Re: [Killietalk] Clarification and more New, Wild & Rare Species

["Karl" <kilikarl at wowway_com>]

Scott what about 50 breeders putting 5 tanks aside for one desirable fish. 
I'm in are you???But do we have 50 class breeder i the AKA???
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Davis" <unclescott at prodigy_net>
To: "killifish discussion list" <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Killietalk] Clarification and more New, Wild & Rare Species


> Larry,
>
> Your complaint is pertaining to the late AKA N&RS committee. I have no 
> idea of the specifics. You may be correct in your concerns.
>
> Specifics of that case aside, that has also got to be one of the hardest 
> and most thankless jobs anywhere. Just everyone has 20-50-100 extra 
> functioning aquariums around the house to accommodate that stuff and skin 
> thicker than an elephant. US F&WL service has certainly made the process 
> more complicated. (And as with all human activities they are right and 
> wrong.) And then there is the cost of shipping...
>
> As Tom noted, the use of N&RS was meant as a buzz word to communicate that 
> there would be "more New, Wild & Rare Species" brought in.Unfortunately 
> that may leave non-attending members out of the bidding. The alternative 
> is to  make the convention offerings much less than they are.
>
> We has a deal with a very gracious person to send in killies for the CKA 
> show in March. Our mistake was to try and bring them in within a window of 
> two weeks. That allowed not one, but two carriers to cancel or reroute 
> flights four times and finally force us to just cancel the whole thing. 
> Our guests by the way, were very gracious about what was attempted and not 
> accomplished. It was still one of the best CKA events ever.
>
> Kudos to UNYKA for planning more ahead in terms of bringing those killies 
> in..
>
> If a group is going to host a big event, it makes sense to try and do all 
> they can to make it the best possible. Yes some of the killies purchased 
> will not make it. That is true of local auctions too.
>
> But the option of nothing ventured, certainly doesn't make the hobby any 
> better. Then nobody gets any killies to breed and spread around to anyone, 
> anywhere.
>
> Larry, if you want to bid on one or more of those killies, let me know off 
> list what and how much. Send us a check and a box and we'll mail whatever 
> gets purchased to you Tuesday after the convention. :)
>
> Proxy bids are a nice idea, but host clubs are usually unbelievably 
> stretched and don't need that additional labor spread among those still 
> standing. For those not attending who are interested in specific killies, 
> try to work through one of the 100 (plus or minus) attendees. One or two 
> proxies a person wouldn't be too hard and some of us (uh, financially 
> challenged individuals) can look like high rollers. ;)
>
> All the best!
> Scott
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