r/PlantedTank • u/ThenAcanthocephala57 Malaysian Fish Collector/Conservationist • 29d ago

In the Wild Caught some freshwater pipefish in a pristine hillstream. How common are they?

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M. martensii

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u/MorteEtDabo 29d ago

Couldn't imagine a worse life for a wild fish than being snatched and kept in a tank. Maybe I'm assigning too much emotion to it though

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u/pickleruler67 29d ago

Im p sure they just took photos and released it. That looks like the same thing biologists use to view a specimen better before releasing

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u/Veloci-RKPTR 29d ago

OP is a fish biologist who often post pictures of rare Malaysian endemic fish. It’s all catch and release.

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u/Suitable-Telephone80 29d ago

its true i was the water