WILD CAUGHT: AQUARIUM FISH TRADE OF THE AMAZON - PART 1

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The first documentary to examine the ethics and consequences of the collection of tropical fish from Amazonian rivers for the international aquarium trade.
As animal right activist groups are increasing the pressure on legislators and the pet industry to ban the capture and sale of wild tropical fish species, this film is a timely and detailed investigation into the sustainability and environmental consequences of the aquarium trade in the Amazon rainforest.
Are aquarium hobbyists who buy wild caught fish helping or hurting conservation efforts?
Can the populations of tropical fish species in Amazonas survive their repeated capture and export?
Are local communities benefiting the trade in these remote regions?
Answers to these questions are provided in this documentary by some of the worlds leading researchers, local fish capturers, exporters, international importers and conservationists. Wild Caught is essential viewing for those who wish to become educated on a controversial topic which is crucial to conservation efforts in one the worlds most important aquatic ecosystems.
The documentary was produced by Don McConnell / Amazon Microcosm.
The opportunity to release this film for free was made possible by sponsorship from Quality Marine ( USA ), Tropical Marine Centre ( UK ) and Aquatropic ( USA ).
Production was funded by both conservation organisations and businesses/organisations within the Aquarium Fish trade.
Conservation International, Project Piaba, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association, Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft Zoologischer Fachbetriebe, American Cichlid Association, Bassleer Biofish, Segrest Farms, Ruinemans Aquarium, Aquarium Glaser, Sunbeam Aquarium, Common Sense Aquatics, Fish Mart, Aquarium Co-op, Aqueon, The Fishmongers’ Company, Freshwater Exotics, APET, Aquarium Zebra, Monster Aquarium, Carbonfund.org, The Aquarium Club of Edmonton, Mars Fishcare, Boston Aquarium Society, Richard Sneider / Earthbar, Dr. Tim Miller-Morgan, Michael & Christy Diniz Liffmann.
Uncredited footage by Nick Buis - AquaFreak. Thank you for your contribution.
Endorsed by Ornamental Fish International, European Pet Organization, Norwegian Pet Trade Association, Shoal.
All images are copyright protected and cannot be duplicated or edited into other productions.
©Don McConnell 2020
For info about licensing footage contact: Don McConnell
email: amazonmicrocosm@gmail.com
All music licensed by Audio Network Production Library
Licence Agreement No : O-0000106600

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@drflox99204 2 года назад

Stunningly well done. I Have been part of the aquarium hobby 6 decades. Share this with many, discuss it with other hobbyists. I think we need to make the Discus vs Cardinal Tetra Festival a world wide event...Every fish store, Petsmart, Petco or any other chain selling fish needs to celebrate!... The one thing the video failed to get across was the decay of the hobby is do to the loss of the Ma and Pa aquarium shops, the loss of end user support by shop owners and experts...

@lotsoffish 2 года назад

5 decades in the hobby here and I agree with you DrFlox. There is a HUGE niche for quality local fish shops in the USA and young people seem to be completely unaware of it.

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Thank you for enjoying the documentary. The loss of Ma and Pa shops is a real tragedy in all products not only in the aquarium hobby. Probably deserving of a documentary in itself.

@jeffreyklima7612 2 года назад

@@lotsoffish niche, doesn't make business viable, hence them closing up. That's econ 101

@bobs5596 2 года назад

@@jeffreyklima7612 is right, i worked at a fish shop, the store averaged $300/day revenue in late 70's. it was a 1 man operation 10 am-7pm, salary was $5/hour, had students working for most part. out of that $300 the owner had to pay salaries, electric, water bill, fish, merch, and all the tanks and shelves. it was a full time hobby, no money at all. store changed hands and finally closed. the new model is to run your shop out of your home and sell online. seems to work if you put in 12 hours a day. i saw a hair salon that had a corner of the store set up with tanks, a guy rented the space and sold mostly guppies and mollies. the hairdresser sold the fish so it really didn't have an employee, just the renter coming in to do water changes and stock the 10 tanks.

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

@@jeffreyklima7612 Interest in the hobby has declined greatly in the last couple decades with many small retail shops going out of business. Maybe because kids are not as interested as they once were ( cellphones ). However there is still enough of a demand for these Amazonian fish to still provide a modest living for the fish capturers along the rivers. We must support all sustainable industries in Amazonia for obvious reasons.

