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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you have clearly never seen my 75 gallon saltwater reef tank.  Those fish could not be any happier.  They are surrounded by beautiful coral and live rock.  The water is kept at the perfect temperature and salinity.  They are fed the highest quality food.  And most importantly, nothing will ever try to eat them.

I understand where you are coming from.  But there are humane ways to keep fish and other animals.[/quote]

How long do your fish live?  Do you place natural predators in with them to provide the adrenaline they need to survive?   Is their food live and do the have to hunt for it?  Essential things for a proper habitat.[/quote]

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How long do my fish (and I assume you include starfish, crabs, shrimp, snails and other marine life) live? - Depends on the species and the health of the animal.  We've had fish live for many years and others die in a few months.  My clown fish has been alive for what seems like forever.  Hippo Tangs are more susceptible to things like ich.  They don't live as long because just like in the ocean, they are more easily stressed.  Damsels are very hardy.  Goby's, not so much because they won't compete for food.  You have to know your system and you have to know what type of animal works with your environment and what won't.  A chocolate chip starfish will devour soft choral.  A spiny starfish won't.    You can't put certain fish together.  Others will happily school.

Do I place natural predators in with them?  Yes and no.  Yes there are predatory animals in my tank.  Starfish will eat shrimp.  However, because the animals are well fed, they really have no reason to eat their friends.

Is their food live and do they hunt?  They eat a combination of food.  Some of it appears live (frozen shrimp, for example).  They have to "hunt" it because of the current action in the tank.

I'm not suggesting that I have perfectly created an ocean environment.  But there are currents.  We do have a wave maker.  There is a ton of live rock.  There are coral and bacteria blooms.  Births and deaths.  If I were a fish, I would much prefer to live in a beautiful, well-maintained tank.  They are relatively safe from predators, including humans.

You've been watching too much Nemo.
[/quote]. Do you have any idea how many fish die on their way to your pet store/aquarium store so that you can keep a saltwater tank? Don't for a minute delude yourself into thinking that the fee who survive for your pleasure are worth all who die for your hobby.[/quote]

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