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NFC: Re: Re: Re: RE: buyer for exotics (PS: road trip)
I've been to that site, in the past yes that answers my question on him.
But do we have any policy on how we are to get rid of the exotics that team
doesn't keep or cook, (there's that cookout again)? JiM C.
----- Original Message -----
From: "james graham" <busterg at voyager_net>
To: <nfc at actwin_com>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 1:34 PM
Subject: NFC: Re: Re: RE: buyer for exotics (PS: road trip)
> Jim,
> Check out www.jonahsaquarium.com.
> Jim Graham
> Hastings, Mi
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jim Capelle <JCapelle at tampabay_rr.com>
> To: <nfc at actwin_com>
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 11:38 AM
> Subject: NFC: Re: RE: buyer for exotics (PS: road trip)
>
>
> >
> > As one of the newer members of the Exotics Removal Team or sometimes
known
> > as the (wet and/or muddy) bucket brigade, I have a couple of questions
and
> > thought on giving or reselling removed exotics.
> >
> > Yesterday I saw the E-mail from someone with "jones" in the E-mail
address
> > wishing for any exotics for resale. 1. Is this person an owner of a shop
> or
> > someone working sales on e-bay without thought of who or where the fish
> > goes? If the person owns an shop, do they inform new hobbyist about the
> > growth rate and potential size of fish fry? Will they take back most any
> > fish they sell that out grows the owner? Do they educate customers about
> the
> > fish they sell or just sell a great tank set-up and a bunch of fish to
> > anyone? When they have too many fish refuse to take any back and leave
the
> > new owners to work it out on their own or release? What safe guards do
we
> > have in place on these matters?
> >
> > There is a shop in Tampa, (Fish World) who will not sell a Pacu fry as a
> > cute fish. They will show a 350+ gal tank that holds 4 Pacu (fully
grown)
> > and a red tail cat fish (3+ feet) to show how big they will get. When
they
> > sell an Oscar the shop personnel will show a full grown one or two that
> are
> > in the shop. They will take back most every fish they sell and some they
> > didn't. None of the big cichlids they have sold have come back due to
the
> > shop policy of informing buyers as to the potential of size and feeding
> > needs. They even tell customers not flush dead fish down toilets, but to
> > take them to the backyard and dig a hole near a plant to get rid of any
> dead
> > fish. Now if you get fry he'll give the same deal as for any fish they
> take
> > in, 50 per cent of selling price.
> >
> > Heck I could bring exotics to them and get gas money for the long trips
we
> > take to do this task, not to forget the dry cleaning bill for my socks
> too.
> > And heck again the money could be pooled to by more nets after the
gators
> > get hold of them. But if we do "give" them away I hope the receiver pays
> for
> > boxing, and shipping costs.
> >
> > Just my thought today. JiM C.
> >
> > PS: The wild Tilapia and Placos are starting to set up nests around my
> house
> > (in the retaining ponds of course) I think March is starting to look
good
> > for rode trip again
> >
> > (for me its only 100 yards out back). JC
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "chuckmiro" <chuckmiro at wdn_com>
> > To: <nfc at actwin_com>
> > Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 9:49 AM
> > Subject: NFC: RE: buyer for exotics
> >
> >
> > > > ...remember guys sustainable commercially viable
> > > > exotic removal is the goal!!
> > >
> > > I'm sure you old-timers know what this sentence means but I would
> > appreciate
> > > a translation. :)
> > >
> > > Chuck
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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