Re: [Killietalk] Fish books was Rivulins of the Old World

["Robert Goldstein" <rgoldstein at rjgacarolina_com>]

Right on Scott. Reading is one way we're different from fish. Not reading is 
one way we are not.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Davis" <unclescott at prodigy_net>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 1:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Fish books was Rivulins of the Old World


> BrandtEdL at aol_com wrote: What's the point of your post?
> Sometimes there is more to keeping fish than what we are already familiar 
> with. I'm sure you've experienced this when working with a new group of 
> fishes as a generalist or now with killies, when keeping some very 
> different type of killie - let's say pupfish after breeding highland 
> rainforest Aphyosemion.
>
> I'm not trying to put on airs in suggesting those books. Perhaps 
> mentioning those works is showing off, but I'm terrifically grateful to 
> those who steered me in their directions. As a burned out history teacher, 
> not a biologist, and unless you want to have a go at something like the 
> Second Great Awakening, evangelicalism and the development of American 
> religious freedom, I can't bring a lot to the table which I have been 
> passionate about and systematically studied while being (sort of) trained 
> to do something to pay the bills.
>
> But reading about some new aspect of the world of killies or other fishes 
> can also put a little fire in the belly, galvanize the soul and kick-start 
> the mind. In a decade sometimes very disappointing vis-a-vis the hobby and 
> myself, it is neat learning and even sharing a few of these things. 
> (Sharing - what a scary term - reminds one of after dinner speakers.)
>
> Buying books of interest need not be a super expensive process. For 
> instance there are library sales all the time and big special ones where a 
> library or university support group will offer 100,000 rare to common 
> books for sale as fund raisers. The best are of books donated, not surplus 
> from the shelves, but even then there may be some wonderful discoveries. 
> Items may go for a lot of money, as with Neal Foster's original AKA Logo 
> at the Milwaukee convention. Or one may encounter a gem such as Needham et 
> al's Labratory Culture of Invertebrate Animals (about 1960, Dover 
> Edition), which I'm pleased to say, involved dropping a whole dime.
>
> Some people are into reading. Some are into e-mail lists. Some are into 
> forums. Some are into a hands-on approach to the hobby. Some are into a 
> mix of those things. Different strokes for different folks.
>
> For bibliophiles, especially those of us on a budget (who isn't?), a site 
> (and the e-mailings of) http://www.booksalefinder.com/
> will prove a useful starting place.
>
> All the best!
> Scott
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