What a great topic & such interesting posts from such awide range of people
Its amusing to see how the $$$ come up again & again,there will always be people with more money than you have, people who can afford the rare, & who wont look after them
or who will & be successful at breeding them.My hat goes off to all successful fish keepers who breed fish wether guppies,platys,arawanna's or whatever.
There must be thousands & thousands of $ of tropical & coldwater fish sold in NZ every day which are all dead within a week, due to poor knowlege etc etc.The ability of the internet
& good forums( Like this great NZ one) must be hugely benefical to fishkeeping in the long term.How boring fishkeeping was when you only saw the fish in your local store,or had to look
through old books from the library.This forum & trade me & other sites are great for Fiskeepers ,& everyone whatever their hobbies/Interests are.We are much more aware whats available
and relative prices so we arn't been grossly ripped off.
Some people make a living out of their hobbies,some have fish/pet shops to make $ to pay thier bills ,keep the family fed or whatever.Everyone is different,thier interests & needs are different
Fishkeeping is not for everyone, but for those of us who get great enjoyment from it, & who sometimes throw alot of $ at it, keep on keeping on
Some people probably think Zebra plc's dont even exist & are colored in
Just thought i'd throw my pennies worth in