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trilinearmipmap · #1 08-05-2010, 03:58 PM

I was thinking once this thread runs its course we could discuss gay marriage, abortion, and the Palestinian issue.

StirCrazy · #2 08-05-2010, 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by trilinearmipmap

I was thinking once this thread runs its course we could discuss gay marriage, abortion, and the Palestinian issue.

hmmm I guess if they had a picture of a fish tank in the church, office or desert and we included some talk on that also we could.

Steve

trinac · #3 08-05-2010, 05:17 PM

I have a 2" sailfin tang in a 90G aquarium!!! OMG I have wanted to get that off my conscience for a long time. JK

gobytron · #4 08-05-2010, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by trinac

I have a 2" sailfin tang in a 90G aquarium!!! OMG I have wanted to get that off my conscience for a long time. JK

HAHAHAHAHA....
I almost spit my coffee onto my keyboard when I read this.

gobytron · #5 08-05-2010, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by trilinearmipmap

I was thinking once this thread runs its course we could discuss gay marriage, abortion, and the Palestinian issue.

too funny.

MitchM · #6 08-05-2010, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by trilinearmipmap

I was thinking once this thread runs its course we could discuss gay marriage, abortion, and the Palestinian issue.

Anything to stay away from a tang police/ethics debate!
They never end well.

Mitch

naesco · #7 08-05-2010, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by MitchM

Anything to stay away from a tang police/ethics debate!
They never end well.

Mitch

Hey, Mitch, this was properly raised by a concerned reefer and there many others expressed their concern.

Your comment was and it was one of the better ones:
"As responsible hobbyists it's important that we pass along "best practices" methods as we learn from our collective experience.
How that comes across is sometimes misinterpreted. "

Many were unnecessary personal but hey I can take the heat.

MitchM · #8 08-05-2010, 09:22 PM

I have seen you take LOTS of heat over the years Wayne, and I certainly give you credit for that.

Sometimes it just looks like some discussions have the potential to go off the rails.

Mitch

gobytron · #9 08-05-2010, 09:22 PM

I just reread this whole thread...
couldn't really find anything personal?

lots of view points and some great discussion though...

Zoaelite · #10 08-06-2010, 01:34 AM

I find it interesting and a little disturbing that people are actually ganging up on the one advocating proper aquarium husbandry.

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one is a mammal and carries significantly higher intelligence.

The other is a fish.

If care levels were indicative of intelligence then I would be treating some people on this board like my old tamagotchi pet

. Why would you even factor that into how you care for something? Would it be acceptable to place everyone with Downs syndrome in a 5' by 5' room simply because there intelligence is lower than that of a regular person?

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You have a larger tank.
If you observe a tang in a 3 or 4 foot tank swimming and than observe one in a 6 foot + tank swimming it is easy to see the difference. In the small tank the tang kinda swims around and in the longer tank he really motors from one end to the other.
Tangs are swimmers and need the larger room longer tanks provide. (A Kole tang would be an exception though)

The reason I'm on board with Naesco is specifically because of this, when I upgraded from my 4' 60g to my 6' 170g and watched my tang in his new home I finally understood why people highly suggest a 6' tank for tangs. It's hard to describe if you have never seen it but those extra few feet really brought out the life in my little guy.

Looking at the other side of the field though there are much more heinous things going on out there, all we can really do as hobbyists is advocate for the absolute best in hopes that people will avoid the absolute worst's.