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]]> http://www.clownfishes.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/27/37/feed/ http://www.clownfishes.com/blog/index.php/2007/10/28/free-fish-aquarium-fish/ http://www.clownfishes.com/blog/index.php/2007/10/28/free-fish-aquarium-fish/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2007 02:46:08 +0000 Administrator News http://www.clownfishes.com/blog/index.php/2007/10/28/free-fish-aquarium-fish/ tracking ]]> http://www.clownfishes.com/blog/index.php/2007/10/28/free-fish-aquarium-fish/feed/ Clown Fish - don’t read this if you are a typical consumer http://www.clownfishes.com/blog/index.php/2007/07/20/clown-fish-dont-read-this-if-you-are-a-typical-consumer/ http://www.clownfishes.com/blog/index.php/2007/07/20/clown-fish-dont-read-this-if-you-are-a-typical-consumer/#comments Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:08:03 +0000 Administrator News http://www.clownfishes.com/blog/index.php/2007/07/20/clown-fish-dont-read-this-if-you-are-a-typical-consumer/ when the movie Nemo impacted the sale of clownfishes I was too busy struggling with my business to pay attention to the disgusting chain of events that followed - I know a lot of aquarium retailers exploited the sudden surge in demand - and given that aquarium retailers do little or nothing to discourage ignorant demanding consumers the result was inevitable - clownfishes are one of the species of fishes currently aquacultured / bred in captivity and can be mass produced - as a result they are affordable and readily available - so any asshole can sell them and any asshole can afford to buy them - AND THEY DID en masse

why do I say asshole?

because what motivates consumers and suppliers alike is the almighty buck - if you can afford it - you have a right to own it - and if you can sell it - well what the hell if the person buying the clownfish is dooming it to death -

after all it's a disposable - right?

WRONG - what should be disposable are the consumers who care little for nature, the environment and anything other then themselves and placating rather than educating their children - and the retailers who are just consumers selling to other consumers!]]> http://www.clownfishes.com/blog/index.php/2007/07/20/clown-fish-dont-read-this-if-you-are-a-typical-consumer/feed/ Counter http://www.clownfishes.com/blog/index.php/2007/05/05/24/ http://www.clownfishes.com/blog/index.php/2007/05/05/24/#comments Sat, 05 May 2007 22:29:34 +0000 Administrator News http://www.clownfishes.com/blog/index.php/2007/05/05/24/ Visitor Counter by Digits

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]]> http://www.clownfishes.com/blog/index.php/2007/03/18/22/feed/ WHAT IS EXPERTISE? http://www.clownfishes.com/blog/index.php/2007/01/30/20/ http://www.clownfishes.com/blog/index.php/2007/01/30/20/#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:58:47 +0000 Administrator News http://www.clownfishes.com/blog/index.php/2007/01/30/20/ I consider myself a Discus expert ... and I'm sure most Discus experts will disagree with me .... I've hardly ever kept Discus and have never bred them ......

then again when it comes to any aquarium fish I feel I'm an expert ... regardless of any hands on experience .....it's definately all the mistakes I've made over 50 years .... and mistake by mistake I''ve gotten better & better

basically the literature covers the basic ingredients for success .. although I caution you to read many, many books & magazines ... ... this research is important with Discus as well as any other fish available to the hobby ...... regardless of price!

emulating their natural environment is rule number one ... in some cases such as Discus, the fish are less tolerant and the margin of error is slim or nil ....

Discus HAVE lived for more than 17 years in captivity ... think about that .....

ph, water quality, temperature, lighting and physical layout .... it's not rocket science ....

many fish die because the aquarium keeper loses interest, gets lazy, wasn't prepared to properly care for the aquarium, or went on vacation :-)

the most important ingredient for breeding fish is nutrition ... in many cases knowing something about "spawning triggers" such as changes in climate ... rainfall, temperature, sunlight, ph etc will increase the probability of something happening .....

the rules I preach for all aquariums apply to all fish ... one is water volume ... since the more water volume the more stable the physical and chemical environment .... stability is important with the exception of instigating a change as a spawning trigger ..... of course knowing a LOT about the fish you are working with is essential ....

Breeding fish like anything else in life can be easy or difficult depending on how much effort you put into knowing what you are doing ...... READ!

Breeding is without question the most enjoyable aspect of the aquarium hobby ... the different characteristics of fish offer plenty of challenges and insight into the wonderful world of nature that surrounds us.

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