Re: [Killietalk] "Setting the hook"

[LeeH920226 at aol_com]

I am interested in the various responses, just like Dave said. My own 
experience was 36 or so years ago, but it is vivid in my mind. I regularly, every 
other week or so, stopped at a small but well run fish store located in the 
owner's basement in Wilmington, Delaware. Chuck's Tropicals, I believe it was 
called. One day I saw a pair of Blue Gularis at a high price of $9.00/pair. That 
was pretty high for those days. However, I bought the pair and established them 
successfully in a tank. The next time I stopped in the store, I bought a pair 
of Aphyosemion australe -- chocolate lyretails. The following week I stopped 
again and after looking over the selections, I did not find any killies, so I 
asked Chuck whether he was going to get some others. He responded that he got 
them only when they were available from a local breeder and they were limited 
in supply, but that I might be interested in joining the AKA. He had some 
membership information pamphlets and I took one home. I joined soon after and the 
rest is history. Unfortunately that type of store doesn't exist anymore, at 
least not in this area. I do believe, however, that putting membership 
information into local fish stores and general aquarium societies is a useful approach. 
If any BOT members feel the need I am willing and able to supply an updated 
membership trifold template as a Word document, for printing, Or, I can print 
them and send a batch to any local group for distribution, for the cost of 
mailing.

Lee Harper
Media, PA
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