Breeding Koi: Koi Communities Online
Posted on 09. Jun, 2009 by admin in Aquariums, Fishtanks
Nowadays, Koi pond breeding and Koi breeding is rapidly becoming a very famous hobby among the fish enthusiasts. The demands of this hobby, however, makes it really essential in communicating with others who breed and keep Koi as their pets too. The network of enthusiasts will be very helpful if ever you run into problems and then your vet, dealer or local pet store is unavailable at the time being. This network will be providing you with complete fun and entertainment. This is where you can find people who are equally interested as you are in discussing your hobby!
A lot of Koi online communities are accessible 24/7, and they are also free to use too. Just go through the sign up process, then you can start reading, posting, and responding to posts done by the other members. This is how you can share helpful information to others, with which you can benefit from it as well. You'll find joining an online community very easy to do, and it's rewarding as well. Here are the few steps that you need to follow:
1) Find an existing community. Just be careful not to join those old, outdated and unvisited communities (as the most of them are). You can look for the stats of the message boards on their main page. These stats include the total number of members that are signed in currently in the message board, the number of posts done for a specific day and month, and the total number of users (members).
The larger the number, the better. If you see high amount of members online, this will be a great opportunity for you to post and respond to messages, as well as talk to the other members right then and there.
2) After you will find the best community for you, you must then become a member of it. Others won't require any sign ups, which is a good idea if you're not planning to post more than a couple of times. But if you intend to make more visits to the board, it's good to have an "identity" by obtaining your own member name and password. So after this is completed, you can create your member profile. Just add and share any information that you would like people to know.
3) Now that you're already a member, you can now look at many online topic boards. These boards will break different topics into divisions, allowing the users to discuss and find what interests them. Topics can cover Koi keeping for newbies, advanced Koi keeping, Koi behavior and health issues, etc.
4) After you find the board that you like, you can now read and post messages. Make it a point that you only post messages on the topic listed so as not to confuse others and prevent the deletion and removal of your post. Be sure to follow the necessary etiquette and procedures when posting your messages: never argue with others, make sure to spell out each word and don't use catharsis (or abreactions), don't post in all caps, etc.
5) Finally, you can lend a hand to other people. Newbies to the hobby and other Koi enthusiasts will find your opinion quite helpful for them. Sharing your input about breeding, feeding, taking care of the fish, etc, to them will help them make their own ponds a better place for their Koi.
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