Wild Caught?

[kribensis12]

I was given a resonable deal on some wild caught kribs. Are captive farm raised kribs better or are ones caught from the wild better? I just would like to know what the better buy is.

 

[demonmagus]

what do you mean by better?

With guppies, wild seems to be 'better' because they aren't as inbred, but don't know if kribs have gone that far yet.

with clownfish, however, wild caught = hard to keep whilst captive = perfect beginners fish




I personally think the wild caught kribs may be more sensitive to things like pH but the captive bred ones are probably more drab, but hardly by much

 

[puddle_inc]

wild caught fish aren't really a good idea in most cases. they can be sensitive to the wate change from natural to aquarium. they can also carry diseases and things. it would be much easier, and you would not have to medicate and quarentine as much if you have tank breed.

 

[pica_nuttalli]

actually, wild caught only require intensive medicating and quarantine if you're the first one to keep them in captivity most (reputable) dealers in wild-caught fish already take care of that stuff for you so that purchasing from them is no more hassle than buying from the LFS. (btw, many common fish already in the LFS are wild-caught.)

so long as you aren't getting the common P. Pulcher, i'd say that getting a breeding pair of wild-caught kribs would be well worth an extra $10 or so. but if you aren't setting up a breeding program and just want some kribs in order to own kribs, then the relative "worth" depends on how much you fall in love with the fish.

 

[kribensis12]

I breed and sell kribs. I have a very lovely pair of p. pulcher and they just stopped laying eggs after there first batch. I was thinking that the wild ones would be more likly to breed an dwhen they do there is a good chance that they have done it many times. I was offerd 6 dollars a peice on a wild caught krib. I have the 2 kribs in a 30 with 2 brichardi( they are getting to big), 1 tadpole, 1 borelli apisto gramma, and a crayfish. So the tank is not over stocked by any means and there is plenty of room to breed. I do have a recently avalible 20 gallon flat hexagon since my baby discus is almost dead.

 

[nmonks]

I agree with pica_nuttali -- the difference in colouration between 90% of the mass produced kribs and the wild stuff is like chalk and cheese. Wild kribs aren't especially delicate, and they are intrinsically adaptable as far as water chemistry goes. If you can keep standard dwarf cichlids alive, you shouldn't have any problems with wild kribs. I have a pair of wild-caught Pelvicachromis taeniatus and they ate frozen foods and flake from day one. They even learned how to live with pufferfish very quickly! (Attack first, ask questions later, )

Cheers, Neale

 

[kribensis12]

Thanks, I think that I will get soome when I get the money.