control of sw fish& corals

[Neal358]

i have beedn reading a lot of post about lfs that just dont cair about the fish and coral that thay have and are ovviusly not taking cair of them. well my question is if a pet store was doing this to a cat or dog i would think over time an animal protection agancy would step in and take action. why is their no public agancy for fish and coral or somthing like a animal protection agancy for fish and corals????

 

[Anonymous]

I donot see your state but for most it is the state game and fish agency. Very understaffed and few invesigators. Any AZA acredited zoo would advise you of the local agency that can help. Ask for the Curator though, not the receptionist.

 

[davelin315]

Someone posted that there was going to be an accrediting agency for fish stores soon, but don't remember what it was. It is a voluntary organization that the stores would join and then have to keep their standards up to remain in. I don't remember what it was, but if the person who posted it (Tom O'Toole, Inland Aquatics maybe?) could do so again, it would help to get it off the ground.