This really sucks...

MAXreefer · 02-01-2010, 03:04 PM

I just don't get it...How can people just do things like this

hypertech · 02-01-2010, 03:10 PM

Do you or did you own a tang? Then it was collected by someone. The article is pretty fair in that it says this was likely caused by an equipment failure or something else and not someone intentionally collecting fish to kill them.

It is unfortunate, but I don't see how you could be upset at the person that did it.

Taklu · 02-01-2010, 03:14 PM

Hmmmm doesnt look good at all; but in all fairness its not very different from a tank failure. Check out Oregonreef.com a fantastic homegrown reef gone to waste coz of a skimmer.

Timmy77 · 02-01-2010, 03:36 PM

I would have to agree that SH$% happens. We are just as much to blame as the guys catching them as we buy them.

Andrew.C · 02-01-2010, 04:32 PM

Why yellow tang, there symbolic and hawiians worship them as the father fish.

montiporalova · 02-01-2010, 04:34 PM

People that do this should go to jail an or get a hefty fine .

That is cruelty my friends

montiporalova · 02-01-2010, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Timmy77

I would have to agree that SH$% happens. We are just as much to blame as the guys catching them as we buy them.

see we buy them to preserve them and to care for them .not to just put them on a trash bag .

lr9788 · 02-01-2010, 04:37 PM

It does suck but I agree with Timmy. We are feeding the demand. Unless people are willing to only buy ORA or locally bred fish this stuff will continue to happen

marlin · 02-01-2010, 06:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montiporalova

People that do this should go to jail an or get a hefty fine .

That is cruelty my friends

not that i am looking to start a pi**ing match but if you have a fish die in your tank should you go to jail or get a fine

coralreefer · 02-02-2010, 05:50 PM

Ridiculous, think of what would happen if those were dogs...

coralreefer · 02-02-2010, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hypertech

Do you or did you own a tang? Then it was collected by someone. The article is pretty fair in that it says this was likely caused by an equipment failure or something else and not someone intentionally collecting fish to kill them.

It is unfortunate, but I don't see how you could be upset at the person that did it.

Let's see if they come forward to explain their side of the story.

Soltaker · 02-02-2010, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by coralreefer

Ridiculous, think of what would happen if those were dogs...

I wonder if folks around these parts would be equally as upset if it was a photo of a bunch of poached Crappies

chefb_5 · 02-02-2010, 06:33 PM

that is definetly upsetting rather it was a accident or illegal they should have made sure things were good befor catching them!!

jwedll · 02-02-2010, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Soltaker

I wonder if folks around these parts would be equally as upset if it was a photo of a bunch of poached Crappies

Most people are ticked when they see a dnr raid yield several hundred pounds of dead crappies and walleyes. However poaching gamefish is illegal. Depending on what the circumstances are in this fishy story(hahahaha). It could be just like others have said, a very unlucky individual who lost alot of money and livestock. It sucks but it happens.

Merkurfan · 02-02-2010, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by coralreefer

Ridiculous, think of what would happen if those were dogs...

you'd get 10 days in jail, just like our resident bad check writer got.

Blownsvt · 02-02-2010, 10:15 PM

sucks if it is intentional but i would guess thats not the case.

MNGold15 · 02-02-2010, 10:29 PM

Very sad.

BluegrassBert · 02-19-2010, 08:02 PM

sad, i wish our hobby could rely more on captive bred than wild caught. alot of the fish we keep still havent been successfully bred captivley yet, unfortunatly.

We all can willingly make a choice when we buy livestock, to buy captive or wild caught... and of course buy from a company who catches them and treats them well vs the piles of bags left out in the sun (QM videos most of us have seen)

inquire on your fish purchases, know where they came from, care where they came from, this is our responsibility.

mattb · 02-19-2010, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BluegrassBert

sad, i wish our hobby could rely more on captive bred than wild caught. alot of the fish we keep still havent been successfully bred captivley yet, unfortunatly.

We all can willingly make a choice when we buy livestock, to buy captive or wild caught... and of course buy from a company who catches them and treats them well vs the piles of bags left out in the sun (QM videos most of us have seen)

inquire on your fish purchases, know where they came from, care where they came from, this is our responsibility.

