Sign petition to stop 50% tariff on Brazilian tropical fish

[gwand]

I’m not sure I can paste the petition here. But be on the lookout for it.
From The Wet Spot:
The possible 50% tariff on Brazil would wreck havoc on the prices of many beloved species of fish that have yet to be bred in the aquarium hobby (and thus must be wild caught).

We encourage you to sign this petition from the Pet Advocacy Network to help keep the pressure on and show that the aquarium community is paying attention:
Sign the petition here

 

[fishorama]

It seems like it won't just be Brazilian fish subject to tariffs of some kind. I haven't fish shopped for a while, but I've thought they might be an issue when I do.

 

[Jinx_]

Man, it's just sad how everything's gone down...

Just imagine putting tariffs on fish...

 

[Colin_T]

Tariffs are being put on everything going into America. Even Australia, which is supposedly a strategic military alli of the USA has been hit with 200% tariffs on some items (that's more than China got stung with). That's not the sort of thing you do to your allis, and sticking tariffs on fish from Brazil is simply going to take money out of the poor people's pockets in Brazil. They won't sell as many fish and will suffer because of it.

 

[GaryE]

Maybe this'll encourage the manufacture of tropical fish....you don't want cardinal tetras just assembled from imported parts ;-)

 

[Jinx_]

Maybe this'll encourage the manufacture of tropical fish....you don't want cardinal tetras just assembled from imported parts ;-)

I mean yeah, we have to adapt to the world we live in. Just how it is...

 

[anewbie]

Maybe this'll encourage the manufacture of tropical fish....you don't want cardinal tetras just assembled from imported parts ;-)

Trump will most certainly declare that if you make the tropical fish in America there will be no tariff

Cardinals are mass bred in florida farms so they are a horrible example; but whatever.

 

[gwand]

Do the Florida fish farms produce a healthier stock than their Southeast Asian counterparts?

 

[GaryE]

It's interesting. I haven't seen any Florida fish for ages here, not since the 1990s. I believe some of the large importers in Florida bring in southeast Asian stock to resell, because production costs are higher for fish like cardinals that need stability and heat for breeding. Here, the good stores bring in wilds, often from Colombia, and the chains buy southeast Asian ones.

Some of the Florida operations are now importers more than producers.

I used to like Florida fish because you'd get cool native fish, usually killies, mixed with the exotic species. I haven't seen a bluefin killie mixed with anything in ages, even in feeder tanks.

 

[Jinx_]

Trump will most certainly declare that if you make the tropical fish in America there will be no tariff

Just don't tell him the fish are originally from China or something

 

[anewbie]

Do the Florida fish farms produce a healthier stock than their Southeast Asian counterparts?

I don't have enough data to answer that and i don't know what has happened since the panademic followed by the hurricans but there was a particular farm that produce a lot of fishes including cardinals that are local store swore by - i don't remember the name but if someone mentions it i will be able to tell if it is correct. I believe it started with an 'R'.

I don't much care for asian fish and in truth have had significantly better results with wc live stock in terms of initial health and longevity.

 

[gwand]

I prefer wild caught too. But I have had deaths during quarantine even from fish from the Wet Spot. That irks me when I pay a premium for the fish and $55 shipping fee.

 

[connorlindeman]

I'm not signing that.

 

[gwand]

I assumed you wouldn’t.

 

[anewbie]

I prefer wild caught too. But I have had deaths during quarantine even from fish from the Wet Spot. That irks me when I pay a premium for the fish and $55 shipping fee.

I have had generlaly good luck from wetspot but I'm concern one group of Orinocodoras eigenmanni might be diseased as that tank recently broke out in white spot diesease of some sort (it is a 'scratch 120' and this is the first fish i've added to it in a year); while the fishes from them have not been perfect they have been very good. The thing about the 120 is it might also be reaching its population limit as it has a group of 5 angelfishes, 6 krobia and a mish mash of 6 pleco from 2 inch to 5 inch (3 of them are mini-snow ball which stay below 3 inches). It does get weekly water changes of 40% but mostly i just ignore it but a few of the fishes this weekend look unhealthy and 2 of the krobia have something on them (not sure if ick or one of the related parasite). Of course it could be stress of an over populated aquarium not sure - the angels are ignoring the entire situation - also my L397 are showing extreme stress.