guys,
the reason Indians spend time on a fish club or portal like indianaquairumhobbyist.com is not that they dont have information on fish species or access to detailed plant profiles. The internet has many websites like
www.seriouslyfish.com that can equal or surpass the knowledge of even professional ichthyogists! the reason we come here is that George Farmer or TAkashi Amano will not help us decide where to plant our HC or how to grow it. It will be good friendly decent helpful fellow hobbyists like ourselves who have been there and done that, already. Since they know how difficult it was to do it alone, they will gladly SHARE information with us out of sympathy and pure friendliness! It is that simple.
Unfortunately, I have seen, for quite some time now, there are enough 'active' hobbyists who have to think many times before they decide to part with useful tips that they have themselves found to be helpful and time-saving. If we do away with this close-mindedness and each one of us, makes it a cause to share our learning, slowly but surely, this website will carve a place of its own, not only here in NCR but all over the country. Whether you are an LED expert, or a master tank maker, please take the time and effort to make replies whenever u see a new thread where your help is needed. It is better to make ONE post where you share REAL KNOWLEDGE, obtained HANDS-ON, than to write endless 'great fish, beautiful' or 'nice', 'wow', 'superb' messages and jack up the message count. Or to just google and get ideas and post them here. Luckily, all of can do that, if needed. Remember, no one will give the site a prize for the most messages. Our site will win if it gets the most hits, the most dedicated and helpful hobbyists, a good environment in the forums, a good feeling of camaraderie.
I am seriously very keen to see some lighting solution threads, some good DIY hoods, some breeding projects like vijendra's apistos, some rare but beautiful ifsh like LAetacare curviceps and dorsigera... ah... Let us all SPECIALISE. And then help and get help. It is not rocket theory, just common sense.
Hope i don't get too many red faces now! Please excuse me if i do.
best wishes,
Romi