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Re: Age in the killie hobby
I am now 48 but have been interested in killies since I was 16 in 1967. I
had the great fortune of being in the same town as John and Stephanie
Phillips. They owned a lfs but they almost always had some killies around.
Since 1967 I've kept killies more years than I was forced to go without. In
the mid-70, I was fortunate to be living in the Tidewater area of Virginia
and was able to attend some of the Chesapeake club meetings. In the early
80's while I was in seminary, I met Scott Davis through his brother (also at
sem). He introduced me to the CKA. Never been real easy to obtain killies
but the interest never waned. Take care. Joe.
Frauley/Elson wrote:
> Hi,
> I think there are a fair number of under 40 killie keepers, but there
> are the usual practical considerations that keep them out of the
> organized, expensive hobby.
>
> I'm 41, and have been a killie addict since I was 32, after wanting
> killies (but not seeing any) for 20 years. I participate on the list,
> attend occasional club meetings when UNYKA or the AKA wander close to
> the eastern Canadian border, and think about conventions. I've only
> attended one (Syracuse) and loved it.
>
> I noticed some things. Most of the people of hair colour I spoke to
> there had driven short distances to the convention. Most of the people
> (generally men) who had travelled distances seemed closer to retirement
> age.
>
> For me, with two children under 5 at the time, a 4 hour drive was
> do-able with some organization, as was an overnighter at the hotel. I
> could never do that regularly - what parent could? I take care of the
> fish in the evening after the kids are asleep, but when the kids are
> awake and I'm not at work, even Tampa Bay can't be a priority. With 2
> local aquarium clubs, offering 20 possible meetings per year within 10
> km of my house, I was able to attend three meetings last year, and I was
> the speaker at two of them.
>
> Just look at the number of 'breeding age' people who get great pleasure
> from killie-keeping, but drop out because their responsibilities squeeze
> their hobby time out. I see a lot of under forties in the local clubs,
> but, fishkeepers seem to often be kid-keepers too. When the kids grow, I
> think these people (and hopefully their kids) will be at conventions,
> etc, but until then, they are likely to be names on a list like this
> that no one can put faces to, because they can't travel to the events.
> It doesn't mean they aren't out there.
>
> Gary
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