[Killietalk] Killifish database...Species Maintenance Lists...beginners

[Kevin Shepard <starvinghysteric at yahoo_com>]

i guess i have a different take on this than some...

i wouldn't want that 2am phone call from someone who
saw my fishlist and wants something either. but i do get
emails from people who have seen my list on other sites.
it reminds me to keep my list updated as i don't maintain
every species i try, either because i lose interest and
got rid of them or simply don't have the skill/knack/time...
and i don't turn people away simply because i don't
know them. i've developed a network of good cyber
friends that i've never met. my criteria for sending
fish isn't based on someones resume it's based on
what i have available. 

do you remember being a newb? did someone gave you a 
chance at a fish that perhaps you shouldn't have
because dag-gummit you don't have the experience.
i had been keeping killies for a whopping two months
when i obtained a pair of A cyanostictum and A georgiae.
i won the cyanostictum in a raffle (perhaps we should
only allow those with red paddles to enter?) the georgiae
were a gift from Karl Doering, he won them in another
raffle and asked if i'd like to give them a shot.

the CYA? i still have them but had to get a replacement 
female... that experience taught me check the mop before
i give a little squeeze... but to this day no fry. this
makes me try that much harder and do more research. 
the GEO are in their third generation in my tanks.
thanks Karl!

i agree that failing can discourage and
perhaps make one completely give up on killies,
whether you've been trying for 2 months or 10 years.
but success with a 'not for beginners' specie can
hook you for life.

i think we are missing an opportunity here.

kevin
MKA


      
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