Hello,
I guess I am rather frustrated with my recent slammings in this echo. I write 
reguarly for FAMA< TFH and Aquarium Fish Magazine. I post here the same 
articles that I have published . I don't do it to impress anyone or hassle 
anyone I dio it because 48% of the aquatic species in this country are 
threatened (EPA 1997 report). I do it because aquarist spend 20 times more 
money annually than fishermen. So they could be the greatest positive impact 
on our native fishes. Lets say 1 buck from each aquarist in this country went 
to stream preservation. WOW what a different world it would be. 
I am sorry people don't buy into native fishes. They should ,they are 
beutifull and reasonable use of our resources. Anyhow I feel like I am 
talking to myself most of the time and like I said, i retire from the fido 
aquarium forum . So the best of luck to you folks here. I have tried my best 
here. I believe in aquarist as naturalist. So please take some time to 
consider what role your aquarium club or you personally could take in local 
conservation. Be it breeding of local species, or stream cleanup I can assure 
your efforts will assure  that the future of our native species would be 
brighter  . So please take the time to learn a bit about your local species. 
They are beutifull , personable and very suitable for the home aquarium !  
BTW catch my most recent article in the Feb FAMA
Robert Rice
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