@FroggyVids 8 месяцев назад

Amazing documentary. It presents the fish trade as an ideal. But as I've worked for a fish importer, I can remind you that A LOT of fish die before you get only 1 in your aquarium. They die from transportation and maintenance. Like you would hate seeing this with your own eyes. I believe it's really worth it to share a study exposing the balance between wild caught imports, captive bred imports and local captive breeding to compare the pros and cons of the 3 approaches.

@MAZONMICROCOSM 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for your comment. There are some exporters that do it well here in Amazonas. But sufficient time given for quarantine before shipment is essential. It is now collecting season and there is extreme drought from the El Nino cycle.

@GreenCanvasInteriorscape 5 месяцев назад

Florida Fish farms show the most promise. I'm a indoor plant and fish enthusiast and so many plants get killed by idiots along with our fish. Being in the business like you were what is your take on more inherent healthiness of a captive bred fish vs parasite ridden death toll from traveling far? The saltwater Mandarin was successfully bred in captivity, but was told that they're no longer available because the price premium versus wildcaught which don't take to eating in captivity, it's sickening, kind of glad to see Hawaii take action to protect it's yellow tangs.

@rpliegos 2 года назад

This documentary has completely changed my thinking about wild caught fish. Sustainability is the name of the game. I will never look at my wild caught red hook silver dollars the same way just looking at the trip they endured 14 years ago.... I also now understand why so many fish that used to be popular in the 80s and 90s have all but disappeared from local aquarium shops. Our responsibility as aquarists is to ensure we give our animals the best living conditions

@mannyblackstar4022 2 года назад

No.

@rpliegos 2 года назад

@Moses KongI I haven't seen a Festivum Cichlid in years, Latipinna Mollies (the black mollies with the "not as large veil fin" with the orange rim), Hoplo catfish, pink convicts (once a staple)... etc.

@thesupervisor820 2 года назад

@@mannyblackstar4022 no what?

@GreenCanvasInteriorscape 5 месяцев назад

@@rpliegos I raised Honduran red points15 years ago, haven't seen them since. There was a version of the pink convict in the 70s called the k o n g o that had orange, they were prominent enough to be listed in an axelrod book. 1 out of 1,000 comes out with the orange belly now and I've had three of them but have not been able to find a pair yet, they don't show their orange unless they are around the opposite sex. There were red - sailfin black Molly's that sold for 25 bucks a pair back in the early 60s, I have old tfh magazines listing them in the back ads. First fish I spawned besides convicts was purple spot gudgeons and can't find them anymore. Odd the ebb and flow, the Florida Fish farming hopefully can take some weight off the wild-caught industry with its tragic death toll

@GreenCanvasInteriorscape 5 месяцев назад

Silver dollars in piranhas have been bred in captivity, I would think that the Red Hook is breedable too. I'd be curious to know which populations are collected from the shrinking evaporating puddles, if they're doomed save them and sell them

@NiX_aKi 2 года назад

Those animal rights activists are humanizing the fish. Their priorities are displaced. The impact of human activity is inevitable. The bigger question is, how are we to control it and how are we to balance it? This documentary is an eye opener ❤️

@edmundmonge3989 2 года назад

Can everyone stop complaining about audio. Turn on subtitles if you can't hear. Great video, Very informative about these villages an how they catch our daily aquarium fishes. Very good work you guys 👍

@NYGOLD 2 года назад

As a guy who fishes a lot both fresh and salt in the US, I understand the importance of conservation. The only regulations they mention are "self regulations". They also didn't mention the percentage of fish that die in transport, maybe that'll be in part 2. If we learn to breed we can take the pressure off of the wild population and just dip into it for a gene pool refresh.

@jessterbal 2 года назад

But that means that the local population of humans will need to find something else to feed their families, what do you suggest? Farming, mining, ranching, food fishing, all of these can have a major negative effect on the environment

@NYGOLD 2 года назад

@@jessterbal Someone has to speak for the fish, they can't speak for themselves they can only disappear. I don't suggest not fish collecting, I suggest regulating the fish colleting. You can also teach the locals how to breed in ponds, some already do.

