GSAS September Meeting - Dan Hodnett (aka Dan's Fish)
Schedule
Sat, 14 Sep, 2024 at 01:00 pm
Location
Seattle Pacific University Otto Miller Hall | Seattle, WA
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Saturday, September 14th, 1:00 PM (12:00 door open for social)Seattle Pacific University; Otto Miller Hall Room 109
For our first club meeting of the 2024-25 season the Greater Seattle Aquarium Society is please to present Dan Hodnett from the online retailer Dan's Fish doing a presentation on "“How I Quit My Job and Built A State-Of-The-Art Aquarium Fish Facility”.
Dan Hodnett has been in the hobby since sixth grade. After working at local and large pet distributors, Dan recognized a serious problem in the industry: unethical sourcing and treatment of fish. A large percentage die in the brutal supply chain. By the time they reach the pet store and are listed for sale, they are very stressed and their immune systems are compromised. The average customer, unaware of this, finds the fish are dead within weeks.
Fueled by his desire to change the industry, Dan started “Dan’s Fish” in June of 2018. His goal is to be "the store a fish would choose to go to if the fish could choose". He built a state-of-the-art retail facility where fish receive "spa resort" pampering before they are sent to customers via uniquely humane shipping practices. The final result is that almost 99% of fish sold arrive alive...and stay alive. Dan will be sharing with us the details of his company's facility, processes, procedures, and mindset in the hopes that others will experience the same success and that our aquarium fish will enter a kinder, gentler industry and hobby.
After the main presentation, we expect a very lively Monthly Auction where GSAS.org members sell their surplus fish, plants, and equipment and there is usually a lot of fish, plants, and equipment people have accumulated over the summer...
Guests are welcome to attend.
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Seattle Pacific University Otto Miller Hall, 3469 3rd Ave W, Seattle, WA 98119-1565, United States,Seattle, WashingtonEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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