The irony is that people say this more than practice it.... Will you pay $80 for a captive bred fish versus $35 for a wild caught?!? How many people will do a group buy for $20 crocea clams that are wild collected versus buying an ORA maricultured crocea for $50 from Fritz?!?

It's all talk except for the minority of reefers. It's a tough economy and times are tight for many.... I am not judging those that do this but this is how it is...

Fb Joe · 02-19-2010, 11:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taklu

Hmmmm doesnt look good at all; but in all fairness its not very different from a tank failure. Check out Oregonreef.com a fantastic homegrown reef gone to waste coz of a skimmer.

I dont see anything about that on the site?

And if this was an equipment failure, why didnt they sell em as food?

02-01-2010, 03:04 PM	#1
MAXreefer TCMAS Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Inver Grove Heights, MN Posts: 1,246 Rep Power: 4	This really sucks... I just don't get it...How can people just do things like this News link

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hypertech Free Willy Tournaments Won: 4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 11,650 Rep Power: 15	Do you or did you own a tang? Then it was collected by someone. The article is pretty fair in that it says this was likely caused by an equipment failure or something else and not someone intentionally collecting fish to kill them. It is unfortunate, but I don't see how you could be upset at the person that did it. __________________ Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing. -Optimus Prime The future sucks. Change it. - Beavis

02-01-2010, 03:14 PM	#3
Taklu Whats in your tank Join Date: May 2007 Location: Eden Prairie Posts: 2,534 Rep Power: 6	Hmmmm doesnt look good at all; but in all fairness its not very different from a tank failure. Check out Oregonreef.com a fantastic homegrown reef gone to waste coz of a skimmer. __________________ it's "way out here"

02-01-2010, 04:32 PM	#5
Andrew.C TCMAS Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Corcoran, MN Posts: 1,095 Rep Power: 3	Why yellow tang, there symbolic and hawiians worship them as the father fish. __________________ 3 cleaner shrimp 1 peppermint shrimp...zoes,trees,frogspawn,liverock t5 setup,and sump

02-19-2010, 08:02 PM	#18
BluegrassBert Event Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NE Minneapolis Posts: 106 Rep Power: 1	sad, i wish our hobby could rely more on captive bred than wild caught. alot of the fish we keep still havent been successfully bred captivley yet, unfortunatly. We all can willingly make a choice when we buy livestock, to buy captive or wild caught... and of course buy from a company who catches them and treats them well vs the piles of bags left out in the sun (QM videos most of us have seen) inquire on your fish purchases, know where they came from, care where they came from, this is our responsibility. __________________ Life is an art, and you are the artist

02-01-2010, 03:36 PM	#4
Timmy77 TCMAS Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tracy MN Posts: 708 Rep Power: 4	I would have to agree that SH$% happens. We are just as much to blame as the guys catching them as we buy them.

02-01-2010, 04:34 PM	#6
montiporalova TCMAS Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: White Bear Lake Posts: 719 Rep Power: 1	People that do this should go to jail an or get a hefty fine . That is cruelty my friends

02-01-2010, 04:37 PM	#8
lr9788 I contributed! Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Little Canada, MN Posts: 2,405 Rep Power: 3	It does suck but I agree with Timmy. We are feeding the demand. Unless people are willing to only buy ORA or locally bred fish this stuff will continue to happen

02-02-2010, 05:50 PM	#10
coralreefer I contributed! Tournaments Won: 1 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 1,759 Rep Power: 5	Ridiculous, think of what would happen if those were dogs...

02-02-2010, 06:33 PM	#13
chefb_5 Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Elk River Posts: 796 Rep Power: 0	that is definetly upsetting rather it was a accident or illegal they should have made sure things were good befor catching them!!

02-02-2010, 10:15 PM	#16
Blownsvt TCMAS Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 885 Rep Power: 1	sucks if it is intentional but i would guess thats not the case.

02-02-2010, 10:29 PM	#17
MNGold15 TCMAS Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Lakeville Posts: 896 Rep Power: 4	Very sad.

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