@jakesaquaticworld2669 2 года назад

The discus vs cardinal tetra carnival is the best thing I've seen in my life!

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

It is an annual event in Barcelos. Usually on the last weekend of January. Project Piaba runs a live aboard trip there every year during the festival.

@jakesaquaticworld2669 2 года назад

@@alexolson9680 I wish I could

@primesspct2 2 года назад

this has certainly changed my view on where i get my fish! I am so thankful to know all of this! And what a fascinating glimpse into this part of the world and the aquarium trade! excellent documentary!

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Thank you.

@Thiago4Jazz 2 года назад

Proud to be Brazilian! This is a really well done documentary. Cardinals and Discus are also popular here in Brazil. Around here, a single Cardinal (which we call just 'Neon') costs the equivalent to less than a dollar. In our local fish stores, when Cardinals arrive it's a madness hehehehe everybody wants their share. Earlier this year when the Covid pandemic left the state of Amazonas in severe situation, Cardinal transport to other Brazilian states were very compromised. It was impossible to find them anywhere. Discus are a rather more expensive fish and less people keep them. They're also not as easy to find in smaller simple stores as Cardinals.

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Thank you. Happy that you enjoyed your film. Even now in december the shipment of cardinals is behind the usual schedule because the water levels have been abnormally high.

@CBales2006 2 года назад

As a newbie hobbies I have even more appreciation for my corydoras and these hard working families who help people Like me obtain my beautiful fish. I love nature documentaries. But this was even better Bc it helped me understand where some of my fav fish come from.

@jimlubeskie4312 2 года назад

thanks for making this video, I have been keeping fish for 55 yrs now. I have a Rio Negro style aquascape with altum angels and other tetras. have always loved the Amazon

@vineleak7676 2 года назад

This applies also for insects, reptiles and small mammals with short reproduction cycles... It can be one of the most sustainable way to exploit natural habitats

@deanmorier5353 2 года назад

My school ofy Cardinal Tetras are from Brazil and have done very well with my Angelfish and Corydoras in a heavily planted 55 gallon tank. Now I can see why they like the planted tank with driftwood. Excellent video of the region and how aquarium fish can be caught sustainably by people living in the Rio Negro.

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Please share your opinion about capturing aquarium fish from the wild. Also please subscribe to this channel for updates about the wild caught aquarium trade and other productions about sustainable industries in the Amazon rainforest which monetize natural resources in a manner that benefits conservation efforts.

@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming 2 года назад

If we didn't remove fish from the wild, we wouldn't have the aquarium fish we have now, also we wouldn't beable to bring back some species that are endangered if we couldn't "remove" them to breed them to put them back.

@daphnia-magna 2 года назад

Rainforest management for harvesting ornamental fishes creates much richer ecosystems than those monoculture crop plantations! I didn't like the idea of wild-caught fishes for sale, but now I like it.

@Necrosias 2 года назад

You need to see both documentaries to understand. Thanks a lot for this masterpiece!

@hansmueller1831 2 года назад

What a great documentary! Very interesting and with beautiful footage, especially for blackwater fans. Thanks a lot!

@TheMyrkiriad 2 года назад

If fishing for aquarium hobbyists is sustainable then as a hobbyist myself, I am happy. However I don't buy the argument given that fishermen are inevitably fishing in a sustainable way for the reason that if they did otherwise they would not be able to live from this activity for very long. I have many examples of communities that do deplete their own living resource. Quotas are often needed.

@uncicornis 2 года назад

Not sure. I have participated in this industry for decades and know of fisheries in operation for over 4 decades in the same area with government guidance, compliance and sustainability.

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Thanks for watching. I understand your concern. However after about 60 years of collecting fish from Amazonas, Brazil there is no evidence ( or indication ) that any populations of fish species population has decreased. That is not saying that throughout the world the the aquarium industry must be very vigilant and ensure that collecting is done in way that is sustainable and helps conservation efforts.

@lorencalfe6446 2 года назад

Would you rather they mine for gold/ harvest trees and destroy the amazon through unsustainable practices? Are you the type of people who believe we should all work for a single capitalist without choice, and brand it as socialism? Because socialism and communism is just capitalism with one capitalist running everything. The capitalist called government or ‘dear leader’.

