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

[schoebs03 at aol_com]

You go guy



ron


-----Original Message-----
From: Scott Davis <unclescott at prodigy_net>
To: killifish discussion list <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wed, 6 Jun 2007 12:39 pm
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Fish books was Rivulins of the Old World




BrandtEdL at aol_com wrote: What's the point of your post?
ometimes there is more to keeping fish than what we are already familiar with. 
'm sure you've experienced this when working with a new group of fishes as a 
eneralist 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 
hose works is showing off, but I'm terrifically grateful to those who steered 
e in their directions. As a burned out history teacher, not a biologist, and 
nless you want to have a go at something like the Second Great Awakening, 
vangelicalism and the development of American religious freedom, I can't bring 
 lot to the table which I have been passionate about and systematically studied 
hile 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 
lso put a little fire in the belly, galvanize the soul and kick-start the mind. 
n a decade sometimes very disappointing vis-a-vis the hobby and myself, it is 
eat learning and even sharing a few of these things. (Sharing - what a scary 
erm - reminds one of after dinner speakers.)
Buying books of interest need not be a super expensive process. For instance 
here are library sales all the time and big special ones where a library or 
niversity support group will offer 100,000 rare to common books for sale as 
und raisers. The best are of books donated, not surplus from the shelves, but 
ven then there may be some wonderful discoveries. Items may go for a lot of 
oney, as with Neal Foster's original AKA Logo at the Milwaukee convention. Or 
ne may encounter a gem such as Needham et al's Labratory Culture of 
nvertebrate Animals (about 1960, Dover Edition), which I'm pleased to say, 
nvolved dropping a whole dime.
Some people are into reading. Some are into e-mail lists. Some are into forums. 
ome are into a hands-on approach to the hobby. Some are into a mix of those 
hings. Different strokes for different folks.
For bibliophiles, especially those of us on a budget (who isn't?), a site (and 
he e-mailings of) http://www.booksalefinder.com/
ill prove a useful starting place.
All the best!
cott
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