Skip™ Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 FNZAS does rock. I can't believe I spent 5 or so months reading the forums before I even considered joining. Three people originally recommended it to me as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 I've recommended it it people I've met Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 We welcome even the slow ones Skip A reminder to all that joining this forum does not make you a member of the FNZAS. To do that you must be a paid-up member of an affiliated club :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Yeah, join a club if you really want to help the FNZAS and get access to the magazine etc. Community spirit is pretty good around here, so that's good. And even with the odd spaz at each other we still do ok haha. If you get a plant for free, I usually just give away its runners / stems etc. If I have had to put a lot of effort into growing it I would be more inclined to sell the pups to help me recover some of the cost of 2L bottles of flourish and other ferts. Never sell the parent plant though. That's a sad thing to do if you have been given it for free. Often if we send plants to each other, or its even a one way transaction to give someone plants, we don't even bother accepting money for post. :lol: Just the way it is :lol: and it works brilliantly because then someone else, totally unrelated will send you something in the mail totally out of the blue. Fish make life a little more complicated though, because once they breed you are left with a whole bunch of babies, and sometimes selling them is the way to go. I'd expect most people would offer the first owner of the fish a few babies or something like that free of charge as a thanks for the parent fish. It takes time, money and effort to raise baby fish to a certain stage, and so I feel it's not unreasonable the breeder would want to recoup the costs of running the additional tank, heater, filter, extra food etc etc.. I feel most people, not all (cynical I know, but that's me) will tend to take more care of something if there is a monetary value attached to it. It's not always the case, but is something I have noticed; and faced with the predicament of saving a fish that I have paid $200 for or saving one that I have paid nothing for, would put me in a dilemma - be it a momentary one. Some of the younger members on here don't have jobs etc and want to have a way to fuel this hobby, and so might need to sell the odd fish, plant etc to raise funds - which is fine as long as you remember that someone could have charged you for what you have, but choose not to simply because of your age and passion for the hobby. I don't think arbitrage and the sense of community spirit can walk hand in hand. My 2c :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip™ Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 We welcome even the slow ones Skip A reminder to all that joining this forum does not make you a member of the FNZAS. To do that you must be a paid-up member of an affiliated club :bounce: I'm trying to convinced myself that I'm that obsessed with fish to join FNZAS. But not sure how long that will last.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Too late Skip. If you join there are definitely added benefits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted August 21, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 the predicament of saving a fish that I have paid $200 for or saving one that I have paid nothing for, would put me in a dilemma - be it a momentary one. Save fish you paid $200 for or the fish you got for free worth $200? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 Given no other options, and given that one fish will die - I'd be more inclined to save the one I paid money for, but after about 2 seconds I'd save the one that was more likely to survive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navarre Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 rules smules you reap what you sow join a club means you reap more on a same but only different site there was a question what is the best fishy bargin you have ever got well i spent ten minutes joining this site and have got some great mates and met/chatted/typed to some great people. some of whom I have met some I am yet to meet but have all been fantastic long may it continue...rules or no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted August 21, 2010 Report Share Posted August 21, 2010 +1 nav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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