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THEAMAZINGHAWAIIANMICROLOBSTERS!
MICROLOBSTERBASICSSECTION
FUKUBONSAI'S
BREAKTHROUGHDISCOVERY!
ISITOKAYTOSUBJECTCREATURESTOAPOORENVIRONMENTORIS
THEPRACTICETOBESOUNDLYCONDEMNED?

AREPETSTOBENURTUREDANDPROVIDEDTHEBESTPOSSIBLECARE
ORARETHEYTOBEABUSED,TREATEDASCURIOSITIES,ORFEDTOOTHER
ANIMALS?

WARNING:BLUNTLYPRESENTED
FACTSMAYOFFENDYOU!
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BeforeIoffendanyone,Iwanttomakemypositionveryclear.Idisagreewithmostpeople
whocurrentlyselltheRedHawaiianAnchialinePondShrimp(Halocarindinarubra)whichisknownin
Hawaiiasopaeula.Theysellitinavarietyofways,underdifferent"commonnames,"indifferent
containers,orfordifferentpurposes.

Ibelievethatopaeulaareamazingcreatureswithuniquequalitiesthatshouldbe
appreciated,nurturedandlovedaspets.Itreallybothersmethattheyarecondemnedtoalong,slow
deathsealedinairtightglassandpromotedasartandscience.Istronglydisagreewiththosewhosell
themas"perfectpetsthatneverneedtobefed!"Ihavenothingincommonwiththosewhotreatour
belovedopaeulaas"livefood"or"treats"astheyfeedthemtoaquariumseahorsesormarinefish!

Opaeulaarerelativelyinexpensiveandareavailablefromthosewhocollectthemfromthe
remaininganchialinepondsforuseaslivefood.Marineaquariumhobbyistsconsidertheirseahorses
andsaltwaterfishasprizedpetsandfeelitisatreattogivethemlivefood.Theyenjoywatchingthe
hunt.ThoseofuswhovalueopaeulaareveryuncomfortablethatendemicthreatenedHawaiian
creaturesareusedforthispurpose.Idon'tpresumetojudgeaseveryonehastherighttodowhatthey
believeprovidedthattheyarefullywithinalllaws.Butarethey?

Hawaiilawrequiresthateverypersonwhocollectscreaturesfromthewildindividuallyhave
commerciallicensesandprovidedailyreportsincludingthenamesofpersonstowhomtheyaresold.
Ifincorporatedintoenvironments,thefacilitymustbealicensedaquaculturefacility.Allsellersof
environmentsmusthaveageneralexcisetaxlicenseaswellasanaquaculturedealerslicense.The
FukuBonsaiteamcomplywitheachandeveryHawaiianregulation!Unfortunately,Hawaii's
governmentalregulatoryagenciesareunderfundedandthelawsandregulationsarelargelybeing
ignored.Opaeulaarebeingcollectedillegally,assembledillegally,andsoldatcraftfairsandby
retailersillegally.

"IT'STHEFOOD,STUPID!"
Oops!IapologizeifIoffendedyou!JamesCaravelle,politicalstrategistforthenGovernor
Clintonfocusedhispresidentialcampaignwith:"IT'STHEECONOMY,STUPID!"Whileoffensive,it
cutthroughpoliticalrhetoric.It'stimeforustodistanceourselvesfromthosewhoaresellingeco
systemsandthosewhodon'tfeedopaeula.

TODIFFERENTIATE,WETRADEMARKED"MICROLOBSTERS."
WEFEEDMICROLOBSTERS.MICROLOBSTERSAREACTIVE,RETAIN
THEIRSIZE,MAINTAINTHEIRPERSONALITIES,ANDREPRODUCE!
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That'showwediffer.Mostpeopledon'tunderstandcrustaceans.Buteveryoneknowsalot
moreaboutlionsTheKingofBeasts!Inazoo,itiseasytoseeifthecareandenvironmentare
suitable.Ifthelionsareextremelyskinnyandhaggard,it'sprobablysickornotfedenough.Ifit's
almostlifeless,it'sspirithasbeenbroken.Insuchasituation,thezookeeperwouldbefiredand
chargedwithcrueltytoanimals!

WewouldnottolerateapubliczootreatinganAfricanlioninsuchamanner.Wewanttosee
lionswhoareactive,healthy,andwhowouldnothesitatetokillandeatanysmallcreaturethatis
dumbenoughtogetalionupset.Whenlioncubsareborninazoo,it'sacelebratedeventandan
affirmationofasuccessfulzoo!Sowhydopeoplestarveopaeula?

FEEDINGMICROLOBSTERS

Thecycleoflifeiswellknownandalgaeplaysa
majorroleasfood,inproducingoxygen,andinutilizing
thenutrientsthatwouldotherwiselowerwaterquality.But
few,ifany,havetheskillordisciplinetogrowtheright
typeofalgaeintherightamounts.Ifthereisair
exchange,algaeisnotneededtoproduceoxygen.

Thealgaethatgrowsontankwallshaslowfood
valuecomparedtothealgaethatgrowsinthenatural
anchialinepondsinfullsun.Becausewefeed100%pure
spirulinamicroalgae,it'snotnecessarytogrowalgae.

MicroLobstershaveextremelylowfoodandoxygen
requirementsandhavelifeexpectanciesofover20years!
Theysurviveforawhileeveninpoorenvironments.But
whengivenagoodenvironment,theythriveand
reproduce.VisitorstoourexhibitatFukuBonsai
immediatelycanseethedifference.

