I'm just curious about what makes fish keeping desirable in certain areas as opposed to others. It seems like every area has a semi-decent LFS, but certain areas seem to have a much grater concentration of fish keepers. In particular, Southern California and North New Jersey seem to have a relatively high number number of fish keepers compared to other areas. I've noticed a number of Northern California keepers as well, as well as New York City fish keepers. I'm wondering what makes some areas more prone to having people keep fish. I'm a New Jersey resident so I might be a bit biased, but I've noticed not only a greater number of fish keepers up north, but that they keep bigger fish and by effect bigger tanks as well, although it might be vice versa. I'm curious as to what makes a one area better than others. I imagine that NNJ (Northern New Jersey) fish keepers make a bit more money, as you get closer to NYC a lot of people make more money. I'm wondering if it has to do with deals on tanks, income gaps, relation to coasts or some other measure. I've noticed areas like Florida have decent saltwater deals whereas NNJ have good deals on freshwater supplies. I've tried searching the forums a bit but due to the difficulty finding a thread I figured it might warrant a new one. I assume many different aspects come in to play, economic, social and availability.
I imagine it could be talked to death already, but I'm looking for established threads as well as personal input.
I imagine it could be talked to death already, but I'm looking for established threads as well as personal input.
