BAN of Shrimps Sales on AQ... so where else??

[bilis]

[QUOTE=vinz;695401]We usually prefer not to wash dirty laundry in public, but in cases where the person wants to keep being difficult...


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Hi ,
it is Shrimperax here

It is hilarious to see your reactions towards my opinions. If you are not what I said to be then why are you so mindful/offended by what I said? Are you guilty conscious or simply did I just hit on your sore spot?


Now let me get back to the topic. I am glad that you mentioned that there are actually some discussions on-going which also means that the ban will somehow be lifted soon .The people that receives the utmost benefits then, are the hobbyist. The vibrancy of this forum is attributed to the minimal amount of restrictions you have in this forum and I hope it stays this way. It is not that I want to bad-mouth another forum but just look at how much does it feels like a 'ghost town' over there. That is the result of excessive restrictions in place. I respect that this is your ground and that I also had enough of this long-drawn debate with you- which probably wouldn't change anything.Thus with this post I shall return to my lurking state in this forum with a new ID. This is my part of making peace with you and that I do not hope to return to this thread again to re-open this 'war' with your next reply.


Peace-out

[hardric]

Wow... First u you mock the mod by claiming his reactions are funny, etc etc. Then u you offer peace by being a lurker (ie totally no contribution to the community). Unbelievable.
But it doesn't matter, since u you will not be returning to the thread. So i guess u you will not read my comments.

Peace out.

[vinz]

[QUOTE=bilis;695477]

We usually prefer not to wash dirty laundry in public, but in cases where the person wants to keep being difficult...


...QUOTE]
Hi ,
it is Shrimperax here

It is hilarious to see your reactions towards my opinions. If you are not what I said to be then why are you so mindful/offended by what I said? Are you guilty conscious or simply did I just hit on your sore spot?


... This is my part of making peace with you and that I do not hope to return to this thread again to re-open this 'war' with your next reply.


Peace-out

You certainly have an odd way of making peace. Alright, we'll close that matter here.

[paradox]

Actually, most of the people posting are sellers. But I'm a buyer, never sold anything for profit. Been breeding shrimps for about 1.5years. I must say that I was disheartened to learn that selling of shrimps were not allowed because I used to scour the forums everyday hoping to see cheap shrimps being on sale! For example "SS CRS" can range from $4 to $10/piece.

When I started I wanted to try everything. And I was a student then. So the cheaper the better. I bought from Seaview, C328, Polyart, GC, and a couple of breeders. I still remember my best buy was $10 for 40 cherries. Today the cherries have multiplied and somehow became Sakuras and Fire Reds. On the other hand I bought some cheap CRS from an LFS and it slowly lost colour totally, while others I bought from some breeders had nicer colours.

So as someone who started out in a tight budget, I must say the Buy/Sell section of Shrimps amongst other things was what spurred me to carry on. I didn't care if someone sold for profit or if someone sold me worse grade shrimps than what they advertised. I got to see the goods before paying. And today, I have 3 tanks. This definitely wouldn't have happened if I didn't have the chance to buy from breeders. I guess I'm lucky I've already started. It's just sad to know that there may be other potential shrimp hobbyists who may not start due to the high cost of nice shrimps at LFS.

So yups, from another perspective, perhaps potential shrimp buyers are the ones who end up more unfortunate.

But on another note, I'm fully grateful to AQ. If not, I wouldn't have started this hobby!

[EvolutionZ]

Actually, most of the people posting are sellers. But I'm a buyer, never sold anything for profit. Been breeding shrimps for about 1.5years. I must say that I was disheartened to learn that selling of shrimps were not allowed because I used to scour the forums everyday hoping to see cheap shrimps being on sale! For example "SS CRS" can range from $4 to $10/piece.

When I started I wanted to try everything. And I was a student then. So the cheaper the better. I bought from Seaview, C328, Polyart, GC, and a couple of breeders. I still remember my best buy was $10 for 40 cherries. Today the cherries have multiplied and somehow became Sakuras and Fire Reds. On the other hand I bought some cheap CRS from an LFS and it slowly lost colour totally, while others I bought from some breeders had nicer colours.

So as someone who started out in a tight budget, I must say the Buy/Sell section of Shrimps amongst other things was what spurred me to carry on. I didn't care if someone sold for profit or if someone sold me worse grade shrimps than what they advertised. I got to see the goods before paying. And today, I have 3 tanks. This definitely wouldn't have happened if I didn't have the chance to buy from breeders. I guess I'm lucky I've already started. It's just sad to know that there may be other potential shrimp hobbyists who may not start due to the high cost of nice shrimps at LFS.

So yups, from another perspective, perhaps potential shrimp buyers are the ones who end up more unfortunate.

But on another note, I'm fully grateful to AQ. If not, I wouldn't have started this hobby!

Totally agreed, its such a pity that i cant buy any shrimps through AQ now when i just started a shrimp tank. got to hunt from LFS and pay a higher price...

[Dcloud]

Just a thought though, but would making the rating system compulsory be a good idea?
Eg, for every sales made, both buyer and seller have to oblige the system into rating the other party..

Honestly as i typed the above words.. i realised that this system could be falsified by having friends rate each other without any actual transaction..

In fact when i finally had the guts to step into this hobby after lurking awhile(research etc), i didnt know the issues faced by the moderators.
Mainly because, i have never traded here, only in another local forum a long while back.
So with that, i have no personal account on the trade in this community, especially not deviating, the trade of shrimps.

Well, in the end i am just throwing ideas.. maybe someone can improve on mine?
(not sure about the back-end difficulty either.. my bad)

[chansl]

I guess i started not at a right time .. Left the hobby a while ago .. Now got my tank setup but no shrimp to buy ... I guess i have to go back to LFS to get some Fire Yellow shrimp .. Sigh

[EvolutionZ]

got all my shrimps for my new tank from LFS too. thats the only place left for us

[Saiberg]

Hope AQ re-allow the shrimp sale again soon... Especially crs etc..


To Fish and Beyond....

[dnsfpl]

can sell but can trade?

im quitting office crs tank

keeping hardy fish is a lot easier

[sateman]

Didn't know that giving away shrimps on market place is also considered taboo although the ban only specified Shrimps Sales...hmmm

[eddy planer]

Didn't know that giving away shrimps on market place is also considered taboo although the ban only specified Shrimps Sales...hmmm

Give away shrimps??? FOC?? i never keep these pricy shrimps before, pm me I love to try to keep it if any

[sateman]

Give away shrimps??? FOC?? i never keep these pricy shrimps before, pm me I love to try to keep it if any

Just gave away some recently but those very low grade ones..colourless specimens. The kind that you'd only use for suicide battles..hehe

[eddy planer]

Suicide shrimps or kamikaze shrimps? It sounds so interesting!!! I want i want!

[zyblack]

Bumpz. In case mods forget entirely about this issue and people are limited to buying shrimps from Green Chapter.

[howie]

Just thinking out loud... can we have a thread to express our interests in buying shrimps instead then?

[argv1900]

Agree with this.

Just thinking out loud... can we have a thread to express our interests in buying shrimps instead then?

[ZackZhou]

New option, sell tau huay tub, foc shrimp. jk

[thebaldingaquarist]

New option, sell tau huay tub, foc shrimp. jk

Nice option!
This forum will have the most expensive water/tau huay tub/ hornworts/ etc..

[Saiberg]

I agree...

Just thinking out loud... can we have a thread to express our interests in buying shrimps instead then?