scottallert
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...a baby queen angel about the size of a half dollar, a french angel the size of a quarter 2 coral banded shrimp, 10 hermit crabs all in my hospital tanks. and saw lots of other stuff.
today i went snorkling and causght...
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scottallert
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first the banded shrimp
the 2 angels
a tank shot a work in progress.
sorry for the crappy pictures, just a cheap digital camera.
the 2 angels
a tank shot a work in progress.
sorry for the crappy pictures, just a cheap digital camera.
scottallert
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scottallert
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palm beach inlet.
percula99
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It must be nice to go snorkeling and catch your own fish and inverts. Is there a legality issue with that? If I tried to do that and bring it back home to Canada I would get arrested at the border for not having the proper CITES permits. Is that not a problem down there? Of course, how could they inforce it everywhere, right? They can't patrol every inch of beach in Florida.
All that stuff, if bought in my LFS would run me about $240 plus tax up here. I guess you got a good deal.
You only have a 29 gallon however, and like DaveG99 mentioned, the angels are going to grow a lot. Do you have plans to upgrade your tank size to accomodate them?
All that stuff, if bought in my LFS would run me about $240 plus tax up here. I guess you got a good deal.
You only have a 29 gallon however, and like DaveG99 mentioned, the angels are going to grow a lot. Do you have plans to upgrade your tank size to accomodate them?
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waxy
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I don't think they would know unless you got a huge boat and catching the whole reef itself. Fish and corals.
If it's just tidbits I am sure for every fish you take, another 39 are born that very second.
Didn't you know?
90% of the world is covered in water.
There are 4 Billion people in the world, living on 10% of land.
4 Billion Times 90 = 90 Billion to Trillion Fishes left for you to catch!
Including Whales to Plankton!
If it's just tidbits I am sure for every fish you take, another 39 are born that very second.
Didn't you know?
90% of the world is covered in water.
There are 4 Billion people in the world, living on 10% of land.
4 Billion Times 90 = 90 Billion to Trillion Fishes left for you to catch!
Including Whales to Plankton!
scottallert
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it is legal and yes wildlife officers will check your boat or my 5 gallon jug that i was using to store them for the ride home. and yes i know they will get huge i am only keeping them for part time , then will let them out to a lfs or a local.
percula99
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I wasn't busting your chops scottallert. I was just speculating about what would happen if I went down south and tried to bring something back with me. I envy you the opportunity to be able to do what you do. I went to Hawaii and I was snorkeling with a school of very large Naso tangs. They never even tried to get away from me. They must see people often. I thought to myself how beautiful one of these would be in my tank, but of course you can't board a plane with a fish in a bag.
I asked about your plans for the fish because there are people out there who wouldn't think twice about keeping fish in a tank that wasn't suited for the fish they have. Would you ever release them back into the wild when they grow?
I asked about your plans for the fish because there are people out there who wouldn't think twice about keeping fish in a tank that wasn't suited for the fish they have. Would you ever release them back into the wild when they grow?
philter4
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Scottallert, great catch, but the french is a grey. The way to tell them apart is the color on the tail, in the french the tail is black surrounded by a complete yellow circle, in the grey the tail has a "C" shaped yellow bar, not a complete circle.
Percula99, there are no CITES paperwork for any of those fish or inverts. You do need a permit, but you can get it (at least here in the U.S.) from your local fish and wildlife office. I used to import and export fish for a living, and we shipped to Canada at least once a month, we would just go to the offices and fill out the paperwork, drop the fish off at the airport and they would go. You'll have more involved with customs and inspection then you will with anything else. On your end I'm not sure what you need, but it should be easy to find out just by asking.
Percula99, there are no CITES paperwork for any of those fish or inverts. You do need a permit, but you can get it (at least here in the U.S.) from your local fish and wildlife office. I used to import and export fish for a living, and we shipped to Canada at least once a month, we would just go to the offices and fill out the paperwork, drop the fish off at the airport and they would go. You'll have more involved with customs and inspection then you will with anything else. On your end I'm not sure what you need, but it should be easy to find out just by asking.
scottallert
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i dont know if i want to release them because i dont want them to go in shock and die id prefer someone local to get them from me so they have a chance of survival,
about the naso tanks fish love to swim up t you i always see giant angels coming up to like school(swim with me) fish really dont get scared as much as people think
scottallert
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a gray angel, i did not know that
thank you
thank you
scottallert
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updated pics, eating well not nipping at each other doing great
srry for the crappy pics, the gray angel never stops moving.
srry for the crappy pics, the gray angel never stops moving.
GoBigOrGoHome
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wow. I didn't know that was anywhere near legal. Sounds like a good spring break trip idea to me... time to talk to the roommates.
