I agree with all you have said though. I also strongly believe that we need to help younger people b/c they are the fish breeders of tomorrow and their fish have just as much right to a decent life as an older person's fish. Who on this planet can decide if a fish has feelings or not? No one except a fish and they can't tell us for sure so we have a duty to take the best possible care we can of them. If GL is the only place where kids don't get jumped on for trying to learn then so be it.

It is a very daunting thing to ask your first question at a new site. I know I was nervous when I first came here and more recently at an Aussie reef forum. On the other hand some people really need to put the effort into doing a little reading first. Everyone's setup is different or their situation is different due to available finances or their stocking list so we all have questions or need advice. Of course there are always those with crocodile hides who never seem to quite get the hint :)

Anyway, just how much new discussion can go into keeping fish for goodness sake? Yes there are things we haven't covered here in big heaps but unless someone comes up with something very new and amazing on how to keep freshwater fish then there is a limit to new topics here.