The people that set up the new marine reef selection in the Petco in SD was most likely Coast tropicals or Aquaco. They supply most of the stores in that area as a wholesaler. The other brick and mortar stores in the same area as this particular Petco is located .......Banded together a few years back and formed A"cartel" {as they called it } to band together as a group of stores to increase those stores buying power. "Fontaines"was one of the stores. Does anyone here visit the other B&M stores that compete with this Petco?.....................................If you think the idea that Petco is entertaining the thought of going after the reef market........Keep this in mind ......the guys that started Petco , also bought out Seagrest farms the giant fish importer last year. Central pet, the giant Florida dry goods wholesaler now owns some of the big time industry manufacturers like Kent Marine , Aquarium systems, instant ocean , and such . Petco has enough money to buy a base ball stadium..........what makes you think they wont want to add to their collection and buy up the marine hobby manufacturers. I say within five years, Petco will own Kent marine , Allglass, Aquarium systems , three more big time fish importers and a foot ball stadium. ........ :wink:
petco on the move
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I like the way you worded that..."it is incorrect to state" ...{It depends on the meaning of "IS"} Sound familiar?..The guys that are a part of Meriwether were also part of tha original Petco founding fathers. No the connection is not direct ......but its not merely a coincidense either is it? I dont think I ever said that Petco owned Seagrest .......did I ? But just because they dont own it out right does not mean the rest of the industry is clueless as to why this Meriwether Corporation chose to add a fish importer to its portfolio..............PeterIMA":3e17xk3s said:
I don't think the typhoon that hit Vanuatu was what brought all that rain to Texas.
On a side note, the beau and I were looking at destinations in the Oceania region, and couldn't really find anything "direct" to Vanuatu (I want to visit, and New Caledonia is running about $3,000/seat at the moment). Is there such a thing as any type of flight other than a puddle-jumper into Vanuatu?
On a side note, the beau and I were looking at destinations in the Oceania region, and couldn't really find anything "direct" to Vanuatu (I want to visit, and New Caledonia is running about $3,000/seat at the moment). Is there such a thing as any type of flight other than a puddle-jumper into Vanuatu?
Actually (til I move to Tahoe), LAX is about a 40 minute drive for me (so much better now that the infamous 105's been opened!). 
I didn't do the checking, I was on the phone with Aragorn. Looks like we're on for Bali at the end of August.. maybe he just told me there were no flights to Vanuatu cuz he wanted Bali instead... :|
I didn't do the checking, I was on the phone with Aragorn. Looks like we're on for Bali at the end of August.. maybe he just told me there were no flights to Vanuatu cuz he wanted Bali instead... :|Sponsor Reefs
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