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Was wondering if any one could give a behind the scenes opinion of it. It seemed to be pretty slick and glossy.
No Rover the certificates can come from suppliers to you who you know one hundred percent that you can trust.
The adverts would also be from them.
IMO most reefers who have been around these boards for a while, would prefer to deal with LFS who deal with ethical suppliers. The rest need educating.
The suppliers should give you attractive helpful handouts that give advice and also promote ethical catchment, handling and keepable fish.
But if you keep gonipora and cleaner wrasse fpr example,you will lose all credibility.
Rover":3s549mrx said:I'm not surprised at all. But don't count out the little guy. There hasn't been a study yet that has shown that the large chains were putting the same dent into the independant pet stores as they did into hardware and department stores. Bottom line is people want service and information, which they can't provide. Actually I think the more people who get certified, the less problem I'll have. It won't work if it's not exclusive to some degree. If Petco gets certified, it will be much easier to dismiss as most of the important customers know that the average Petco doesn't have a clue. It's competition between other independants that worries me.