CBS Early show and Nemo

[Chad]

Originally Posted by kris

OH_MY Im horrified.

i fired of 2 from each of my 4 acounts. has anyone gotten any replys?

Your accounts?

[spikehs]

if you look at some of the early pages ~7-12 I think, there is a general response something to the effect: Thanks for you comments, due to the length of the segment we couldn't show everything we wanted to please refer to our website for proper care." yet there isn't' anything on the site about sw fish.

[Chad]

Originally Posted by spikehs

if you look at some of the early pages ~7-12 I think, there is a general response something to the effect: Thanks for you comments, due to the length of the segment we couldn't show everything we wanted to please refer to our website for proper care." yet there isn't' anything on the site about sw fish.

If that is the case they should have said that on the show. And let the listeners know that there is more too it than what they made it out to be.

Chad

[christyf5]

Ya, when she mentioned the part about putting dechlorinator in, I was wondering if she was putting the fish in freshwater or what.

[Quinn]

I took a quick look at their site and I'm not even sure they manufacture anything for marine tanks... that's like a Ford garage offering repair tips for BMW's. They can tell you it has an engine, tires and uses gas, but that's probably about it...

[kris]

Hey chad, yes a have 4 e-mail acounts that i use for difrent things.

[Dresden]

I'm so confused on how little she knew, whats with all the fish in that one tank? Why so many clowns in the tank behind them. Why does she think all these fish r raised on farms? YIKES

[christyf5]

Ya the "farmed" hippo tang was news to me

[sumpfinfishe]

Well I recieved a quick and likely response from Tetra this afternoon, nothing new just the same reply that they are mailing to everyone. Even still though, everyone should send a letter as we need to let them know that Canadian reefers are also upset at there actions.

Here is my letter and there reply:

To Whom it may concern:
I was completely disgusted to view your Finding Nemo promotion on the CBS morning show.
It's very alarming to see that the people at Tetra approve of keeping two clownfish, a blue tang, a starfish, and a seahorse all in one little 5gl tank!

It's ludicrous that Tetra approves of this kind of fish husbandry especially when you have the following opening statement on your webpage:

Be a responsible fishkeeper
What size tank do you need to ensure the health of the fish that you want?
What types of fish are compatible in your new aquarium?
How do you best care for the fish that you’d like to have in your aquarium?

All I can say is, I know quite a lot of people in the freshwater hobby that use your products, and after they see this segment of the Early Morning Show and also hear my complaints, I'm pretty sure that all of them will cease to support Tetra in the future.

a concerned reefkeeper
Rich.W-Vancouver, Canada

Thank you for writing to us about Tetra's appearance on the CBS Early Show.



The brevity of the segment prevented us from covering all of the points that we would have liked to cover. Tetra understands that setting up any aquarium is a complicated process and we refer people to responsible sources of information, such as a local retail pet professional or www.tetra-fish.com for more detailed information.



Your point is well taken. I can assure you that we will consider your concerns in all of our future endeavors.



Sincerely,



Tetra Consumer Relations

The email address for Tetra is:consumer@tetra-fish.com

[Trevor Robertson]

all I can say is holy CRAP!!!

I know more then this so called expert! Lets just put some water in a tank then dump in way to many fish as we sit back and let out kids watch nemo die.

Yippie