Northeast Discus and Angel Fish Meeting....

[brewmaster15]

Hi John,
Look at it as a way to convert Angel Fish hobbyists to the Discus Cult! ;D
-al

[RichieE]

Al, Great idea. Ive been trying to get a few Long Islanders together at my place with free beer as the lure. Perhaps something larger as you suggest would get them feeding The next one can be at my place. count me in. Rich


Whats an anglefish???

[TOMMY]

I'm in. Tell me when and where as long as it doesn't interfere with work. Make sure you got some of that brewsky tucked away for me! I'll even put a down payment on it! :P

-Tom-

[JeffreyRichard]

See my new post ... I explain the thoughts behind the proposal.

John ... on a serious note regarding Angelfish ... there is a lack of a club for keepers and breeders of these fish too. Discus and angelfish are similar in that they both come from SA and breeders take them seriously. And they use a lot of the same equipment, techniques, food, etc ...

Why not combine the focus?

One of my personal peeves is a superiourity complex that some (not most, not all) breeders and keepers of one type of fish have over other fish ... as a breeder of both I like to focus on the good attributes of both/all species. Just my 2 cents.

[DarkDiscus]

Jeff,

I was partly joking, partly serious. Obviously any members would be able to enjoy one or both species as they saw fit. I think a discus only club would be cool, but keepers of both would make a larger membership base. That also has benefits.

As far as snobbery goes, I do prefer discus - for me - but think that angels are pretty cool too. If there were no discus, I'd probably have ended up with angels, so I can't be too snobbish, now, can I?



John

PS. Good idea you had - combined with the thoughts that Al and I had about a regional or even CT only club - I think it works great.

[chuck]

Richie,
YAHOO.. FREE BEER er...er ... I mean.. er.. yeah, discus!!! ;D ;D ;D
chuck 8) 8)

[mench]

ROAD TRIP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ok I got the ear plugs all packed and ready to go..Just give us a date and the name of some hotels close by and let us know what we can bring and I think the Gary and I will be there....Himmmmmm any other discus guys close to ya Al....I hate to waste a trip by not visiting everyone we can.....I have nothing on the calander for Nov.,cept Turkey day...
Keep us in the loop and we will be there.

Mench

[chuck]

Richie:
isn't that what a Discus becomes when It die's?? an ANGEL-fish ... ;D ..groan....
chuck

[TOMMY]

Only the good and well behaved ones! Than what becomes of the "bad ones"?

-tom-

[brewmaster15]

Tom,
They go to the local Fish shops!

[TOMMY]

Al, you know something, you are absolutely right!!!!!!!
The only fish that gives me a problem in my tank are the ones that I got at the LFS! The ones I got from Cary are the nicest most docile fish. Unfortunately they were getting beat up by the nasty ones so I had to sell most of them to a friend. Now that I think about, I should have kept those guys and sold the nasty store bought meanies.....
Of course my friend wanted Cary's fish though because of the shape and quality....
So once again you are right and I can attest to that!

-Tom-

[Rikk]

we have the same here in holland and i can tell you can learn all a lot of each other. And you can explain other people what to do.

here it is very good, also to just drink a beer and talk about other things ten discus. But we meet every month !!

Do it, take the gamble and this fameliy wil grow !!

[korbi_doc]

Can I bring my dog?? Korbi is a traveler, & loves to be on the road!! Dottie : : :

[Francisco_Borrero]

I would love to be part of such a group. I would also be very happy so bring something for the grill or the table! However, as a Red Dog drinker (hey, it saves me money for discus supplies!), I would not offend you with such a lowly brew, and Iwill hapily help you consume any and all other refreshments we may settle on!.
Let's do it !
Cheers, Francisco.

[roclement]

Great Idea! Can us, the lonely Discus keepers from PA be included!? Last I checked we were NE as well! > ;D

I think this will really happen! Count me in! Have Discus, will travel!

Let me know if you need help with organizing.

Bee hearing from you all! Rodrigo Clement