http://glassbox-design.com/2010/mixing-butterflyfish-prognathodes-aya/5 Reasons NOT to Buy ?Japanese? Corals
Recently livestock retailers have begun using the J word again??Japanese?. In this industry if you add Japanese, Australian or Deepwater before any animal, a premium pricetag is married to the name. Very rarely do these animals live up their marketing description and in some cases that?s a good thing, because they may put someone behind bars. If you see a coral labeled as Japanese, outside of Japan, be wary. Here?s why
5 Reasons NOT to Buy ?Japanese? Corals
#1 | They are ILLEGAL.
Recently livestock retailers have begun using the J word again??Japanese?. In this industry if you add Japanese, Australian or Deepwater before any animal, a premium pricetag is married to the name. Very rarely do these animals live up their marketing description and in some cases that?s a good thing, because they may put someone behind bars. If you see a coral labeled as Japanese, outside of Japan, be wary. Here?s why
A reef tank in Japan with locally collected azoox corals.
Recently livestock retailers have begun using the J word again??Japanese?. In this industry if you add Japanese, Australian or Deepwater before any animal, a premium pricetag is married to the name. Very rarely do these animals live up their marketing description and in some cases that?s a good thing, because they may put someone behind bars. If you see a coral labeled as Japanese, outside of Japan, be wary. Here?s why:5 Reasons NOT to Buy ?Japanese? Corals
#1 | They are ILLEGAL.
- Yes, the export of live (?stony?) corals from Japan is illegal. By buying Japanese corals you are supporting a black market that is giving this industry and hobby a black eye.
- We?re not sure which is worse, that most of the corals are not illegal or that livestock retailers will do anything for a sale. Do livestock retailers lie to its customers? Sadly, yes.
- If the retailer is outside of Japan and selling corals ?from Japan,? they are either selling illegal animals or lying. Is that a business you wish to support? What does that say about their credibility in terms of animal care or customer service in the event of coral mortality?
- As live coral exports from Japan are illegal, they are often first shipped to a neighboring country and then to the final destination under false paperwork. This means more time in bags, more shipping and more stress to the animal.
- Recently the craze has been deepwater Japanese zoanthids. The large majority are neither from Japan or collected in deepwater. If you see a retailer using the word Japanese I would urge you to avoid them, or better yet?ask them for paperwork!
