Recent content by bookfish

Thank you Suzy, and please join us at MBI if you get a chance.-Jim

You are certainly welcome but please don't bump this thread everyday just to get Louis' attention.

Thank you for responding. What I found unfortunate was that you decided to take sides without understanding the context or history of the situation. I was not targeted but found your condescending, judgmental and unfriendly posts to be shameful, especially coming from a BOD member. The fact...

Do you accept responsibility for all the unfriendly and negative remarks you made to people without actually knowing what you were talking about? How old does one have to be to outgrow such behavior? Now that you see that your perspective was wrong, will you finally apologize?

LOL :D

I admit I hang out in the MBI chat room a lot. Maybe too much?

I have a friend who used a similar system at his shop. But I believe the vats needed plywood skins to keep from bowing. Have you looked at growshops yet? There are flood tables that might work. Also Aquatic Ecosystems has stuff like that iirc.

That's an awfully broad brush you're using there. I personally own and run a 100% captive bred/ captive propagated marine retailer and put out a free reef magazine with a 42k copy quarterly circulation. We're not shy about pointing to problems in our hobby and industry and you're welcome to...

Ok, I'm old and cynical. But I find it hard to believe the public can comprehend a 2-tier sound byte. Some wild fish are ok to collect, but some are not? We recognize the difference in the hobby and industry but what about popular public opinion (or extremist nut-jobs) that drive legislation...

I agree and certainly the economic 'recovery' will take a lot longer than people would like.

Any thoughts?

Hey Steve, good questions. And I want to thank everyone for making this discussion both informative and informed. I personally think that while net-caught is 'greener' it isn't perceived by the public as green enough to embrace. It's still wild fish, from a wild reef and while those already in...

I agree and I think it's a combination of downward pressures hurting this industry right now as you pointed out. Where are you located btw?

Nope, I'm talking about recognizing the core of the aquarium experience. Ever just stare at a nice tank for a while? Feel like you're inside? Is it just like diving? Is the aquascaping inviting you to enter the tank? Are the fish behaving like you would expect to see in the wild? OR... Is the...

What's interesting to me is that most LFS owners insist that the old school model is valid, needed and worth supporting. I've even seen owners berate long-time customers for buying on-line. If we realize that we're competing against fantasy based entertainment for attention, shouldn't we try and...