Re: [Killietalk] Killietalk Digest, Vol 38, Issue 61

[Scott Vaughn <beauceron at swwmail_net>]

Hello,

Mr. Shenefelt is the reason I belong to the AKA and am keeping  
killies.  As he outlined below, he took the time to contact me off  
list, ask about my interests, water, level of expertise, and so on.   
He also sold me my first fish for a very reasonable price.  Then  
spent the next 2-3 weeks answering my questions on the fish and eggs.

I keep killies and belong to the AKA because Mr. Shenefelt took the  
time to encourage and instruct.  If he hadn't and all I'd had to go  
on was this list and the almost constant bickering I'd not have done  
either.

Perhaps there's a message here?

Pat Burch Vaughn
> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 21:53:33 -0400
> From: "Bill Shenefelt" <william_shenefelt at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Shows - new members
> To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
>
> If you want new members, sell them real nice fish at fair prices,  
> help them
> a lot with setup and husbandry info showing real concern, and treat  
> them
> great all around.  I do sell and ship a lot of easy species to new  
> people
> and in the end get most of them hooked and new AKA members.  I take  
> the time
> to find out what they have kept in the past, what their water  
> chemistry is
> like, what temperatures they would have a tank at, what size tank  
> they are
> interested in having.  Only then will I sell them anything, and  
> nothing over
> $10 a pair or over two species to start with.  With that info, they  
> are
> likely to have success and become really interested in keeping  
> killies.  It
> is not a good bet that a show will attract many though.  Killie  
> folk think
> nothing of a 200+ mile drive to a show, but they are ALREADY  
> addicted.  New
> members need good fish and great support, then they may venture out  
> to a
> show.
> Bill Shenefelt
> http://sheneskillies.com/
>
>
>
>
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