Bjorn
caryho at ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
> In The Dawn of the Third Age Bjorn Straube <straube at digital.net> woke
> me from my contemplation by writing:
>
> > Sort of like a fishy AKA (American Kennel Association). Mabey the WBA
> >(World Breeders Association) ;) In a few years we could even have our
> >fish entered in the West Minster Fish Show ;) Then of course we'd have
> >to have our "pit" bows put to sleep when they attack someone <g>
> I think it would be our pit mogurndas and grunters :-)
>
> > Seriously though, I think that idealy it is a good idea, but we would
> >be setting ourselves up for a lot of politics, and trouble. Besides,
> >who is going to decide what a "perfect" rainbow is, even if I where
> >qualified, I would not want to be the one everyone asks why their
> >wonderful fish is not up to snuff.
>
> I never said perfect, I said wild type. I am a person that people come
> to all the time to look at their bows. It really hurts to tell them
> its a cross or a poor quality bow, but I would rather do that and
> steer them to some good stuff than let them think they have great
> stuff. I even have a few crosses that people have given me because
> they heard I keep bows and they couldn't think of a better person to
> give them to <G> I don't have the heart to flush them. There are often
> fish shows with local aquarium clubs, so fish get judged all the time.
> I've judged in the past myself. When I recently judged the rainbows at
> my local club's bowl show, some were not even close to being up to
> snuff. I explained to each person that wanted to know what was good
> and wrong about their fish. We also had some rather good quality fish
> show up and i explained what was right with the fish. The thing is if
> people like the fish it doesn't matter what quality it is. And often
> what makes a good fish is the same with most fish people keep.
>
> Basically it comes down to having quality bows over the long term.
> Either we pay attention to what's happening with the fish and trash
> what isn't good or let all the fish go bad. When you can't figure out
> what species a fish is anymore, you know you're really in trouble. And
> some of what comes out of Florida is already in this shape. To many
> fish keepers this the only source they have to get a rainbow. Even the
> shop owners know what they're getting is crap and would like a better
> source, but generally aren't prepared to pay a cost that encourages
> anybody to raise the quality stuff.
>
> later
> Cary Hostrawser
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