FukuBonsai'sMicroLobstershavebeentamedand
trainedtofilterfeedonthesurface.Purespirulinafloats
andonlyatinyamountthatcanbecompletelyeatenin
oneortwohoursshouldbegiven.IftheMicroLobstersare
stillgoinguptothesurfaceafteranhourorso,youare
feedingtoomuch!Feedlessnexttimeandallowoneto
three"nofooddays"aftereachfeeding.

DONOTOVERFEEDasexcessivefeedingwill
pollutethewaterandthesystemwillcrash(allMicro
Lobstersdie)!

CHECKLISTFORHAPPYHEALTHYMICROLOBSTERS
1.ACTIVE.Aretheyactivelyswimmingorjuststayingstill?

2.SIZE.Adultsshouldbe1/2"long.Aretheysmaller?Inaquariums,underfedcrustaceans
continuetoperiodicallymolt.Butthosethatareunderfedcomebackwithsmallershellsthatharden
overshrunkencreatures.Evenifkeptalive,afteryears,adultsmaybe1/4"orsmaller!

3.PERSONALITY.MicroLobstersarenaturallyactiveadorablesociablecreatureswho
"gossip,"sharenews,andalwaysinteractingandfriendlytoeachother.We'venevereverseenthem
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aggressivelyhurteachother!Butifunderfed,theyareinactiveandstayfarapart.

4.REPRODUCTION.Inoptimumenvironmentsandwithpropercare,animalsreproduce.Our
MicroLobstersaremixedsizesofjuvenilesandadultsbecausetheyarereproducing.Whilethe
reproductionratesarenotlarge,thenumberofyoungjuvenilesislargerthanthenumberthatpass
awayfromoldage.Overtime,therewillbeaslowpopulationincrease.

WHATANDHOWMUCHTOFEED
FUKUBONSAIMICROLOBSTERPREMIUM
FOODis100%chilldriedspirulinamicroalgaegrownby
CyanotechattheirKeaholeKonaaquacultureponds.
It'stheworld'sfinestwiththemostpotencydueto
patentedprocessingtechnology,specialantioxidant
packaging,andtheiruniquehighcarotenoidstrain.It's
yeararoundcultivationinpristineKona,Hawaii
producesnutrientrichmicroalgaeinthelargest,most
efficientlyproducingspirulinafarmintheworld!

Topreservefreshnessandnutrientvalues,Fuku
Bonsaipacksanestimatedyear'ssupplyintoaspecial
desiccantlinedlightproofsnapvial.Onlyatinyamount
isneeded.Makea"scoop"bymarking1/4"ona
toothpicktobeabletopickupatinyamountabout1/2
thesizeoffasinglegrainofrice!That'senoughforour
1/2gallonMiniBreederTank!Foodshouldbe
completelyconsumedinanhourorso.Ifnotfully
consumedwithinthattime,feedabitlessthenext
time.Allow1to3daysbetweenfeedingssothe
maximumfeedingiseveryotherday.There'sno
problemifyoudon'tfeedfortwoweeksoramonth.
DON'TOVERFEED!

Chilldriedspirulinaisnoteasilysolubleandwill
floatonthesurface.MicroLobstersarefilterfeeders
andyou'llenjoywatchingthemswimupandfeedup
sidedown!DONOTFEEDFLAKEFISHFOODwhich
willdissolveandpollutethewaterqualityinthetank!

Ifyou'vepositionedallofthegravelbehindthe
mainlandscaperockasexplainedinthehandbook,the
frontfloorofthetankwillbesmoothandvisible.Ifso,
fromtimetotime,youcandropasinglegrainof
cookedplainriceintothatareaandwatchtheMicro
Lobstersscrapeawayatit.Itmaytakeadayortwo
forthegrainofricetobeconsumed.

MAINTAININGYOURBREEDERTANKS.Therewillalwaysbesomealgae
growing,butsinceyou'refeedingwithspirulina,itwillnotbenecessarytogrowany
largeamountofalgaeinyourtank.Waterchangesarenotnecessaryaslongasyoudon't
doanythingtolowerwaterquality.Fromtimetotime,adddistilledwatertoreplacethe
waterthatmayevaporate.

AnearlycustomerwhokepttheMiniBreederTank
inaverybrightroomwiththecanisterlightalwayson
reportedthatamottledbrownalgaegrewontheinside

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ofthetank.Ittookusawhilebutitgrewheretoo.Next
toawindow,itformedinlessthanamonth.

Toremoveit,cut23doubleheadedcottonswabs
inhalfandtapeitachopsticktousetocleantheinside
ofthetankwalls.Reducetheamountoflightandturn
onthelightonlywhenneededforviewing.Weare
searchingforawholesalesourceofan"inlineonoff
switch"toupgradethelightunit.

CONCLUSION.Thispagemaybethemostcontroversialinthiswebsite.Idon'tknowhow
tosayitnicerathere'sjustnoroomforcompromise.Somedonotconsideropaeulaaspets,and
that'sokay.Butit'sjustnotpossibletoconsiderthempets,thenabuseandnotfeedthem!Youeither
willtoleratepooranimalcareandenvironmentoryouwon't.ButIagainapologizeifIoffended
anyone.
~~~DavidW.Fukumoto

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