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too hard to grow copepods, try feeding frozen brine shrimp and white worms.

Nice looking coral Jardini Coral

Go and see a Accountant. might cost you a $1k but worth it. Accountant will do a budget and forecast to work out what you need to earn to make a go of it. Big thing when starting up a Business is capital. so if you don't have $30-$40k surplus cash in the Bank to play with then it will be a struggle. Big issues with Marines is that too many people that can't afford it are getting into marines which is not great for the Hobby as everyone wants it cheap. Prices will never come down in the long run , especially given everything around us is going up in price. Setting up a decent Marine store is going to cost well over $50k, doing it cheap never works out.

It is a interesting topic.

Like with any fish it depends on how good your water quality is and quality of food.

Should give them special names and sell them for lots of money :sml1:

Just checking to see if FNZAS has earned respect with MAF yet? Have not seen any new fish on the list yet.

Its no brand, got them specially made up, Best unit you will ever own for $50.

I have a used one for $50

Not so, if they are on the allowed list then they would have been in the country,

The stuff is crap , does not work. No marine is going to be ready in 3 days, as for the star polyps they need lots of water movement to open.

Cloudy ammonia works well, used it to cycling many Marine tanks.

Sounds very dynamic. So basically nothing is being done. Not sure what MAF has got to do with anything. First process is to get ERMA approval for any fish, not MAF.

Wonder if any fish have been added yet after 12 months.

None are commonly available as they are too expensive for the average hobbyist and not easy to keep. However the cultured Kuda are easy if they come from a good supplier. Kuda and reidi are most common.

reidi

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It is odd, However cheaper than than dealing with MAF, they charge over $1500 to count a few fish.

Basically you have to come up with the dep to secure the purchase. The bank has no security so it can't give you the deposit. as you are borrowing 95% you will use your owe money to pay to the real estate agent. Most Real Estate companies asked for 10% , however it can be negotiated.

No. You can get freshwater skimmers , however they are expensive.

Not really, all had to be down to species level, that is the way it has been for 6 years. Not issue with mis spelling, its minor detail that does not effect the importation of fish. many high risk fish are not really high risk, mostly classified as high risk because it is based on assumptions. Love too, but i work 80 hours a week already.

Thus far i have added most of the fish on the list. mostly salt water as that is my area of expertise, however i have also added a large range of fresh water fish with the help of some of the freshwater importers. Someone else with passion needs to add fish as already the freshwater importers are not importing some fish species due to the likely hood of them being destroyed if many die in quarantine. At this stage it seems unlikely anything will be added as MAF is not replacing the head vet, so it might be a few years before they replace him. First stage of approval is Erma , So that will take some time. The Fish Hobby needs a society that has a voice as currently we are lame mullets . MAF has been influcened by people in the aquaculture industry who are assuming that the Hobby is major risk, so hence all the ridged standards to importing fish. MAF approach to fish importing is to assume the worst , not reality. The fact is that the aquaculture industry causes lots of issues . Money talks http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/blue_planet/problems/aquaculture/

Which end of the month , is it july 2015?

the jewel is a good size tank, I would get a hang on skimmer so you will not need a sump. the t5s should be pretty good to keep most corals, i would get a white bulb as it will brighten the tank, Most salt mixes like red sea is ok, the cheaper salts are not great. the amount of rock is up to you, some tanks look cool with very little rock, You will also need a way to filter your tape water. get a decent ro/di filter.

did not know you are the pricing police. So many people give up beause they do it cheap because some beginner told them it is easy, how many animals have to die before you wake up, they are not deposable items. No doubt in the near future they will not be able to be collected. best to do it correctly from day one, Do the research. Small tanks are cheaper to set up but harder to look after due to the small volume of water.