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It may be tempting to add an exotic, wild fish from the local pond or
lake into your
home fish tank, but it’s something that
should be advised against. Though there are
certainly cases where there has been a
successful transition, it can be cruel to the
wild animals and dangerous to the other captive
fish in your tank. Below, we’ll go through
several factors to consider that explain why
pond fish should stay in the pond, and why they
should not be removed from their natural
habitats for captivity purposes. |
Stress Levels
The first thing you might be thinking is “What do you mean? Stress
levels for fish? That’s ridiculous!” But it’s not as
ridiculous as it sounds. Wild fish are used to large,
free flowing habitats, and can go berserk when suddenly
placed in a tight, controlled environment. This added
stress can seriously harm or kill the fish, not to
mention wreak havoc on your fish tank.
Compatibility
If you’re putting a wild fish from a pond into a tank with other captive
fish, the results can be disastrous. First, if the
species aren’t compatible, it’s likely that one will try
to eat the other, or vice versa. Even if you’ve done
your research and checked to see that one species won’t
try and consume the other, that’s not a reason to be
unconcerned. In fact, just being around other fish in
such a tightly confined space after being in open waters
for so long can cause problems.
Disease
Fish from natural environments can carry bugs or other diseases that can
contaminate your home fish tank environment. Captive
fish sometimes don’t have the immunities to these
diseases, and can easily be killed off when introduced
to them. It’s best not only for the safety of the
caught fish, but also for your current captive fish, not
to mix the two.
Environmental Harm
Overfishing and habitat destruction is becoming widespread, and many
species can’t afford to have even one more fish taken
into captivity. So even if you buy your own dedicated,
large tank for just one caught fish, it’s still not a
good idea. With so much breeding of store fish taking
place these days, many of these fish will die if not
purchased, left to live out their lives in store display
tanks. If you want to help out fish instead of hurting
them, taking care of a captive fish from a local store
could be a net positive, compared to all of the net
negatives for putting a wild fish in your home fish
tank.
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