wow this sounds like it will be a good time.

I am looking forward to putting some faces to your names.

I don't have anything to frag right now but am more then willing to shovel some cash your way if you have some little guys for me.

Well I am keeping the day open.

See you then

Well I'm hoping that everyone will at least enjoy the food and company,because the tanks are kinda blah.The only"reef"tank is my 44corner tank(still needs work)always looking for soft corals.Hey!maybe i can pick peoples brains for ideas on my big tank :razz:

Jim

chicki
i know the answer

sorry pressed the wrong button haha

they are all net caught, petcetera does not belive in that, and we do not deal with anyone that does that kinda thing, they are all net caught :) if you need more proof, i can find the number to head office and they can answer any qestions :)

:rolleyes: Not sure if I'd trust a store like that. No offense but between the staff and the marketing strategy...

Was recently speaking with a fellow who, only a short time ago, used to be a fish importer. He was telling me that the education process of net catching fish is an on-going process and that cyanide is still being used to catch fish, even by so-called reputable wholesalers.

It's much easier to cyanide catch fish and stun them than it is to set up a large net system and have the fishermen poke the section of fish-bearing reef with sticks and other prods then scoop up fish with all their wits about them in the net. As a result, according to my source, even in the best lfs cyanide caught fish may still comprise part of their stock, unfortunately.

believe what you wanna believe, i am not making you shop their

Lets try to keep this thread about the meeting and not LFS's or anything else, if you want to talk about those other things that have been beeten to death in this and other boads please start a new thread.

Thanks :lol:

Jesse, no problem, I'd like to stop by Big Al's, AI, etc. as well.

The debate over LFSs can wait until the meeting. Then we can settle our differences with a good ol' fashioned snowball fight. :mrgreen: One thing I will say though is that I buy from a store based on more than just whether they sell cyanide-caught fish (knowleadgability/attitude of staff, upkeep of tanks, selection)...

;)

Am I welcome Kuatto?
I'd like to show up.
I would be willing to bring some goodies for trade.
Not that I'm trying to bribe the group or anything. I thought I'd ask.
Some people see the stores as the "enemy" sort of. Just don't forget that I am a hobbyist first and I decided to pursue my hobby as a career. I'm just wondering if there will be room to trade as it appears it will have the atmosphere of a Tokyo subway!

Took ya long enough to ask :razz: you are more than welcome to show.As far as enough room,well the house is just under 2300 sq ft 5 bedrooms,3 baths,2 livingrooms and a den/sittin room,so I'm thinkin I should be o.k. for space :biggrin:
I guess evryone should bring some bags or buckets if there's tradin to be done.The onlything i got is some greenstripe shrooms and greenstar polyps i might be able to trade.

Jim

ps; nothin wrong with a good bribe :mrgreen:

Forgot to mention, I have some brown M. digitata frags to trade or sell.

oooh brown sticks!!!!!!! :cool:
Are those rare?

JK!!!! :biggrin:

Sorry I had to tease you Quinn

I'm lookin for stuff i can keep under Normal flur/actinic.

Jim

Same thing here and I am willing to trade cold hard cash for them as well. Also I don't mind small guys as I love to see them grow in my tank!

Can't wait for the meeting really looking forward to it

we should all post are pictures now, so we all know when we get their, who the heck everyone is, haha

Here's me...

http://quinn.rdcpsych.org/fish/melittle.jpg

The host:(thats me :mrgreen: )

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat...name-thumb.jpg

i uploaded my picture to the gallery :P so their

Quinn,

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!

I always pictured you as being older :razz:

I guess theres no alcohol for Quinn :razz:

Gosh I just realized that I'm going to have to miss this get together, as we're leaving that Friday morning for Oklahoma.
Is it still set for the 6th?
Anyways, I'll try for the next one

yes its still the 6th of Dec.
Do you really want to go?it will be too hot,get all sunburned! :razz:
oh well,no problem,see ya on the next one :mrgreen:

Jim

just to confirm we are meeting at 6:00PM right?

Could we make for 7ish? just so i can feed the rugrats :razz:
I do have some thick poly bags for anyone doing swapping of frags(about 12-13 bags)
I called my boss thinking i had a parade practise Sat night for medals/accomondations from Afghanistan,but its not untill Sunday night,so Sat is definatly still on :biggrin:
Jim

7:00 is fine (and better) for me too.

So lets do it.

See you then

7 pm on Sat, Dec 6 is good for Chris and I :smile:

I could also make small frags of purple tip brown M. digitata as well if anyone wants some...

Bev, are you interested in fragging any of your corals, perhaps your Pectinia sp.? :razz:

False alarm, guys we have our staff party that day and I don't think I'll be able to make it.

I'm going to miss your brown fuzzy sticks Quinn :cry:

Anyways sign me up for the next one. I will bring a goodie bag.

Thanks anyways Kuatto

Aww shucks man, and I fragged a bunch just for you. :cry:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

My ocellaris clowns would KILL me if I did that :eek:

I don't need any frags, and won't be bringing any.

:eek: What'd mean you don't need any frags!?There's always room for more frags. :razz: :mrgreen:

Jim

Jim, my tanks are full of corals, but none that I want to frag at the moment. The 42g reef is stuffed to the brim. The 72g reef has a number of relatively new softies and they're bound to outgrow the tank with the PCs on them. The 28 gal seahorse tank doesn't have any corals at all. Man, where am I going to put anything :eek:

I might bring some red macroalgae and some sort of caulerpa that I don't know the names of. The red MA is sort of like sargassum and is beautiful and slippery feeling. The caulerpa is from my SH tank and grows well, sort of in mounds, and is easy to control.

Here's my 72:

http://www.lostmymarblz.com/72gal-redo-tank-nov14-1.jpg

Here's my 42 with the red MA:

http://www.lostmymarblz.com/42gal-13.jpg

And here's my 28 SH tank with the caulerpa:

http://www.lostmymarblz.com/hh-bw-28gal-tank-6.jpg

Anybody want any of this MA?

see what you mean,wish i had that problem :frown:
I'll take some macro-algae if you remember.Very nice looking tanks.
See ya at the pary! :cool:

Got some for you, Jim :smile: Who else wants some MA?

ok its the 7th now, -makes mental note-

Beverly, do you breed sea horses, i wanted to get into doing that, or just having them, are they as hard to take care of as they say?

No, it's Dec 6 at 7 pm :smile:

SHs breed when they want to. Difficult to rear the fry, horses not hard to keep, but not in a reef. SHs must be captive bred to do well, not bought from the lfs where they are generally wild caught and won't eat anything but live food, and VERY hard to get them eating frozen. Cannot be kept in a refugium, no matter how many pods in there, because they have big appetites and will eat all the pods in no time.

I'll talk to you more at the party, on the 6th, about them if you want.

:eek: if you guys show up on the 7th,you'll be having a party without me because i'll be at military parade practice.Remember...Dec 06(sat) at 7:00 PM. :mrgreen: