Perhaps John Doley in Darwin would be prepared to send you the real thing
from Australia if there was a regular order in it for him. Roy could give
you the details of how to contact him and set it up. That way you could
bypass the "make up your own name" Rainbowfish swindle.
Cheers
Bruce
Bruce Hansen, ANGFA
Check out our web site a http://www.angfa.org
Remember, "When in doubt, leave it out!"
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> From: Mike Adams Jr. <mfadam1 at pop.uky.edu>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] New Topic
> Date: Thursday, 27 March 1997 5:37
>
> As you may or may not know, I am one of those "evil" people who works at
a
> pet store and we sell a lot of rainbows. I do the best i can to maintain
> the integrity of the fish that we get in, fueled mainly by what i hear
here
> on the rml and in talking with others in this hobby. Sometimes, the
> wholesalers make it impossible for me to have any confidence in what i am
> selling. A couple of weeks ago, for example, I ordered what were
supposed
> to be red-finned macs from someone and was sent "red tail eight lines",
> instead. I didn't say anything until a week later and it was the first
> complaint they had heard about it. So, then, what am I to do? I have
> complete control over the fish (freshwater) that we bring in to the
store.
> At the end of next month, we will be moving to a new location that will
> include many more tanks, including bigger and smaller ones, plus a large
> holding facility in the back. What I would like to ask from the group,
> here, is for some suggestions as to how I can offer people quality
rainbows
> whose lineage i can be sure of. If these buggers grew more quickly, i
would
> be content to bring eggs and hatch them myself and raise the fry.
> Unfortunately, that is not the case. Are there any distrubutors out
there
> I might be missing that I should consider? I would even consider
bringing
> fish in from Europe if that's possible. I really feel that there is a
> market out there for quality fish of superior bloodstocks. Everyone here
> seems to have it in for the pet stores, and from what i've seen at other
> shops, i can't blame them too much. But there are some out there that do
> give a damn. What would you like to see? How would YOU do it
differently.
>
> MikeA
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> At 08:00 AM 3/26/97 +1000, you wrote:
> >Hello All,
> >
> >Since "hobbyist bashing" seems to be the flavour of the month over here
by
> >some of the so-called "commercial" breeders I would like Listmembers to
> >contribute their experiences, memories and imagination for a moment.
> >
> >Please tell us your impressions of the commercial offerings seen in
> >petshops. Also what you think was the cause of the problem. Perhaps we
can
> >offer them some ideas on how to improve their product instead of them
> >trying to eliminate the "backyarder" because they sell better fish
cheaper.
> >
> >Surely with the economies of scale the commercial breeder should be able
to
> >produce a cheaper fish. All we have to do is get them to produce a
better
> >fish. Having seen some of the commercial set-ups I will start the ball
> >rolling on causes ( I will leave my assessments of quality unsaid for
now).
> >
> >1. Poor selection of stock initially - especially females
> >2. Keeping breeders with fry
> >3. Allowing contamination of broodstock with other bloodlines (
especially
> >females), either accidentally with shared nets, overflows or ignorance.
> >4.Poor attention to culling of defects and poor performers. Nothing
looks
> >worse than uneven quality and sizes in a tank of supposedly
"professionally
> >produced" fish.
> >
> >
> >That's enough for now - let's hear form some others.
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >Bruce
> >
> >Bruce Hansen, ANGFA
> >Check out our web site a http://www.angfa.org
> >Remember, "When in doubt, leave it out!"
> >
> >
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> Mike Adams Jr.
> University of Kentucky
> Graduate Studies in Environmental Engineering
>
> "Those who say it can't be done better get out
> of the way of those who are doing it"
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> RSG
> ANGFA
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