blacktarotannis;4379275; said:
You've got to be joking, right? That's the biggest scam of being a fish hobbist and enthusiast since the inception of the "Sea Monkey" advertisements and commercials.
If this commercial continues to be open to the general public, world wide, what does that say about us? How does it reflect on those of us true hobists and enthusiasts? I feel this commercial needs to be 86'd from all types of public media.
Even though I find it geared for kids who have nothing else better to do, it is quite misleading and you'd think the company's investor's and manufacturer(s), would be able to put their money into a more meaniingful purpose of fishkeeping. This is pretty lame stuff.
I'm not putting you down for your comment, blacktarotannis, but if you want to see something really neat, try doing this.
Get an egg bubbler, set it up, purchase some live native fish eggs from your Dept. of Wild Life, Fish and Game, (if this is something your DWLF&G will do), and hatch them out in the egg bubbler. Properly care for them, keeping in mind though as your hatching out your eggs in the egg bubbler, rearing them in breeder and grow out tanks, you should also keep a journal on their progress from the time they are in the egg bubbler, after birth through to their adulthood and watch them pair up and spawn themselves. Hence you have more eggs to hatch, and you are able start another cycle of life.
Keep a journal, not just on their growth, but EVERYTHING you do for them to maintain their survival, health and well being. One would be truly amazed when re-reading the journal, as to how much knowledge a person could obtain on an indepth study of a specific species of fish. That is neat, and a truly amazing accomplishment for any hobbyist.
