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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zanaspus" data-source="post: 203713" data-attributes="member: 37845">Let me share a true story from the arena of fishkeeping. Back in the 80's, Haplochrimines (family cichlidae) from Lake Victoria were everywhere. They were cheap, colorful, and would interbreed with most sister species. Their availability coupled with the beauty of hybrids made folks not really care.AND THEN, the incredibly incompetent authorities introduced the Nile Perch to the lake for "sport fishing." These huge eating machines quickly fed upon all the Haplochromines, and suddenly, all the beautiful wild specimens were gone leaving hybridized dead end (viability wise) specimens in the hobby and the loss of literally dozens of species. If you are not concerned about conservation, I implore you to find a hobby not related to animal husbandry. It sounds harsh, but we're the only thing keeping some species from disappearing sooner rather than later.Just my 2 cents.</blockquote>