Recent content by spstimie

I don't think it's lately. The saying i have heard for years is" If you want to make a small fortune with a fish store, Start with a large fortune." and I have heard that from stores grossing 750k/year plus.

"What is a professional hobbyist?" Jake(sorry Jake had to do it) I haven't signed up, but I figure its mostly bickering and drama, and I could use some entertainment. I'll get on eventually.

The thoughts of not allowing some animals for trade becomes so much stronger when you visit stores. In the past month I have been to a store that has a 2'-2'6" nurse shark that ordered the shark for a customer that couldn't keep it long term. So now it sits in a 75 gallon shop tank. Then the new...

+1 on the bounty. Do the same for the lionfish and i could move to florida and dive all day. I tried to find government grants that would pay someone to go out all day and hunt these animals but haven't found any yet.

Matt, from what I read and have read in the past about cites, you are correct. If it is listed on an cites appendix then it is monitored by cites. Also all those animals are from north america, so my guess is these are the animals we don"t want exported to other countries without supervision...

ok, we all want the newest and coolest, but so far i haven't seen anything small enough to fit in my tank without moving it(or that isn't $500+). Here is what I have so far: Imhoff settling cone w/screw on lid as the cone. planning on drilling the lid for diffuser plate and add a 4-6" tall...

http://www.reefbuilders.com/2009/07/22/ ... -to-japan/ I have been reading here for a long time and thought i should finally post something.