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Thales · 12-30-2007, 06:02 PM

Thanks for the welcome guys!

I would actually put all cephalopods on program that I outlined before. The flams and the zebras are just the more visible animals, but there is still a niche market for all cephs.

Cephs are at an interesting stage in the hobby. Many people will 'give them a try', but most have no idea or interest in doing what actually needs to be done to keep them longish term (they only live about a year anyway). So, they get imported and either languish to death in LFS or go to inappropriate aquaiums. Since the market for people who actually want them is small, I am confident that we could place a small total allowable catch in proper homes promoting the PNG project as something that actually cares about the animals after collection rather than the current status quo.
I think the current state of ceph keeping and the PNG project happen to time our perfectly to make an actual difference in the hobby, and am very excited about moving forward.

As Steve and I and Gresham have discussed many times, collecting to order for all MO animals would be the best way to go, but given the current market, such a venture in general would not be able to compete price wise.

12-30-2007, 06:02 PM	#51
Thales Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SF Posts: 31 Reefer Ratings: (0) Friends: (0)	Thanks for the welcome guys! I would actually put all cephalopods on program that I outlined before. The flams and the zebras are just the more visible animals, but there is still a niche market for all cephs. Cephs are at an interesting stage in the hobby. Many people will 'give them a try', but most have no idea or interest in doing what actually needs to be done to keep them longish term (they only live about a year anyway). So, they get imported and either languish to death in LFS or go to inappropriate aquaiums. Since the market for people who actually want them is small, I am confident that we could place a small total allowable catch in proper homes promoting the PNG project as something that actually cares about the animals after collection rather than the current status quo. I think the current state of ceph keeping and the PNG project happen to time our perfectly to make an actual difference in the hobby, and am very excited about moving forward. As Steve and I and Gresham have discussed many times, collecting to order for all MO animals would be the best way to go, but given the current market, such a venture in general would not be able to compete price wise.