Re: A. sp. rantingMike

["Mike Jacobs" <mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com>]

Gary for president......and vice-president.....and anything else he wants to
be!!!

Mike

Mike Jacobs
Center for Advanced Technologies
Lakewood H.S.
St Pete, Fl  33705
mjacobs2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: Frauley/Elson <fraulels@minet.ca>
To: <apisto@majordomo.pobox.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: A. sp. rantingMike


> Hi Mike and all,
> I'd like to see the dwarf cichlid corner of the hobby learn from the
> killie clubs. There, precise info on a fish increases its value greatly.
> The AKA has largely stuck to its guns, and there's a healthy respect for
> ecology in the group. People want to earn. Sure, there are collectors,
> but generally, the tone of respect for knowledge is good.
> The ASG can play a role like that. I'm not in the ACA, because I found
> it to be a commercially driven group. That side seemed out of control.
> In our local club, there are 2 annual auctions open to the public. To my
> mind, they've harmed the club. I don't participate, because they've
> overridden the spirit of sharing/passing along fish that predominated
> when I joined. Now, everyone holds back his best stuff for the 'super
> auction', where very good money is made, but you don't see much in the
> regular club auctions. It has really hurt the club.
> As dwarfs do become the fad, as I think they will, we should avoid
> getting "ACAed" or commercialized. I'm glad we don't buy and sell on
> this list. Let's just keep the info flowing.
> Gary
>
>
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