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naesco":385w8e1d said:There are zillions of Obamaites just waiting to make changes quickly.
I expect there will be federal money available shortly and you will not like the results.
Instead of continuing to sit on your a***s and do nothing, why don't you start drafting a list of Hawaiian unsuitable species and have industry volunteer not to continue harvesting same.
naesco":3dcsyih0 said:There are zillions of Obamaites just waiting to make changes quickly.
I expect there will be federal money available shortly and you will not like the results.
Instead of continuing to sit on your a***s and do nothing, why don't you start drafting a list of Hawaiian unsuitable species and have industry volunteer not to continue harvesting same.
spawner":pyqnq7eb said:Wayne the problem is that the people that keep writing this trash don't fully understand or care to learn about the problem they are trying to fix. Hawaii needs to at least look over to the east coast and see what Florida is trying to do. While Florida isn't perfect at least they have some structure. The bill writers should start with something that appears to be crafted with logic, they might get somewhere.
reefrash":234k6wvs said:Wow, sit on your asses? That would mean that we would all emulate you..... You know what, get rid of your tanks and you become less of the "problem", oh yeah , that's right you're in Canada your tank has 100% sustainably harvested animals :lol:
If correct. these statements would reflect very badly on the Waikiki Aquarium, which
displays both these fish groups. In reality, the Waikiki Aquarium currently houses two
Hawaiian cleaner wrasses that have been on display for over 20 months. They are both in
excellent health, and are fed exclusively on commercially available fish food. We also
have long-term exhibits featuring several 'coral-eating' butterfly fishes that feed greedily
on fish food. Clearly, the two statements from the bill quoted above are wholly incorrect.
If kept in suitable conditions and maintained by a skilled aquarist, almost any fish species
can be switched over to an alternative 'fish food' diet.
rgbmatt":3fh2uf9g said:There are four species of butterfly fish in Hawaii that really do need coral to survive and cannot be fed on anything else. Out of these, a grand total of eleven were caught in 2007.