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CNN about Tsunami

I don't have a place - I am just interested about certain procedures that can help protect me when I'm working with corals. Thanks.

Thanks. I think I foud it - www.osha.gov

Eric, I would appreciate if can you provide a link to "the OSHA regulations" - if there is a such a thing. Thank you. Regards

It is always better to be prudent, and employing a health protocol is not something pretentious. My immune system is, so far, working great for me, but I always ware latex gloves when handling the corals and live rock. When I work with zoanthids and palythoa, I also ware goggles to protect my...

Well, it is amusing. Those with some business experience know that, more than enough times, partnership, even when it's done only between two persons, does not work in the log run. Imagine the result, when tens, if not hundreds of people, each with their own ego and ideas, get together trying to...

Thank you, guys. I appreciate all your opinions - now I have a better idea about what to do. Good luck to all of you.

Rascal - Thank you for your advice. I am interested about the aquarium installation and maintenance aspect. I've done it before, while in College, and kept a few accounts that I really loved (beautiful aquariums, and very nice people - best combination). But now I wish to finally open my own...

WayneSallee, thank you for the info. Can you, please, name some of the benefits and drawback of specializing? Thank you.

Dizzy, thanks a lot for your input. I understand what you are saying, and know the issues very well. We now live in an interesting transition time, where business as we know it is diversifying. Internet mail order, drop-ship, etc, it is here to stay, and it will not go away. We all have...

Rascal, it is exactly what I would do. I understand, but do you feel that your store helped you get the customers for the high-end custom aquariums? Do you think that you would have gotten your present number of aquarium accounts out of your home office, without having a storefront...

Thank you Wayne Sallee - I don’t intend to have a pet store. I have only marginal experience with other animals, and I find it overwhelming to handle a multi-speciality store. Others can do it with no problems, but I like to exclusively focus on what I love to do - aquatics. I understand your...

Thank you, Rascal - high standards customer service and quality live stock is exactly what I intend to do. The importance about location it is, indeed, very important to success. What do you think about specialized items type of store, like either exclusive marine or freshwater and live...

I don’t know if I want to base my business solely on low prices. Also, no matter how big a fish store is, it’s still going to be somewhat limited to stock, so I would base my business on quality stock and good customer service rather than on a high number of species and cheap prices. A...

I’ve been in this hobby since I was a kid - more than 35 years ago. I used to own a small freshwater tropical fish hatchery in central Europe, and breed some fish here, as well, including marine clown fish, in 1994 and ‘95. Well, my education is in IT (Internet), but I still work with aquatics...