Do you think about where your fish come from before they are caught?

nope, i had never really thought about it. that is a shame that you can't find the clown fish in the wild because of the nemo movie. i'm sure the want for them will go down though the older the movie gets. i don't have a salt water tank anyways. i would love too, but i'm not sure i could keep one going.

I don't have a fish tank, Sedel, but I'd love to get one for my littel girl's bedroom-as soon as I get a dresser for her so she doesn't try to go fishing! LOL

I suppose I should think about what kind of fish and where they come from when I buy them. Its sad about the nemo thing. I know my Kate would like a nemo, but we'll be doing fresh water for sure.

Luckily many more salt water fish are being raised in captivity, including the clown fish. I know of several Live Fish Store that do not carry wild caught salt water fish. I myself breed freshwater fish and do know about where many have been raised. It is a great hobby and if you become interested enough (especially the children) it might keep you from doing some illegal or immoral "hobbies".

There are quite a few freshwater fishes that come from the wild as well. One of them is the bala shark. They do not breed in captivity and the parrot fish is the same.
Any fish that can breed in captivity usually is. This helps to eliminate the high possibility of disease to a lower to none ratio.
I didn't hear about the clown fish becoming hard to find but yes I do know that they catch the salt water fishes in the wild and they are also harder to maintain.

Do I ask where they came from? Not always. It's common knowledge to me which are wild and which can be bred (unless it is another new imported species)
I am usually more curious about the names of some of these fishes and who imported, caught or bred them.