@VinLwj 2 года назад

Great video, wish to see part 2

@RyanStonedonCanadianGaming 2 года назад

Part 2: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-WjNfep_ISdc.html ^ you're welcome!

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Thanks for watching. Part 2 is available to watch on the same channel.

@gonzhornet 2 года назад

Watched this before work. Great video showcases a lot i didn't know about the fish trade. Thank you.

@davidfieldman8723 2 года назад

Hi great video I keep wild caught tetras all my tanks are set up blackwater my fish breed and are very healthy lots of people just don’t understand

@josemariablancorubio7142 7 месяцев назад

Wonderful documentary. I've been wanting to see something like this for years :-)🤩🤩🤩

@Shernan83 2 года назад

Was für ein super Film 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿 cool zu sehen wo unsere wunderschönen Fische her kommen. Es ist wichtig die Natur zu schützen und das Paradies zu erhalten! Ich liebe die Aquaristik ❤️❤️❤️

@FlamerzZz 2 года назад

Nice and interesting. I've kept fishes really young like 9~13 of age, there's this time I had like 5 tanks it makes me happy, but i had to go abroad to work then my parents renovated the house everything was gone. I got back home around 25, done nothing till about 2018 I found myself i want to keep fish again ! I spent 3 months learning how to do aquascape, water parameters a and lot more ! Now Im 34, 3 years into aquascaping 2 tanks and going to have 3 soon ! 😂😂 Edit: I absolutely love my cardinal tetras. I have 30 in my main tank with luscious plants.

@jessterbal 2 года назад

Very eye opening and extremely beautiful Thanks

@gordonadkins4907 2 года назад

That festival was awesome! I had no idea there was such a thing

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Last weekend in January every year. It's a lot of fun!!

@stevesmith5963 2 года назад

Very informative video, Thanks! Part 2 up next!

@csynn 2 года назад

Awesome documentary. Keep up the good work.

@stefanritchie7667 2 года назад

Thanks for sharing this amazing river with everyone

@daphnia-magna 2 года назад

Glad that the YT has suggested this film to me. Love it. Thanks for uploading.

@tracyhoneycomb1377 2 года назад

I loved this so much, Thank you!

@rogervignesh 2 года назад

Amazing video!! Thanks for this🙏🙏

@meadmaker4525 2 года назад

Excellent documentary. Of all of the fish brought out of the Amazon, I'd hoped to see my favorite, serrasalmus nattereri - aka, the red-bellied piranha. I've enjoyed raising them time and again, and even got a pair to spawn. The eggs never hatched, but it was still a joy to see. I've raised discus and all manner of other beautiful cichlids, but the piranha are still my favorite.

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

happy that you enjoyed the production. We see many red bellied and black piranhas but I haven't filmed a great underwater shot yet. Black piranha are a common food fish on the Rio Negro. When the water levels are not too low ( and they are not desperately hungry ) it is safe to swim with them.

@meadmaker4525 2 года назад

@@MAZONMICROCOSM - I've heard that people can swim with them under the right circumstances. Just amazing. I've seen pictures of black piranha, but you don't really see them much in the aquarium trade in the U.S. Perhaps they're not legal for export? Hopefully, you can get some good shots of these sometime in the future.

@estebanortiz1877 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing!

@DanRemdor 2 года назад

This channel deserves a million subs.. Once this channel starts uploading frequently, its sub count will boom...

@krzysztofgosawski5656 2 года назад

Super film.👍

@sabyasachidey7119 2 года назад

Beautiful!!

@jonh9561 2 года назад

Really enjoyed this excellent video on a number of levels.

@ioannisgeorgiou4347 2 года назад

Amazing documentary!!!!

@michaellou7101 2 года назад

The best way is for countries based on a mathematical formula that weigh the total population with economic development to generate a green fund that is paid to Brazil each year to maintain and sustain the Amazon. That money goes to provide for the people living there to not deforest to not cut down trees or dam the water. In return they get free money to buy whatever they want. This is fair.

@2869may 2 года назад

So..... some more welfare, Why is it people always "need" to be paid off... The Earth is near the end of a reoccurring cycle that will wipe out most if not all of the human life form.... Nature will "fix" it's self.

