com/2016/01/20/banggai-cardinalfish-becomes-the-first-saltwater-fish-listed-under-endangered-species-act/</a>

Is this the Begining of the end?

 

[crew]

I have a mated pair of banghaii cardinals for sale, $9,000

 

[elithelion]

I find that odd since they breed so readily in home aquaria..

 

[axio]

I would think by the time this passes there would be exceptions made for captive bred fish. Similar things happen quite often on the freshwater side of the hobby. Usually only ends up banning anything involving wild fish.

 

[grouper therapy]

aXio;1069070 wrote: I would think by the time this passes there would be exceptions made for captive bred fish. Similar things happen quite often on the freshwater side of the hobby. Usually only ends up banning anything involving wild fish.

Exactly . I pretty sure they would not require destruction of those already in captivity.

 

[mcphock]

grouper therapy;1069126 wrote: Exactly . I pretty sure they would not require destruction of those already in captivity.

Even if so, who would actually police this? Or anything domestic between hobbyists?

 

[grouper therapy]

McPhock;1069138 wrote: Even if so, who would actually police this? Or anything domestic between hobbyists?

Yeah no doubt.