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meandean45 · 05-27-2006, 07:48 PM

Hello Again!
Firstly, i'd like to thank everyone for their posts and input AND for not shooting me

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mps9506 (Mike), I guess that you hit the nail squarely on the head with your comment that people WILL breed these fish regardless of what we think or say. I'm afraid that I must agree

,But I'm not really sure that I'm happy about it. The wild caught percula thing that you mention kind of goes hand in hand with your other observation, "those whose sole motivation is sales or profit will do whatever they want/can to make a buck, regardless of the outcome. Glad to hear that your' customers came back after the Petco fish died, but it kinda sucks that they left you in the first place. Have you thought about charging them double since they returned

??!!! It really is too bad that not everyone in this hobby will take the high road and do the right thing. BTW, that comment that I made makes it sound like you LFS are in control, which I know isn't true. It's the customers that are looking for the $5.00 Clownfish that decide who sells live caught and who can sell Tank bred, Sorry about that

And finally, Yes my avitar is a picture of Sadie Mae, a female (obvious to you and me) Solomon Islands Eclectus. She is about 5 years old and my best (some people would tell you ONLY) friend

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05-27-2006, 07:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
meandean45 Ricordea Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bradford, Vt., USA Posts: 177 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Tank Bred thoughts, and philosophical questions Hello Again! Firstly, i'd like to thank everyone for their posts and input AND for not shooting me !!! mps9506 (Mike), I guess that you hit the nail squarely on the head with your comment that people WILL breed these fish regardless of what we think or say. I'm afraid that I must agree ,But I'm not really sure that I'm happy about it. The wild caught percula thing that you mention kind of goes hand in hand with your other observation, "those whose sole motivation is sales or profit will do whatever they want/can to make a buck, regardless of the outcome. Glad to hear that your' customers came back after the Petco fish died, but it kinda sucks that they left you in the first place. Have you thought about charging them double since they returned ??!!! It really is too bad that not everyone in this hobby will take the high road and do the right thing. BTW, that comment that I made makes it sound like you LFS are in control, which I know isn't true. It's the customers that are looking for the $5.00 Clownfish that decide who sells live caught and who can sell Tank bred, Sorry about that And finally, Yes my avitar is a picture of Sadie Mae, a female (obvious to you and me) Solomon Islands Eclectus. She is about 5 years old and my best (some people would tell you ONLY) friend . __________________ Meandean45 -RELATIVITY: "Sit on a red hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit next to a pretty Girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's Relativity". A.Einstein : "A man's got to know his limitations."- Clint Eastwood in "Magnum Force"