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Would you guys like a little background on the birds vs. fish pet industry? The real reason that birds were banned in the first place was because the California Poultry lobby was stronger than the Pet Bird lobby. The poultry farmers were very convincing and managed to create a mass hysteria...

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Bill2: [QB]Also at what point does an artificial reef become a natural one? [QB]<hr></blockquote> Literally, when their lease runs out. You have to consider, if the rocks were never there...

LOL, honestly it would depend on who you asked, who's jurisdiction it fell under, what mood they were in that day. How many arm chair "scientists" were involved, and how fast you reacted. Rock farming is allowed on leased bottom here and actually falls outside of most of these regs. However...

Steve. ROTFL ty, Here's why. You can buy the rock from the quarry at $24 a ton. Lot cheaper than trying to make it. >If a baby fish will move into a "NEW" habitat, wont it as well move into a new vacancy in an old habitat? ie; {Harvest the fish in an established habitat}< Of course. But...

Glenn, It's not that easy to call or predict. You have too many variables (weather, disease, etc). One way or the other, you should leave enough wiggle room and err on the conservative side. Steve, that's my cousin (Sarah) in Bogart, Ga. a suburb of Athens. LOL Jerel

Let's try this another way! Say you have 5 piles of rock, and each pile has it's resident blue tang. If you remove tang #1, tang #2 will move up into it's place, tang #3 moves up, etc.Tang #5 is replaced by a juvenile that would not have survived. (No habitat) In this case you have created...

Very feasible, LOL You just have to be careful in not collecting fish too fast or you would be collecting the ones that just moved in and not a sustainable population. More habitat = more critters

Glenn's had his coffee! BTW, we are trying to plan a trip first of the year to visit Sarah (Bogart). Wanna do lunch

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote Glenn HI To go back to your original question. You are creating a place for these organisms to settle which was not there before. Without these new places, they would have been just swept away anyway with no where to...

ROTFLMAO I would have to turn myself into myself and dish out my own punishment. Don't worry, I'm fine. Jerel

Yes I can ROTFL

<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by MaryHM: <strong>Thanks! Luckily you didn't say "Break a neck", because I think there are a few people who would only be too happy to do that!! </strong><hr></blockquote> Well you can...

"Goodbye and thanks for all the fish" As long as the world's population continues to grow, the oceans will be farmed. Laying blame on one small segment of that only shows a severe case of near sightedness. The solution is not banning different forms of farming. The solution is having a healthy...

Mary, Congratulations on your new forum, break a leg girl! Best Wishes Jerel