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aquitori · 03-22-2008

Where have you gained most of your Koi Knowledge?

I have studied koi from the books, magazines and my dealers...What about the rest of you?

Bern · 03-22-2008

From other koi keepers!

Books & magazines were few and far between when I first started keeping koi.
However, things wouldn't be much different today. Although there are more
books and mags around the internet makes communication with other koi keepers
quicker and easier.

rgds
Bern

KoiCop · 03-22-2008

Tony . . .

Add clubs, shows and the internet to your list.

Nancy M. · 03-22-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by aquitori

Where have you gained most of your Koi Knowledge?

I have studied koi from the books, magazines and my dealers...What about the rest of you?

other hobbiest, dealers, breeders, Japan, intenet, magazines, books

gspotmc · 03-22-2008

Hobbiests, Dealers And Most Important Of Them All From My Own Mistakes.

gspotmc · 03-22-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by aquitori

Where have you gained most of your Koi Knowledge?

I have studied koi from the books, magazines and my dealers...What about the rest of you?

tONY,
wE NEED TO GO TO jAPAN AND GO KOI HUNTING.

aquitori · 03-22-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by gspotmc

tONY,
wE NEED TO GO TO jAPAN AND GO KOI HUNTING.

2010...My life will be alot less hectic...so 2010 Japan, then PI brutha!!!!

luke frisbee · 03-22-2008

books are rubbish, and mags are right there too.

Those were archaic "modern" ways to deseminate knowledge...Evolution occurs as a whole....when the whole relied on books to communicate new ideas took several years to trickle out to the hobbyists and be absorbed and then "modified" into a better way, that again had to be published to reach the collective mind of the hobby.

Now No one, NO one, No Hobbyist learns from a book... Before a book is proff-read the info in it is available here. before the book goes to the publisher the info in it has evolved.

And mags?
This year's seasonal articles is written with last year's anecdotes.
and all the news is as old as can be...history actually.
Look at the two big shows that have just happened..Gardena and Syphkiss.
Anyone NOT see pics of the Winners? of all the people that were there?
Well if you didn't in about half a year you can..in the Flagship magazine, USA Koi.

So you get "old news" in the mags, and What used to work in books, that ain't too bad. but compare them to here...
here we have UNLIMITED Higher quality pics of the shows and more info than the 8 column inches you will read in the USA Koi Magazine. On top of that it will be correct here, if not it will be corrected PDQ.

And if that isn't enough HERE you can be interactive. here you vcan decide the topic. here you can flesh out the areas of interest, here you can ....
Books HAD their day.

When i was a kid I kept critters. To learn about each one required a month. That is how often the bookmobile came to the Outskirts of Montgomery AL. You could "request" a book on a certian topic, a month later you might get something that answered some of your questions.

Books?
Yeah I have some...for decorations and sentimental reasons.

gspotmc · 03-22-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by aquitori

2010...My life will be alot less hectic...so 2010 Japan, then PI brutha!!!!

Tony,
I think that's where were are right now. I hope to show 2010 AJKS.

drussell · 03-22-2008

Personal experiences / trial and error , good & bad.

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