Where Do Aquariums Get Their Fish?

At SEA Life, fish find their way to the aquarium in three main ways: Some sea creatures are brought to aquariums as rescues, others never lived in the ocean and were bred either at the aquarium or another facility, and some were taken from their natural habitat by a supplier and sold to the aquarium.

Where do most of our aquarium fish come from?

Because most saltwater fish cannot be bred in captivity, up to 98% of those sold in pet stores come from the wild, mostly from the waters around Southeast Asia, Fiji, and Hawaii.

Are aquariums cruel?

Not really. Certainly, an aquarium is nothing like a bullfight: there is no deliberate cruelty involved, and a well-kept aquarium focuses on the welfare of the fish. ... Most public aquarium stock is wild-caught.