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Philsuma · 03-06-2010, 09:09 AM

Hi Brian,

Nice post. That meeting sounded like it was excellent. Our recent MADs meeting on the East coast had about 30 board member hobbyists.....pretty cool.

All the advanced hobbyists do things and perform husbandry methods that NEVER get published or see "air time".

Smaller than ideal enclosures sizes is one good example.

Why oh why would an advanced hobbyist want to continually post something like.....blah blah .....I have raised and bred hundreds of adult tincs and pumilio in 10 gallon fish tanks. They are just fine. Use em. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Have fun. It's YOUR hobby. They are YOUR frogs. Don't listen to those "other" people who lie and say you need a bigger tank.

ALL of these frog forums are a PRIMARY breeding ground for the entry level or beginning hobbyists. They look to postings and help from members as gospel and it is the DUTY of every advanced member to try to help them and give sound advice. EVERYONE can tell the new members around these parts. I'll give you a hint how.

They ask " Is it ok to mix species or morphs"? "I wanna make a mixed species tank/cage"

When they are new, the universal answer should be NO. With experience and success, they may gravitate to a different path further down the road, when it's appropriate. Then you won't see them asking those questions as they will have already collected, compiled and weighed enough information to proceed on their own.

03-06-2010, 09:09 AM	#18 (permalink)
Philsuma Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Harrisburg PA...AND...Ft Lauderdale Florida Posts: 115	Hi Brian, Nice post. That meeting sounded like it was excellent. Our recent MADs meeting on the East coast had about 30 board member hobbyists.....pretty cool. All the advanced hobbyists do things and perform husbandry methods that NEVER get published or see "air time". Smaller than ideal enclosures sizes is one good example. Why oh why would an advanced hobbyist want to continually post something like.....blah blah .....I have raised and bred hundreds of adult tincs and pumilio in 10 gallon fish tanks. They are just fine. Use em. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Have fun. It's YOUR hobby. They are YOUR frogs. Don't listen to those "other" people who lie and say you need a bigger tank. ALL of these frog forums are a PRIMARY breeding ground for the entry level or beginning hobbyists. They look to postings and help from members as gospel and it is the DUTY of every advanced member to try to help them and give sound advice. EVERYONE can tell the new members around these parts. I'll give you a hint how. They ask " Is it ok to mix species or morphs"? "I wanna make a mixed species tank/cage" When they are new, the universal answer should be NO. With experience and success, they may gravitate to a different path further down the road, when it's appropriate. Then you won't see them asking those questions as they will have already collected, compiled and weighed enough information to proceed on their own. __________________ Heading down to CR / Panama the end of Nov. PM me if you are interested in going along.