@vitaliyvyntu4566 Год назад

Very interesting

@zeph6439 2 года назад

Thank you

@erikempire318 2 года назад

Love that you Have the Neubouten man as your symbol... great video to.

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

me too. thanks

@muriloafonsovieira2715 2 года назад

Excellent job!

@jonathanstrauss8194 2 года назад

Although I think my 14-in black ghost knife fish which I love and have grown since it was 2 in long probably came from Southeast Asia this is a great video and I know it applies to many other fish

@inthe80z 2 года назад

I lived through the 80's aquarium boom working at a large Pet Store in Michigan. I still remember the weekly shipments of fish you don't see in the fish community today, and the rare random unidentified fish included in the bags. When we think of the amazing technology we have today, we don't realize all the work and journey involved back then in bringing fish from the amazon to our aquariums across the globe. Amazing documentary to actually see the origin after all these years. Thank you

@DanRemdor 2 года назад

Nowadays they r bred everywhere... Even I successfully bred fishes like neon tetras...

@onlyfinsau 2 года назад

Loved it!

@hummingbird3771 8 месяцев назад

Gorgeous!! The pink dolphin was breathtaking and then I saw Aquarium co-op flash, and then I subscribed!! Thank you!

@MAZONMICROCOSM 8 месяцев назад

Thank you. You may have heard that over 110 of those pink dolphins have died so far in an extreme El Nino drought.

@hummingbird3771 8 месяцев назад

@@MAZONMICROCOSM I just read about it yesterday and my heart dropped. I'm so sorry for the ecosystem, but I can't imagine the pain your team is going through. Please pass my condolences to everyone you meet. I'm heart broken. 😣😓

@AquaFreak 2 года назад

At 13:50 you can see foutage of my aquarium

@AquaFreak 2 года назад

At 15:08 again

@Guest-sl2qb 2 года назад

What an amazing work! Do you have IG for your aquarium?

@AquaFreak 2 года назад

@@Guest-sl2qb only YT videos and Facebook #AquaFreak

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

The most spectacular aquarium in the documentary ! Thank you AquaFreak Tannin for your support. ru-vid.comvideos

@AquaFreak 2 года назад

@@MAZONMICROCOSM Thanks Don, I am happy to contribute!

@Aquaman429 2 года назад

Qmazing

@CrowsRoots 2 года назад

Beautiful film. Thank you for this. Love learning more about my fish.

@dirtyoldfarmhand3 2 года назад

Bravo!

@oscarshah480 2 года назад

Absolutely fantastic film. Congratulations on this masterpiece. Thank you for sharing :)

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Wow. Thanks so much.

@vidaripollen 2 года назад

Very sad story.but also rescuing from doomed locations is needed.

@xscrappydoobiex_rl5562 2 года назад

Wow amazing channel. Im glad im here before youre famous.

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

HaHaHA . Thanks

@zezekingyo2374 5 месяцев назад

Question, would this harm the impact of the biodiverse ecosystem if fish were to be harvested out of their native range? In my thoughts, wouldn't breeding them instead be more of a sustainable option?

@rorylennon 10 месяцев назад

Mike Tuccinardi is a fishkeeping legend!

@nbfarmandpets 2 года назад

This is an amazing content, thanks for sharing this

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Thank you

@nbfarmandpets 2 года назад

@@MAZONMICROCOSM your welcome

@animalsandinsects5586 2 года назад

hello ... your video is very good , very interesting , I have subscribed to your channel ,

@pmfaqihsyafaat7752 2 года назад

No doubt Amazon fishes are incredible species from colour to the shape. I hope there are some extreme strict rules to catch wild fish. We love amazon but we love the local too. keep your place safety and beautiful. however thats your home amazonian people.

@yorkyone2143 Год назад

The wild caught fish trade is an excellent source of income for locals & the pet trade. Like all crops it needs to be managed so stocks are sustainable. However most fish in the Aquarium hobby are bred in captivity. Wild fish are generally more expensive due to shipping costs which automatically limits the demand. Wild caught fish provide an extra genetic stock for captive breeding. Main threats to river ecosystems are mining & large scale agriculture not the pet trade.

