For the convenience of those who wish to always delete my post, figure
I'd just string all my together:
Reef Fanatics vs Killienutz, ya know some of you folks just don't get
it!
I was into reefs back in the early 80's before the "blow-up", before the
influx of testosterone laden angry teens...Back then it was a mix of
older Salt water pioneer types and folks like myself in their mid 20's
who "graduated" from clownfish or cichlids...By the 90's the reef scene
matured and the gadgetry got slicker. The chatter on the boards got
heated, and you could tell: also younger...But still, the reef hobby was
blowing up! Sure the "neat reef stuff" is a "draw", but the sheer
activity and the dynamics of community was a draw also...people like
interfacing with people as well as their fish...
Look, it's not a stretch to speculate the reef area is not only younger
than the killie area, but growing faster. The ole adage "killies aren't
for everyone" to me is a cop out. While the two areas differ in gadget
content, the fish themselves are both "feature rich", and thus make for
a logical evolutionary entry point for those leaving the "pretty lil
fish neon tetra" stage. Sure, killies are kind of a "gentleman's" fish
with some academic attributes, so some demographic homogeny is to be
expected.
But as I troll back a few topics these last 2 weeks, I see many "take it
or leave it" post and likewise too many "it's a two way street" post
which to me point to you ole farts are modifying and enforcing the
environment to suit yourselves (or alternatively are resistant to
change)...
Don't matter to me if you dislike me, dislike my long post or hate the
truth being force fed? Thing is I'm a hobby saboteur, I figure so long
as I post the truth along with reasonable solution, I figure it will be
discarded.
And BTW, sure I'm struggling a lil with my fish, but I'm 44 yrs old with
38 of those keeping fish fanatically, so don't tell me to just worry
about my fish, perhaps some of yuz could expand your concerns along with
me...
Ken
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