(Hi Adrian) I am one Of those "commercial", people and MY "point of view"
is very different from that you were offered a couple of years ago.
Perhaps that fellow is in another business now (may-be a florist)
>From where I stand all rainbows are VERY commercial. Last fiscal year our
farm sold 29,897 rainbows. Of these 6,987 were PNG Bows. Further more the
PNG Bows were almost half the $ value of total rainbow sales. The income
was well over $30,000 representing 41% of total sales! (this does not
include over 1000 I gave away) Believe me this is one Queenslander that is
defiantly having a say in the process, through our industry assoc. and
personally. I would like to see a little more direct action, like a little
letter writing from our list participants to their local M.P.
So far as the price is concerned I am continuing to reduce prices as we
become more efficient at our job. (thanks a lot to ANGFA members help) By
the way some are easier than tetras and barbs
Then DOC Bruce Hanson ( have you got red hair :-) ) wrote
future scenario for
Rainbowfish
in the commercial world is that several (or perhaps dozens of) colourful
crossbred
aquaculture creations are likely to be the only things on offer in aquarium
shops.
Bruce, go and wash your mouth out with something sterile!
One of the greatest things that add value is the fact that rainbows are
from particular geographic locations. Even the humblest of rainbows has
special commercial value JUST because it is from a particular spot. If
cross breeding became the practise then we would end up with a small number
of commercial species. Only those with extreme colour would be sort after
by the consumer. We would probably have one red one, one white one, and one
with a bit of s...... on. Sounds like good words for a song. Anyway what
you say about a "code of ethics" sounds like an excellent idea, any reason
why this should not be discussed at the AGM in Sydney next month?
Boy you guys know how to get me going :-) I just want to be a happy little
lurker like Andy Wattem. Hi Andy :-)
Best Regards,
Bruce Sambell
Aquarium Fishfarms of Australia
President Aquaculture Assoc. of Queensland
<ausyfish at tpgi.com.au>