Re: [Killietalk] "Setting the hook"

[Nick Ternes <woodland_gardens at gmail.com>]

I've been keeping fish since I was about eight, (minus about 2 years in
highschool) and bred a few things, always looking for something different.
I don't remember where exactly I saw my first pic of a killi, either TFH or
the internet.  (Probably TFH)  I do remember it was a gardneri.  I did a
little more looking and found more information.  The next issue of TFH came
and in the announcements section was WAKO's show for 2002.  I attended and
was hooked.  I picked up some GAR Jos Plateau, GAR Misaje, and Australe
orange.  Shortly after I was gifted A. bitaeniatum Benin City from Erny May,
who (along with the rest of WAKO) has been very generous over the last 3
years.  I failed with all of them except the BIT, which took until last year
to die out, though I wasn't overly successful with them.  My success has
been steadily improving, but I'm still not a good breeder.  I just don't
have the space, and I don't always have the time.  But I'm getting there.
:)  I joined WAKO and then the AKA last year, and I've been to the last 4
WAKO shows, and the last 2 Chicago shows.  I've gotten to know lots of great
people, who have all been helpful and generous.

Nick Ternes
Port Washington, WI
WAKO
AKA
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