Isn’t This A Fish Group Where You Can Get Help?
Hi Joe, Saw your post yesterday and was not intending to reply only since what you did cover, you covered it well. This does not completely cover Amy’s concerns though, which I would hope could be rectified. I do appreciate your support, as I’m sure the others you’ve mentioned do also. Even though I can’t of course speak for all who submit answers here, I’m fairly sure I can feel free to speak for those members you’ve mentioned, as well as myself. To make it short and to the point, we are not here for our health (LOL)! Our sincere purpose is to help others to enjoy the same successes in this hobby as we have, and our enjoyment (reward) is in knowing at least some of that success has been achieved.
While it may be possible that some of the answers from some of the responants mentioned may be seen as more than abrupt by some, and may have been inadvertantly worded to appear that way by a few not understanding the full meaning behind the reply, I’d be inclined not to believe anything was meant sarcastically either, just as your reply is not meant to be. As for some of my own replies, they sometimes may be a bit too lengthy (or include too much info), but if that’s ever the case its only in an effort not to leave out any details which I feel is important to the issue, even if it seems relatively minor. I feel its important for the questioner to include everything relative to an issue to further success. They then have all the facts on hand to thoroughly deal with an issue, although I don’t know if you’re referring to me as giving an “overdose.”
Not knowing who else Amy feels as being helpful and who she feels as treating the members adversely, I really can’t comment on this further, except to try to address the example that was given. While I did not offer an answer regarding 4 Angels in a 10 gallon tank, I can see the concerns for a beginner wanting to know if this is possible. But then again, not that being abrupt with an answer is any excuse, it is felt by most of us here that anyone wanting to enjoy keeping tropical fish would at least have the interest to first read a basic book on the hobby if they want to learn as much as they can about it. We are still here to answer any questions to problems that may come up, and are motre than glad to do so, but even the most basic books often have Angelfish in them (since they’re one of the most popular fish), which should tell they get to about 6″, so by that it should easily be seen that four of them won’t live for very long in a 10 gallon tank. I’m not saying this is too much for us to assume someone should do, but its like they may not be seen as interested enough in doing their “homework.” Still, I’d like to stress that we’re only here to help. If real help can’t be forthcoming, then there’s no reason for anyone to reply in a snide manner if they can’t do so civilly, but would only like to add that sometimes its the way the answer in perceived. Ray
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