Your occasional wonderful outbursts of philosophy are one of the things
that makes being on this list so worthwhile:-)
Jennifer.
At 09:37 PM 11/08/00 +1000, you wrote:
>Hi Dennis,
>
>This is a mailing list for people interested in chatting about matters
>related to the keeping of Australian and New Guinean native fishes. :)
>
>Whatever else happens is a bonus, as far as I am concerned.
>
>Its hard to get hold of some of the aforementioned fishes. That is part
>of what makes them rare (I know that sounds bass-ackwards, but bear with
>me, I will seek to explain a little).
>
>The earth is a big system, made up of many many smaller systems. Some
>of the systems don't speak to one another, and of those that do, many
>don't communicate that well.
>
>Despite the best efforts of a lot of very concerned people, the
>distribution system of fishes to those who want them is imperfect.
>
>We have all wished for what is currently in short supply. Sometimes,
>the lack of what we want/need causes frustration. This can be very
>annoying, I know this through personal experience. ;)
>
>It is the "patiently enthusiastic" soul that gets what is needed.
>
>But trust me, it rarely happens overnight :)
>
>Once upon a time I was privileged to hear a talk by a man named Graeme
>at an Avicultural Society (Bird Club) meeting (I think it was Graeme
>Phipps from Taronga Zoo). He spoke on just this topic, and said that
>the best thing that prospective maintainers of rare wildlife could do
>was to learn to breed analogue species well. That is, for one who might
>seek enlightenment through the breeding of the rare-ish termite-nesting
>parrots of the north, the best thing might be to become the world's best
>breeder of the red-rumped grass parrot, a member of the same genus, but
>infinately less rare.
>
>In the fish-breeding world, I am guessing that if one could breed
>hundreds of the easier-to-breed fishes, this would be good practice for
>that special day when the really rare stuff did become available.
>
>Don't ask me why it works this way, I do not know.
>
>Many things do happen, though.
>
>Have fun with it.
>
>Cheers, Andrew
>
>Dennis Holmes wrote:
>>
>> I quote "As for others, there does appear to be a fair amount of reluctance
>> for people to actually state what species they have and also they never
>> bring any excess stock to the auction."
>>
>> Guys,please don't take this the wrong way but what is the good of an
>> association that dose not assist in the expansion of breeding of rare fish?
>> It's got me stumped!
>> Could someone please explain this to me.
>> Is this about maintaining, breeding or just a help line?
>> DENNIS
>
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>Andrew Boyd RML Coordinator & Thrillseeker
>email: andrew at pcug.org.au
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