@themanfromcabowabo1559 2 года назад

This trade is simply the biggest fish rescue in the world. Think about it, PETA.

@abdulbasithazeem 2 года назад

900th subscriber

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Thank you for subscribing. I hope you will check the channel occassionally. We will continue to uploadmore original productions about the aquarium trade in Amazonia and also videos about other sustainable industries in the rainforest.

@nwyk153 2 года назад

support captive bred! but some fish are hard to breed in captivity....

@tbduggan85 2 года назад

Support captive and wild caught, they both have their place. Did you watch the entire documentary? It actually shows how the wild caught fish in this part of the word helps with conservation of the Amazon and providing sustainable ways for locals to earn income (instead of land clearing for cattle, etc).

@AranDeathly 2 года назад

I've actually done a walk through Reserva Ducke with Bill- he's an odd one, constantly walking bare foot but always demanding we all wear high ankle wellies. I think he assumed we wouldn't look where our feet fell, but otherwise a very enjoyable experience to check out some of the protected species on the reserve! he didn't do much for my entomological interests but his Ornithological and cultural knowledge was very very impressive!

@user-en6pn8zl4q 9 месяцев назад

Nice ,yup !

@animalsaroundustv5410 2 года назад

your videos are interesting, I subscribed to your channel ❤️

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Thank you. I will continue to film and upload more videos about conservation and culture in Amazonas.

@davidsunderland6688 2 года назад

It isn't just about the fish, the dead fish supply food for forest birds and creatures and extra nutrients for the trees. I am glad that they are being looked after in tanks but there should be some monitoring of other creatures needs.

@lisafoster4468 2 года назад

What people don't realize is that the aquarium catches are far less than food catches. Each fish pays the locals more, so they don't have to take as much.

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Indeed. Pound for pound aquarium fish are the most valuable fish.

@ShampooMr 2 года назад

That a fish can have a festival is stunning cardinal tetras are so pretty and now that i know they mean so much to some people makes them even more beautiful. And breeding is important if humans fuck the rainforest up we will be happy to have the species saved in tanks and that means we could keep them alive for longer or best case put them back in their original habitat if they get better again.

@reelthing4u 2 года назад

amen

@aristotelesdomingo6384 2 года назад

19:00 Petrobras still managed to get their name in there somehow 😄

@aznph1l 2 года назад

It's def an economic problem that's greater than the fish trade itself.

@basilgeorge5692 2 года назад

Here in souther end of India, about 1 USD for a pair of cardinal Tetra

@TuanCaCanh 2 года назад

Geat jungle

@engkezzz 2 года назад

👍👍

@tomohitonoda6693 2 года назад

Hi, would you guys be interested in translating this into Japanese? Would love to be able to spread the word in Japan as well.

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Yes that would be great. We have subtitled versions in German and Dutch. We would need a Japanese sponsor ( or sponsors ) to help cover the cost.

@tomohitonoda6693 2 года назад

@@MAZONMICROCOSM What sorts of sponsors did you get for the other languages?

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

@@tomohitonoda6693 They were generally aquarium fish importers from those countries.

@toomanytanks_breezeman8774 2 года назад

@8:07 jag cat? Beautiful fish

@themagetower5400 2 года назад

Whazzzzuuuuupppp Cory ! Thank you for another selfless act to benefit the aquarium community with not only wisdom but years of experience. Its crazy to think about how many flash sale fish have gotten a better life then they would of, if it not had been for your work. Big round of fins for the Aquarium Coop Team !

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Yes indeed. Thank you to Cory ( Aquarium Co-Op ) and all the other sponsors of this documentary. Without their help this documentary would not have been possible to produce. See a complete list of sponsors in the video description

@buterasalvatore5196 2 года назад

Beau et intéressant documentaire. Ceci dit, je suis un peu choqué par la façon dont les poissons pêchés sont traités. Un peu plus de douceur ne ferait pas de mal....

@DanRemdor 2 года назад

The catchers r villagers and for then it's any other normal fish, they have to earn so they do it fast

@jesmarcruz8137 2 года назад

Are the amount of fish being caught get regulated to avoid over fishing?

