[cheeks69]

I think the responsibility is on everyone !

When I started out in the hobby I really had no ideia what was involved in having and maintaining a healthy thriving reef in my home, how much time, money and energy was going to be necessary. Like me, most beginners don't know what's involved, just look at the daily threads throughout the reefing forums !

Unfortunately there are some LFS' that take advantage of the uninformed. They continually sell livestock that will have little to no chance of surviving in captivity and do you know who buys it ??? The uninformed beginner.

There was an article recently that this hobby is having much more of an impact on natural coral reefs then was once thought and eventually if things don't change very soon there will be tight government regulation which I don't think anyone wants.