Recent content by aquatic ian

the import of red eared sliders have been fully banned here since the 50s a prohibited import plus a prescribed noxious species yet smugglers with thier peticoatsand bulging underpants have caused immense cost in having to drain local lakes and streams in an attempt to halt there...

we can indeed buy and sell some species of plecos they need to be on the list to be imported legally though another interesting situation we have locally is the fact that a fish might be illegal to import but not to own , as oposed to the koi example i gave earlier which is illegal the...

http://www.affa.gov.au/content/output.c ... F4BFEB90E9 here u go some posters for your shops cheers

rightly or wrongly the laws have been set up to protect the natural waterways and agriculture and aquaculture industries . lists of permited specimens are available as well as limited permitted sources. Interestingly enough fish are really the only animal freely traded , reptiles...

common sence tells me that the infrastructure to tackle such a project is huge ....charities cant and dont run on kind thoughts and best wishes ....they need cash like the rest of us well some one has to feed their familys too I dont mean to be critical but the charities on the...

we have just had similar legislation passed here that bans the keeping of taxifolia here , with similar bans to follow in other states, including it would seem queensland where it is also endemic in places every states legislation varies but it carries a hefty fine for its keeping selling etc...

cheers jenn thats the kinda thing im lookin for

can any one point us in the direction of some display price tags for retail fish (freshies and marine) having just moved the shop into new premises, a fresh lookin labeling system might go down well .......any thing barcoded could be particularly useful cheers Ian

can any one point us in the direction of some display price tags for retail fish (freshies and marine) having just moved the shop into new premises, a fresh lookin labeling system might go down well .......any thing barcoded could be particularly useful cheers Ian

just thought some of you guys might like to see the transcripts to a tv article run here (australia)on tuesday night its called saving nemo and covers collection of marine ornamentals in vanuatu not sure if any one knows much about the outfit but ,i would be interested in your comments...

why is it that fiji fish are asumed to be non chemical caught ? is it that the required chemicals arnt readilly available ? just curious

sorry champ , actually found it extremly distasteful

sorry champ , actually found it extremly distasteful

have you seen what happens to urchin shells when the urchin dies kalk ? in my limited experience it floats . i wouldnt expect reports of dead urchin shells on the bottom to be evidence of cyanide use , nor lack of shells as an argument its not happening

apologies for the off topic drift ah steve if only it were so simple , australians of late have a terrible , and shameful world record ..... we have egg on our face for going into iraq, without the un we mandortory detain children in prison because their parents have broken imigration...