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reefnutz":3ky5yudx said:
Hey, my youngest boy is a Touretter.
(Yeah, no sheet, but he twitches; no blurting, no stutter.)
chinaman, if you reread my first post, you will see that it started off with me telling you that this behavior you describe is generally normal, not only for this anemone species, but for most of them. Let's try to focus on the forest too, now.
DLART, my post to chinaman is the result of going through his previous postings, and previous responses. Look, I am sorry the truth hurts, but essentially what's happening here is animals are being purchased that are, more likely than not, destined for failure. And not just fish - I mean, let's get real here, you've got on your stock list "corals", and something you've identified first only as a "purple-headed wrasse" that you've now gone further to ID as a type of parrotfish. Do you know how parrotfish feed? If so, why on earth would you put one in a reef tank, let alone one of 29 gallons in size? This is really frustrating, because you haven't once placed a post saying, "I'm considering a ____________, help me decide before I get it."
All this is happening right next to the Industry forum. Is it still news that reefs and fisheries are in peril? Do you understand, I mean truly understand, what role hobbyists who "shoot from the hip" play in this drama? Please know that part and parcel of my years of experience was my time working retail. I can guarantee that if you were a customer of mine, you would NOT have gone home with those jawfish, that parrotfish, or the angel (that's right, no matter HOW MUCH your wife wanted it! It's a living creature). Why? Because it was my job to ensure my customers succeeded. I often refused to sell fish to folks based on information like this, and I had a boss who supported me. The end result was people who had beautiful systems and healthy specimens.
Also, know that I have my own prejudices. On one hand, I'm answering queries for wetwebmedia that are much like this (though honestly, few are quite this bad). If you know anything about Bob Fenner's ideas and sentiments regarding the hobby, then you can understand why my interest is in helping you NOT kill animals. On the other I find repeated posts from you talking about these problems you're having. Sure, you're doing the best you can with the knowledge you have, which is why I take an interest in trying to help you get BETTER knowledge. You came here asking for advice, not to be assured. I am giving you my best advice that was very hard won, through more than a couple of years of experience. Yes, there are people who have the jawfish successfully in small tanks - the size of the tank isn't the issue here, the expertise of the aquarist, the knowledge, the age and stability of the system IS.
I am not trying to bust your chops (Ok, maybe a little bit, because I really feel that you're completely blowing off the advice you came here asking for). I am far more concerned about the animals under your care, truthfully, than not hurting your feelings. I've tried in previous posts to get the idea across to you, to no avail. I have hit a point where I'm quite frustrated seeing this stuff, and when I hit that point, I don't mince words well (believe me, I re-wrote that post several times to remain emphatic, but not be as biting as I feel right now).
LET US HELP YOU! We can't help you if you refuse to heed.
