Huh, never heard of the concept. Interesting. So, what of, say, Tridacnid farms in Palau? Considering that we're talking about a benthic animal rather than pelagic, and that we've got plenty of areas where the baseline hasn't had to be shifted, what then? We've got to make allowances for ourselves.
Here's some Cephalopod love.
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Yes, these bivalves are filter feeders primarily, but they have those gorgeous jewel-like colors because they also have zooxanthellae in their tissues. So farming them in their natural environs really means not much more than planting seed clams and letting them grow.farms are a different story sea, tho often even worse than wild fisheries. the baseline doesn't apply to farmin as it's farmin, not fishin! however, many species that are farmed are from higher up in the food chain. so inevitably, fishin is required to feed the farmed fish which makes the farmin completely unsustainable. on top of this, due to the density of animals in the farms - n this is of particular concern in open loop systems - large amounts of antibiotics n antiparasitics are used to treat the stock for infections. this then goes out into the surroundin environment, causin serious damage. on top of this are the high levels on pcbs recorded in the flesh of these fish, chemicals which are damaging to both the environment n to our own health (causes cancer).
don't know much about clam farms so can't really comment, but i expect the feed n antibiotics issues still apply. closed loop systems reduce the enviromental impact, but unless feeding algae grown in closed loop systems too, there are still sustainability issues to contend with. do you know how the clams are fed n grown in the tridacnid farms sea?
no easy solution sadly! but there are solutions are there, they just aren't bein utilized.
u ever seen bobtail squid sea? (that might even be one in the photo) now those are cool squid! would love a few of those as pets, i must admit.
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That sure looks like the same specie I posted up. Are these being kept in home aquaria, and if so, what's their husbandry like? They look to be very small.it sounds like u n i are on the same page sea. which doesn't really surprise me at all. always good to meet likeminded others, especially when it comes to topics like this.
ok, i can't resist a few pics of bobtail squid seein as they are so cool. bioluminescent too!!
ya gotta admit, awesome little critters right?
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That sure looks like the same specie I posted up. Are these being kept in home aquaria, and if so, what's their husbandry like? They look to be very small.
Here's an interesting cat I know: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blo...tor=Thales&sort_on=created&sort_order=reverse
His thing IS cephalopods.
My fave right here.@Seamaiden, is that a pic of one going through puberty above?^^^the flesh colored picUsed to have an an anemone and a clown fish when I was a pup. Love to get a small salt-water up and running again.
Locale aquarium..Angel Fish. Nice place to go in the winter until I get myself to snorkeling waters.
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you should check out aquaponics or permaculture...nice pics!!!"a hungy fish is a healthy fish" i thought this would be a great place for everyone to share there fish pictures and stories( "living breathing fish" sorry chippy guys you can start your own thread) lol. this thread is for fish heads. i just set my 300 gallon tank up in september. its still kinda new and havent had any extra cash for these kind of plants yet!! lolView attachment 377756 i guess my other pictures didnt upload ill try for next post, i know we started to post some really awesome pictures of koi ponds on the other thread and im looking for exactly that and more!! heres my humble planted tetra tank, and im going to upload a few pictures of my mantis shrimp, thanks digdug!!
Yes, but care must be taken with species selection.@seamaiden, do u know if nudibranchs can be kept in aquaria? they're crazy colorful.
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someone should make a monster glass bubbler modeled after that lil critter :Dit sounds like u n i are on the same page sea. which doesn't really surprise me at all. always good to meet likeminded others, especially when it comes to topics like this.
ok, i can't resist a few pics of bobtail squid seein as they are so cool. bioluminescent too!!
ya gotta admit, awesome little critters right?
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You're fucking kidding me, a purple lobster in a reef display? <facepalm> And there goes delae, going for the best around, damn.
mr roboto, LOVE the pico! I bet that's one super-happy Mr. Betta splendens. You should see how they're shipped.
Digdug, you've got a Fijian/Oceania damsel in there that I'd been after for YEARS, only ever saw in the trade back then a couple of times. I hope you just feed the mantis and let the damsels live. Oh, he can have the domino, they're little motherfuckers, especially once they get big.
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