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you are correct David, the hobby and fellow hobbyists are the most important thing business and industry will ebb and flow through trends in market forces and other influences and there will always be a market where people are prepared to spend money MAF are doing what they consider necessary to prevent any future problems that may arise from imports the past has proved the vulnerability of our native flora and fauna, they don't need more possible threats coming in good to be able to have these discussions on here as there are always 2 sides to a story

yes the taxpayer funds many sports, but they don't fund the industry behind them

i used one of the big gravel vacs with a short length of rigid pipe then about 19mm dia hose on it i cut the clear plastic tube down a bit though after observing where the turbulence for stirring up the gravel muck was greatest the extra length i the rigid bit allowed me o observe from the front of the tank while manipulating the vac

anything is possible in the confined space of a tank and single fish of different species

New Zealand Cup corals? retrieved from 10 metres of water anyone got a scientific name for them? shell on the left is a brachiopod i think

can always make more your design or mine

sad to hear

that is probably the crux of the matter and why the new system is being put in place

there a few different reasons why we have less importers a country this size with a relatively small population base will only support so many importers any how

i don't read that into it an emotive statement that i can understand though as you as an importer will have more compliance issues and costs costs that will have to be passed on and the hobbyist will end up paying

so no more carp in the fish-room then?

One of the first signs

a brilliant idea

well done executive

walking the talk

but everyone doesn't follow them yes but idiots in a bigger, heavier, harder machine

already have a species that could be expanded on here and some reference articles available put together a application based on this take application form and start to fill it out everyone keen attempt this them can edited to incorporate best parts some of the professionals on here could cast an eye on it submit as rapid assessment reef do you still have a copy of the shrimp submission?

having already done some work on a submission make it as simple for the applicants and MAF to work onas possible the first time

for a start it will be easier to make a submission on one species as reef said

do you have savings? ask to talk to a manager

sad to hear of the loss of a fish you have nurtured i too feel respectful in the same way hopefully the dissection will help increase your knowledge base