Victor Martinez wrote:


Let's take a simple and common example, shall we? Cardinal tetras. In
the wild they have to forrage for food, escape predators, and then
suffocate in the dry season when their habitat dries up. In my little
tank they have no predators, get food twice a day and they have a life
expentance of several years.

I think it's dangerous to make a generalization like that across species
as different as fish and mammals. For many species, living in the wild
is a daily struggle for survival.
In general, I am against imprisonment of higher species for our amusement.

Oh Victor....GREAT example. Cardinals (neons too)!
In the wild, they are considred "annual" fish. This is because they
only live about a year, IF they don't get eaten or die of disease.
However, in a tank they live for many years.
Can't even compare.