If you were to ban one fish from the hobby what would it be?

[Mackey]

So if you could magically get rid of one fish from the hobby what would it be?
it could be for fragility, temperament, pickiness, even if you frankly are sick of this fish.
Mine would be Chromis, they have so much against them, they are prone to an INCURABLE disease, whittle themselves to a school to one individual, marketed to beginners, many have been caught with cyanide, are kind of boring, etc...

 

[chipchipbro]

Mandarin
… too many die in our tanks

 

[Jekyl]

Dory

 

[shakacuz]

chromis

 

[i cant think]

Any Yellow Tang. They have no personality, they’re aggressive, they’re a plain yellow fish, they’re v e r y overrated. Change my mind.

Like come on, couldn’t you have a different yellow fish? It’s like every man and their dog has a yellow tang and when you ask “can you think of a yellow fish” nobody mentions other fish outside of yellow tangs.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

None. Any of them can be kept if properly collected and maintained. Blanket banning of animals leads to banning of more and more until eventually they are all banned. It's a slippery slope.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

All grade B SE Asian fish - tiny and half starved: mandarins, green chromis, Gobiodon, cleaner wrasse, tiny Pygmy angels, etc. Most are caught with cyanide…..

Jay

 

[i cant think]

Any Yellow Tang. They have no personality, they’re aggressive, they’re a plain yellow fish, they’re v e r y overrated. Change my mind.

Like come on, couldn’t you have a different yellow fish? It’s like every man and their dog has a yellow tang and when you ask “can you think of a yellow fish” nobody mentions other fish outside of yellow tangs.

Then again, if you see my replies to a similar thread (Overrated Fish) then you’ll see how many fish I truly dislike. I’m sure, I’ll end up having about 50 fish I’d want banned just for being basic and what I see as boring.

 

[Fishfreak2009]

All grade B SE Asian fish - tiny and half starved: mandarins, green chromis, Gobiodon, cleaner wrasse, tiny Pygmy angels, etc. Most are caught with cyanide…..

Jay

That's very fair. Anything like that should not be allowed in. Would be much better for the US saltwater hobby if fish had to pass health inspection by people who actually know what they are looking for before being allowed into the US. The same should be done with freshwater fish and reptiles. Tens of thousands of animals would be saved every year just by preventing sick/diseased/starved animals from being imported. The reptile hobby is the perfect example of this where in just Michigan alone at least 1000 various cheap imports still loaded with ticks and other parasites are for sale at one of the various reptile expos every weekend. 90% of those animals won't live past 30 days in captivity.

 

[Sean Clark]

I would just say if you don't like something for whatever reason then don't get it. Banning or restricting something from everyone else because you happen to have an issue with it is never appropriate reguarless of what it is.

 

[Mackey]

Just to clarify I didn't mean ban like in the govt, I meant ban as in magical genie wishes.

 

[i cant think]

Any of them can be kept if properly collected and maintained.

This. Many people get certain fish and have them starve just to wonder why. I find this with many of the Valenciennea species.
Those who get a fish and care for them properly are less likely to suffer the consequences of a starved fish (Dragonet, Valenciennea species ect).

 

[kingoftheHiLLpeople]

Firefish. Its a personal thing. They made it that way - not me lol

 

[Slocke]

Blue Tang because I'm tired of seeing dead ones. I feel like every LFS might as well have a tank dedicated to the new blue tangs they just got in as they'll all be dead or dying.

Also Copperbands as they seem to be the fish that people most starve but then decide to have another go with anyway.

 

[JaninaKow]

morish idol

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I wouldn't ban fish, I would ban people. Its not the fishes fault we do what we do.

 

[Tamberav]

Any Yellow Tang. They have no personality, they’re aggressive, they’re a plain yellow fish, they’re v e r y overrated. Change my mind.

Like come on, couldn’t you have a different yellow fish? It’s like every man and their dog has a yellow tang and when you ask “can you think of a yellow fish” nobody mentions other fish outside of yellow tangs.

I mean.. I have a yellow tang but still agree. Haha

Mine is not aggressive so that’s the only reason he still has a home with me.

At the same time they are fairly easy to care for and plentiful so whatever.

 

[MrPike]

All grade B SE Asian fish - tiny and half starved: mandarins, green chromis, Gobiodon, cleaner wrasse, tiny Pygmy angels, etc. Most are caught with cyanide…..

Jay

What does grade B mean, and how would one go about identifying them on the wholesale list?

 

[i cant think]

I mean.. I have a yellow tang but still agree. Haha

Mine is not aggressive so that’s the only reason he still has a home with me.

Just wait for him to age and you to try add another fish in… Im sure you’ll end up pulling the trigger haha

 

[Tamberav]

Anywho, corallivore butterflyfish.