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Originally Posted by Matt Rogers Sue maybe you missed it, they tested a bunch of DNA samples and the one that was a perfect match was a strain that is common in fish stores. They even traced it back from the Monaco Oceanographic museum (directly above where the first invasion was) to an aquarium in Stugart Germany back in the 70's.
For those that did not see it, they are not sure what made this strain so resilient to temperature (a tropical plant that can survive cold winters in the Med. sea!) but their theories were an aquarium brew to a hardy sample that someone picked up and propagated.
Regardless of whether you believe any of the above, we as hobbyist have a responsibility, especially those on the coasts, do be damn careful how you get rid of it. My street gutter goes to a drain that goes directly to San Francisco Bay a few blocks away. When I was whining about caulerpa in my tank a while back, I was pulling it out and putting it in my freezer for days before I threw it out in the trash. I recommend that to anyone else. Fortunately my FoxFace pounded on the rest. |
No no, public aquariums, not ours (LFS)
They have abused the world aquarium far too long now. If one is talking about a public aquarium, you note the word PUBLIC prior to aquarium, which they (the media) has a real hard time understanding. I've actually had words with an edittor over this, as well as talked to several high up US F & W S agents. At least the agents understood the difference between hobby aquariums and public aquariums.