Re: F&EL

[George & Melanie Caruso <caraway at erienet_net>]

I also read Ed Kray's comments about the Feb. BNL and the lack of listings for
fish. I really feel the main cause is because of the weather. We have had a near
record winter here in the northern Ohio area and I know it has been bad in other
locals as well. I for one do not advertise in the winter months since I do not
want to have to deal with heat packs, etc. Also do not want to risk the posibble
loses. In the same respect I usually will not order fish thru the BNL or any
other source in the winter months for similar reasons. It is just my way of
thinking and I know many will not agree with me. I also am sure there are many
out there who share similar feelings about selling or buying thru the mail in
winter months. In regards to the lack of sellers in the Feb. Bnl.  I would
suggest you look at the March BNL with over 10 people listing many, many  various
killies for sale.  I for one think the BNL is still doing ok. I don't think we
need to get too excited yet. I agree there may be a way to improve the BNL. I
just am not sure on what that may be at this time.
George

RuevenM at aol_com wrote:

> Hi All,
>
>     I read Edd's Chairman's Message in this month's BNL and it raised a
> question in my mind based on something I'd been thinking. It seems to me that
> in the old days more people raised killies by what I call the "factory"
> system. We all had lots of 5 gallon bare tanks with mops and/or peat moss and
> we collected eggs and then had lots of pretty bare raising tanks. It was like
> a lab producing a fairly high number of fish for trade, shows, sell and from
> which to pick the next generation of breeders. The F&EL was the major
> marketplace available and we felt we needed a good number of pairs available
> to list. I get the sense today that more and more of us use permanent set
> ups, full of plants and we collect a much smaller number of fry. These we use
> for the next generation and have a few pairs left over for shows, auctions,
> trades and maybe to sell. The number of species available is far greater but
> the numbers on each species is much much smaller. This is how older species
> disappear today; whereas, years ago, the fewer species available and the
> larger numbers raised insured their place in our tanks. The permanent set-ups
> for breeding work well in providing fish for the show/auction circuit and for
> trades among friends but maybe not so good for something like the F&EL. I was
> wondering what others thought. Has the changing "style" of keeping and
> breeding killies, coupled with the rise of local shows and auctions
> negatively effected the F&EL?
>
> Robert Ellermann
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