Darren I'm not that easy to offend! I actually agree with you. But IMO there are some critters that at this stage should not be generally available. In this I include, Nautilus, Wunderpus, Mimic Octopus, and the blue ring family. There are several reasons, some we simply can't keep in the home environment yet (and they are rare/vulnerable species), students, researchers....whatever need to learn more about them and then get the care info out there! Others I feel are simply too dangerous (BR'S!) small kids will get their fingers in the tank (I reckon they're as good as octis at circumventing lids locks etc) and they often will "forget" instructions to look but don't touch! especially if they'e enthuisiastic and excited by the animal!
I do talk to people about animal care....all the time, I work in a public aquarium ( off until June tho!) and we teach aquarium technology and animal health classes (the latter primarily to vets and vet nurses).
The problem yesterday (apart from me having a REALLY bad day, dog with hemorrhagic enteritis, Mum nearly in hospital, brother in hospital{different reasons} and a lab manual to put together for this semester [all doing well.....except the manual] ) was that this chap rung up for info and what he really wanted was for me to OK his plan. He most certainly DID NOT want to learn anything. Maybe I should have told him to go drink a few glasses of sea water to learn how it differed from FW !!!
Anyway went home had a few wee and felt much better!
J
I do talk to people about animal care....all the time, I work in a public aquarium ( off until June tho!) and we teach aquarium technology and animal health classes (the latter primarily to vets and vet nurses).
The problem yesterday (apart from me having a REALLY bad day, dog with hemorrhagic enteritis, Mum nearly in hospital, brother in hospital{different reasons} and a lab manual to put together for this semester [all doing well.....except the manual] ) was that this chap rung up for info and what he really wanted was for me to OK his plan. He most certainly DID NOT want to learn anything. Maybe I should have told him to go drink a few glasses of sea water to learn how it differed from FW !!!
Anyway went home had a few wee and felt much better!
J