@robertanthonybermudez5545 2 года назад

That's the question. The poster of this 'documentary' is so active answering and defending this practice but cant seem to present real data

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

@@robertanthonybermudez5545 Wild caught aquarium fish are collected from less than 2% of the area of the Amazon rainforest. There are less fish exported today than there was 20 years ago. After 60 years of collecting in Amazonas there has been no decline in fish populations due to the aquarium trade ( unlike food fishing ). Are you also opposed to the capture of fish for consumption globally and do you refuse to eat those fish ?

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Brazil has very tight controls on all exported fish by the government agency IBAMA.

@robertanthonybermudez5545 2 года назад

@@MAZONMICROCOSM capturing from 2% of the area of the amazon did not answer the question. your argument is like: ocean going vessels only use a small area of their nets compared to the area of the whole ocean but still we suffer from overfishing. there is a sustainable way of getting the fishes instead of taking them raw from the amazon. also fish collection is not the only reason why to protect the whole amazon. Maybe this organization is a ornamental fish cartel.

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

@@robertanthonybermudez5545 There are no wild caught aquarium fish species under threat of decline in Amazonas, Brazil. Not one. If any fish populations are considered to be under pressure, they are placed on the list of species which are not approved for export. Very strictly enforced by IBAMA.

@myfishroom1 Год назад

🎥🎥🎥👍👍👍👍

@reelthing4u 2 года назад

as small breed of fish . i breed discus , plecos , angelfish , cory catfish , whiptail catfish and many more . i sell to mom and pop fish shop in my town in the usa .me and the people i trade with would never want to damage the wild fish stocks. we would hope if any fish was lost in it is wild home that we would have the fish in our tanks to start restock the wild with the fish . support your local fish store .you will miss the when they are gone.

@jdssurf Год назад

please watch it all before commenting, the fish are being rescued by the hobby, the forests waters are doomed

@gensemchannel8496 2 года назад

2:49 nice fish. what kind type of that fish ?

@Luis-xr8rv 2 года назад

@victorortiz1558 2 года назад

Archer fish I believe

@gensemchannel8496 2 года назад

@@victorortiz1558 no,both of fish have different black stripes

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

I am told that it is a Flag cichlid, mesonauta insignis

@gensemchannel8496 2 года назад

@@MAZONMICROCOSM thanks 😅

@sanshyu7609 2 года назад

freshwater fish are the same as gold for the last couple of years..

@hilmannajib 2 года назад

I always have the biggest dilema when it come to this, to all kind of amazing animal and plant in the world, not only the fishes. I just don't want them to extinct in the wild, but we all know the corporate and the government only care about money.

@smarc1325 2 года назад

that petrobras t shirt is killing me,......🤢😔

@base6426 2 года назад

100 kardinaal tetra Cost here around 40 euro

@automotivesound 2 года назад

Eu sou do Brazil. É certo coletar? Complicado. Já vi que tem um período que o IBAMA proíbe a coleta do cardinal para ele se recuperar. Acho que o mais certo seria a reprodução em cativeiro, como fizeram com os peixes marinhos palhaço. Com isso não afetaria a natureza. Tenho Aquário e já tive muitas perdas, principalmente de cardinais por ictio. Vejo muitas perdas nas lojas do Brasil, muitos morrem também. Eu tento aqui fazer o melhor, mas a natureza é imprevisível. E tem uma lista de peixes feitas pelo governos no Brasil, que até hoje hoje é complicada, ninguém intende isso. As leis no Brasil não funciona bem, fiscalização é complicada. Resumido tem que organizar isso tudo de novo.

@youcankillgod Год назад

como ele disse no documentário, depois de alguns anos produzindo em cativeiro faz a genética do animal enfraquecer e eles não aguentam mais serem sustentáveis, deopis de meses morrem. ao em vez do normal de 6 anos.

@MFF-gu9dz 2 года назад

In india?..

@yaboi6883 2 года назад

This video is in south america

@MFF-gu9dz 2 года назад

@@yaboi6883 i know bro..this fishes available in india?..

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

HA HA Thank you gentlemen. That was classic! Made my day.

@DanRemdor 2 года назад

@@MFF-gu9dz yes

@DanRemdor 2 года назад

@@MFF-gu9dz these r available in india

@base6426 2 года назад

Maximaze the fish,online catch a few,so breeders van breed... Some People prefer wildcaught ,Just aquariumstarters

@DanRemdor 2 года назад

Upload regularly

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Many more short productions in the works about updates to the aquarium trade and other sustainable rainforest industries. Thanks for subscribing. Please check back.

