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NFC: Re: Re: Re: Re: RE: buyer for exotics (PS: road trip)
I could point you to some good sites on how to set up a compost pile. My
aunt eva used to put a fish under each tomato plant when she planted it and
she always had the biggest fattest juiciest tomatos.
Chris Hedemark - Hillsborough, NC
http://yonderway.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Capelle" <JCapelle at tampabay_rr.com>
To: <nfc at actwin_com>
Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 4:46 PM
Subject: 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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