The Reef-Keeping Hobby In China

TheSaltwaterGuy · 11-17-2010, 05:43 PM

Pretty freaken awesome!

Matt Rogers · 11-17-2010, 09:01 PM

Agreed. Could I implore you to take pics in the store next time and start a thread on it?

steve wright · 11-17-2010, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TheSaltwaterGuy

Pretty freaken awesome!

Thank you

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Originally Posted by Matt Rogers

Agreed. Could I implore you to take pics in the store next time and start a thread on it?

Will do Matt, I have made a few purchases there, and will do next trip, so I believe they will be fine with me taking pictures

Steve

Matt Rogers · 11-17-2010, 09:14 PM

CooL!

sostoudt · 11-17-2010, 09:22 PM

Thanks so much for this thread steve. It's interesting to see the hobby developing in other countries

johnike · 01-09-2011, 05:32 AM

Nice write Steve. I like the third picture, the fish seems to be eating off the table.

steve wright · 01-09-2011, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by sostoudt

Thanks so much for this thread steve. It's interesting to see the hobby developing in other countries

Its about time I updated Sostoudt - Ill be there Thursday this week I will take the camera

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Originally Posted by johnike

Nice write Steve. I like the third picture, the fish seems to be eating off the table.

thank you John
good spot on the well mannered Angel fish

Steve

johnike · 01-09-2011, 05:52 AM

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Originally Posted by steve wright

Its about time I updated Sostoudt - Ill be there Thursday this week I will take the camera

thank you John
good spot on the well mannered Angel fish

Steve

Thanks, and good evening!

MarineHobbyist · 05-27-2011, 11:27 PM

Sorry for the thread bump. But I just have to say that this is a very good thread and a very nice read. I'm thinking of making a similar one but on the reef keeping hobby in the Philippines. We have a place here very similar to Fang Cun.

I've been to GuangZhou twice this year on business and visited FangCun numerous times while I was there.

It was there that I first saw an achilles tang in real life, a queen angel, blue girdled angel, and a lot of other species as well. We don't get so many of those here in the Philippines. I was also surprised b the price differences between the livestocks available in China, here and in the US (the ones I see online at least).

I bought a few things while I was in FangCun, some LEDs, wavemakers, and others. How I wish I could have bought livestock and sneaked them back to my country, but I couldn't.

Btw Steve, a friend of mine who usually goes to GuangZhou as well, told me that there's another place in GuangZhou similar to FangCun except that the other one is mostly saltwater stores. Would you happen to know what the name of that place is? I might fly back to GuangZhou again soon.

steve wright · 05-28-2011, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by MarineHobbyist

Sorry for the thread bump. But I just have to say that this is a very good thread and a very nice read. I'm thinking of making a similar one but on the reef keeping hobby in the Philippines. We have a place here very similar to Fang Cun.

I've been to GuangZhou twice this year on business and visited FangCun numerous times while I was there.

It was there that I first saw an achilles tang in real life, a queen angel, blue girdled angel, and a lot of other species as well. We don't get so many of those here in the Philippines. I was also surprised b the price differences between the livestocks available in China, here and in the US (the ones I see online at least).

I bought a few things while I was in FangCun, some LEDs, wavemakers, and others. How I wish I could have bought livestock and sneaked them back to my country, but I couldn't.

Btw Steve, a friend of mine who usually goes to GuangZhou as well, told me that there's another place in GuangZhou similar to FangCun except that the other one is mostly saltwater stores. Would you happen to know what the name of that place is? I might fly back to GuangZhou again soon.

Thanks Marine Hobbyist
a thread on the hobby in the Philipines would be interesting for me to read
I agree lots of variety on fish and corals available

another place like Fangcun but more saltwater?
I do not know it, and if you find anything out about it
please drop me a PM as I would enjoy visiting an alternative venue

Fangcun aquarium market has expanded in last 12 months and they now have a newer complex 200 yards down the road to accomodate over spill from original site
the majority of stalls and shops on new site are freshwater
but there are 2 shops that specialise in reef tanks and both of these have frags regular in addition to imported goods such as Salifert test kits, Rowa GFO, Korallia wave makers - genuine, Tunze turbelles , and Pries additives (Calc Mag, alk etc designed for use with the balling method predominantly)

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TheSaltwaterGuy Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New York Age: 16 Posts: 2,163 Skin: Dark Karma: 469143	Pretty freaken awesome!

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Matt Rogers KingFish Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Berkeley, Ca. Age: 43 Posts: 12,377 Skin: Mint Karma: 12432122	Agreed. Could I implore you to take pics in the store next time and start a thread on it?

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Matt Rogers KingFish Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Berkeley, Ca. Age: 43 Posts: 12,377 Skin: Mint Karma: 12432122	CooL!

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sostoudt Giant Squid Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chesterfield, VA Age: 26 Posts: 5,986 Skin: Mint Karma: 901090	Thanks so much for this thread steve. It's interesting to see the hobby developing in other countries

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johnike Astrea Snail Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: BFE West of Chicago,East of Quad Cities,South of Rockford,North of Peoria Posts: 40 Skin: Mint Karma: 41708	Nice write Steve. I like the third picture, the fish seems to be eating off the table.

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MarineHobbyist Flamingo Tongue Join Date: May 2011 Location: Philippines Posts: 117 Skin: Mint Karma: 13916	Sorry for the thread bump. But I just have to say that this is a very good thread and a very nice read. I'm thinking of making a similar one but on the reef keeping hobby in the Philippines. We have a place here very similar to Fang Cun. I've been to GuangZhou twice this year on business and visited FangCun numerous times while I was there. It was there that I first saw an achilles tang in real life, a queen angel, blue girdled angel, and a lot of other species as well. We don't get so many of those here in the Philippines. I was also surprised b the price differences between the livestocks available in China, here and in the US (the ones I see online at least). I bought a few things while I was in FangCun, some LEDs, wavemakers, and others. How I wish I could have bought livestock and sneaked them back to my country, but I couldn't. Btw Steve, a friend of mine who usually goes to GuangZhou as well, told me that there's another place in GuangZhou similar to FangCun except that the other one is mostly saltwater stores. Would you happen to know what the name of that place is? I might fly back to GuangZhou again soon.