Re: [RML] Show sanctioning

Mr. Fish (tvigmny at worldnet.att.net)
Wed, 04 Feb 1998 13:31:17 -0500

perhaps a national Rainbowfish showing scheme
> is something that ANGFA(National) or the individual regional groups might need
> to look at if showing fish ever becomes as popular here as in the USA.

I think I need to point out that showing fish is not really "popular" in
the USA.

In a typical club only ten percent off all the people in the club do all
the work, I think we can all agree with that.

About 25 percent ( and I am guessing high here) show fish in club fish
shows.

But the real statistic is that there is only one member in each club for
each fish store in the area.

So what we have here is a real tiny number of people raising fish,
showing them.

Our area for example. Approximately 150 fish stores serving 200
customers each (probably a low number) for a total 30000 people keeping
fish. In a metropolitan area of two million.

So our club has 150 members with 40 showing fish.

40 people showing fish out of thirty thousand. I am sorry my calculator
does not go that low, but surely not a popular thing. SHowing fish that
is.

So let us not spend too much time with the small amount of aquarists
that show fish.

Give them what they want. SHow sanctioning of course.

Thing big. Raise your fish.

THink small. Show your fish.

Fishcerely,

Mr. Fish

back to lurking.