Saturday, February 27, 2010

Breeding Koi: Koi Communities Online

Koi pond Koi breeding and rearing is fast becoming a very famous hobby among fish enthusiasts today. This hobby makes it very important to communicate with others who breed and keep their koi as pets in order to cope up with its demands. The network of enthusiasts will prove very useful when you run into problems, then your local pet store, koi dealer and the veterinarian is unavailable. This network will give you full fun and entertainment. This is a place where you will find it fun to discuss your hobby with others who are just as interested as you! 

Many Koi community online is available 24 / 7 and they are also free to use for. Just go through the signup process, so you can start reading, posting and responding to posts, done by the other members. This is how you can share useful information with others, you can benefit from it as well. Connecting to an online community is quite easy to do and it is rewarding as well. Here are the steps you should follow: 

1) Find an active community. Just be careful not to endorse the old, outdated and unvisited communities. Look for the statistics of the bulletin board that can be found on their main page. These statistics include the total number of members who are currently signed in bulletin board, the number of jobs performed for a specific day and month, and the total number of users (members). 

The more the better. If you see a high volume of members online, this will be a great opportunity for you to send and reply to messages, and you can also directly talk with other members. 

2) After finding the appropriate community, you should be one of its members. Others will not require any signups, which is good if you do not plan to do online posting more than a few times. But if you intend to make several visits to the board, it is good to have an "identity" by getting your own username and password. Once this is done, you can create your own member profile. Just add and share all the information you want people to know. 

3) Now you are already a member, you can now look at many online topic boards. The Boards will divide the subjects allows users to discuss and find what interests them. Topics can cover Koi keeping for beginners, advanced koi keeping, koi behavior and the various health issues, and much more. 

4) After finding the table you want, you can read and send your messages. Make sure that you only want to write messages on the topic listed in order not to confuse others and prevent the deletion and removal of your post. Follow the procedures necessary when you send your messages: like make sure to specify the individual words and not using catharsis (or abreactions) need not write in capital letters, never argue with others, etc. 

5) Finally, to help other people. Newbie’s to the hobby and other Koi enthusiasts will find your opinion very useful to them. Give them your input on breeding, feeding, caring for fish, will inter alia assist them in making their ponds a better place for your pet.

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