Recently (as in this week) I have realized my dream of owning a tank (see my intro thread for details).
It is part of my nature to respect all living organisms, and any pet I have I see it as more than "just a pet." So while I exhaustingly research how to maintain a reef(maybe thats a misnomer so far "salt water aquarium" (FOWLR)) tank ontop of the number of books I have read, I find myself reaching a question.
When purchasing a new watery companion, are there guidelines available to make sure that their aquisition met certain sustainable integrity? I realize most of this is probably in the hands of purchasing from the right LFS, but I in good conscious cannot purchase a new inhabitant knowing it either: was treated in poor conditions soley that the profit of the distributor was more appealing than treating it well, or removing the fish from its origin was detrimental to that origins livelyhood.
Are there sites that can help? Maybe a listing of recognized LFSs that conform to the standards I wish to comply?
It is part of my nature to respect all living organisms, and any pet I have I see it as more than "just a pet." So while I exhaustingly research how to maintain a reef(maybe thats a misnomer so far "salt water aquarium" (FOWLR)) tank ontop of the number of books I have read, I find myself reaching a question.
When purchasing a new watery companion, are there guidelines available to make sure that their aquisition met certain sustainable integrity? I realize most of this is probably in the hands of purchasing from the right LFS, but I in good conscious cannot purchase a new inhabitant knowing it either: was treated in poor conditions soley that the profit of the distributor was more appealing than treating it well, or removing the fish from its origin was detrimental to that origins livelyhood.
Are there sites that can help? Maybe a listing of recognized LFSs that conform to the standards I wish to comply?