@terabantai4235 2 года назад

@@MAZONMICROCOSM love ur documentries man keep growing👍

@DanRemdor 2 года назад

@@terabantai4235 ur right

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

You guys may like my other channel. ru-vid.com

@DanRemdor 2 года назад

@@MAZONMICROCOSM hey I'll definitely check it out and subscribe

@automategames 2 года назад

imagine aliens farmed us for our bodies.

@dat_boii Год назад

Why aliens? Humans are already farmed for their bodies, haven't you ever noticed 0.01% of humanity owns all everything and everyone else has to work their lives away for those owners, barely getting by, while the 0.01% gets richer and more powerful..

@GreenCanvasInteriorscape 5 месяцев назад

Do you ever look at the back of a milk carton and think about where do all those kids go every year?

@Pgnodde 2 года назад

What’s the name of the fish at 12:56

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Leporinus

@michaelshaw8370 2 года назад

An informed symbiotic balance. Is the only way forward. Pollution to the ecosystem be it from deforestation, agricultural or mining runoff, plastic industrial encroachment. Dams could be the silent assassin preventing fish access to their historic spawning areas. Individually each issue is dangerous. Together they are the death of a thousand cuts. One example of the many critically endangered fish is the Zebra Pleco in nature they are almost gone. The combination of dam location mine runoff’s and poaching of the remaining population. Probably means that soon only aquarium and captive breeding keep them from extinction.

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

Agreed. The dam on the Xingu River gives us a strong example of what not to do.

@AJVD2123 2 года назад

I haven't watched the video yet, I'm downloading part 1&2 to enjoy on a long flight coming up soon. I've been in the hobby for about 5-6 years now, and have always been all for conservation.i know the collection of wild caught fish is controversial, but with catching and selling to experienced breeders we can fully eliminate the catching of wild fish. I figure we are working on this now. Take the Tequila Splitfin (Zoogoneticus tequila) (I am 90% sure this is the species) that the San Antonio Zoo is breeding. This fish is critically endangered but with the breeding couldn't we potentially reach a point where it is safe to re-release these fish into their natural riverways, given that their immune system is strong enough and other factors? Hawaii recently banned the collection of Salteater Aquarium Fish, putting to my knowledge, the captive breeding projects of many popular saltwater fish on hold. I guess my question is, is it sustainable to keep collecting fish if a percentage of them go to sustainable breeders? I would also like to mention that though Segrest and Apet (the places I order my stores fish from) sponsored this I'd really really like to see that their wild caught fish AND captive bred are parasite free, and free of any other illnesses. Their guppies are constantly bringing in fungal infections and other diseases which in turn affect our wild caught species that they still provide.

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

The documentary speaks directly to your points. Check out both parts and perhaps you will come to realize that in the case of Amazonas, Brazil the capture and export of wild tropical fish is helping to conserve the forest, aquatic habitats and all the diversity of Amazonas including fish. Check it out.

@AJVD2123 2 года назад

@@MAZONMICROCOSM ahhhh I was right then. I wanted to get my thoughts out there before I forgot them on the plane and couldn't post. Thank you for the reply and this incredible documentary. I'm so excited to watch it, and I'll definitely comment back when I land. This has been a topic I've been passionate about for a very long time, and trying to spread the enthusiasm with my customers.

@MAZONMICROCOSM 2 года назад

@@AJVD2123 I look forward to your impressions. Thank you.

@DanRemdor 2 года назад

@@AJVD2123 u have not

@AJVD2123 2 года назад

@@DanRemdor I have not what?

@tmac9972 8 месяцев назад

All pet trade activities leads to more pet trade activities which leads to more pet trade activities, maybe there is a patern we can see, maybe.

@MAZONMICROCOSM 8 месяцев назад

Thanks for the comment. I am unsure if you believe that the 'pattern' is positive or negative. For the communities in the Amazon region more activity is a good thing. It allows them to earn a livelihood for their families in a manner that is not destructive to the environment or cause a decline in the populations of target species.