Regards,
Bruce.
Bruce Hansen, ANGFA, caring for our aquatic ecosystems.
Please visit us at http://www.ozemail.com.au/~fisher/angfa.htm
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> From: Mr. Fish <tvigmny at worldnet.att.net>
> To: rainbowfish at pcug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [RML] Show sanctioning
> Date: Thursday, 5 February 1998 4:31
>
> 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.
>
>