Law School & Reggie's Tropical Fish

Hello DEAR Hobbyists!! Good News and Bad News... I applied for a Law School and have not received an acceptance yet. If I do get accepted (I hope in GOD), Reggie's Tropical Fish marine collector MDL FL license will be up for sale in December 2012. Otherwise, Terry and I will return to business, at least until next Summer.

Sorry for disappointing you, but please wish me good luck! I will keep you updated.

Thank you for being our valuable customer. Happy Holidays!

Lionfish Curiosity

For some folks it may be news, but not for others. It has been while that lionfish is considered danger for our Caribbean Reefs. It is a non-natuve predator fish. They are invasive to this ocean. Some people described lionfish as a formidable predator that can devastate fish populations wherever it feeds. For the past 3 years Terry and I noticed that we cannot find easy any of the juvenile angelfishes, gobies and some other species. We are collectors for fish tank, but the is not much of demand for selling these guys. Another way that the Florida state found to promote the eradication of the lionfish is promoting annual derbies in the FL Keys. Read more here. And you would never imagine: LIONFISH IS A GREAT FISH to be consumed. It is Delicious! I've tried myself. Most of our divings we come across to lionfishes that size varies between 5" to 12". We must kill it and most of the time we do not bring to the boat due to the amount of work between not getting poked by their venomous spikes and the live tropical collected critters. So, it is a waste of flavorful meal. BUT, if you want to give it a try, eat Lionfish. There are many recipes online, but be careful. It takes a lot to fillet it. See this video how to safely fillet a lionfish. It seems cruel fro some hobbyists but the reality is that if the lionfish eats the other fishes from the reefs, our reefs will be completely unbalanced and consequently dead. So, let promote to eradicate this evasive specie from the Atlantic Ocean. Some people believes that to have saltwater tropical fish in a tank is wrong and others criticizes that we are marine life collectors (even thou very well regulated by the state). All of these people do not realize that nature causes more damage they we humans with our hobbies. Well, this is the way I think. It doesn't mean that I am right or wrong... PS: I will proof read later... Tiredness is knocking at my door. Bye

Let's try again... Being a Blogger

Reggie's Tropical Fish... Blogger?

Here is the deal. About 2 years ago, I thought that to write a blog was very cool, but I did not realize that had to be a dedication involved. After every diving, I think "well, I wish I had the energy to write down every diving and harvesting experiences that we had today"... And guess what? I forget and the next day it doesn't seem so interesting anymore. But here I am... trying again. I just made another amateur movie of my little nano tank (BioCube 8 gallons) that I have in my office. I thought that some folks would think that watch a Pederson Cleaner Shrimp hanging on a Condy Anemone and juvenile Jacknife fish (collected in the Caribbean ocean, but on the Gulf side) would be interesting. So, you can search the video on youtube under Caribbean Tropical Fish. We sold about 7 Pederson Shrimp along with some other inverts to a nice customer in California. Unfortunately, UPS disappointed me so much! We had shipped next day air delivery, and for the first time UPS did not delivered on time. and YES, I had 1 DOA of a Emerald Crab. But, so far... so good! Everything else survived and this was what our customer sent by email.

"Oh WOW, can't thank you enough again for the GREAT communication, instant responses, and wonderful inverts that you have sent me as well as the AWESOME extras. I'll definitelly give a GREAT review on your FaceBook page and youtube video. Hope everything arrives safe and healthy! Thanks, cheers, and Happy Reefing!!!"

C'om... You tell me if this is not great! This email is one of my motivations to keep this blog alive. Thank you Ryan and all other hobbyists that give and gave us the opportunity to supply your marine life critters.