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Topic: I got 2 new pets today!
BeauChan
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posted 01-05-2004 11:26:12 PM
They are nameless, and live in a > 1 gallon tank.

They are my two new goldfish, and I request that you, members of Evercrest, aide me in naming them!

If it helps, here are the descriptions:

1. All White except for an orange patch right between the eyes.
2. All orange except for a black streak running down it's back, and a diamond shaped black patch centered just underneath it's eyes.

I'm excited, they're my first fish ever, and they live with me in residence so my cats at home won't eat them ^_^

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Nwist, Who?
Nwist
posted 01-05-2004 11:28:12 PM
I want a turtle
nem-x
posted 01-05-2004 11:29:18 PM
They'll die in a few days after you neglect them.
BeauChan
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posted 01-05-2004 11:31:18 PM
I shall not, they're the first fish I've ever had

I will take care of them, I've taken care of my cats for 15+ years.

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Ares
posted 01-05-2004 11:40:59 PM
quote:
Cowboy Darius painfully thought these words up:
I want a turtle

I have a turtle.

Nwist, Who?
Nwist
posted 01-05-2004 11:42:38 PM
quote:
Ares obviously shouldn't have said:
I have a turtle.

give me ur turtle

Shahrazade Rajah DeMoyne
Pancake
posted 01-05-2004 11:42:51 PM
your cat took care of you for 15+ years.
Feh!

<Mortious> "A Qitiqat A Day Helps You Work, Rest and Play."

Sentow, Maybe
Pancake
posted 01-05-2004 11:45:54 PM
quote:
ACES! Another post by BeauChan:
I shall not, they're the first fish I've ever had

I will take care of them, I've taken care of my cats for 15+ years.


Ironic foreshadowing, anyone?

Once more into the breach, my friends, once more. We'll close the wall with our dead. In peace, nothing so becomes a man as modesty and humility, but when the blast of war blows in our ears, then imitate the action of the tiger, summon up the blood, disguise fair nature with rage and lend the eye a terrible aspect.
Palador ChibiDragon
Dismembered
posted 01-05-2004 11:47:01 PM
quote:
With great fanfare, BeauChan proclamed:
1. All White except for an orange patch right between the eyes.

Tiamat

quote:
2. All orange except for a black streak running down it's back, and a diamond shaped black patch centered just underneath it's eyes.

Bahamut

I believe in the existance of magic, not because I have seen proof of its existance, but because I refuse to live in a world where it does not exist.
Razor
posted 01-05-2004 11:51:35 PM
quote:
Shahrazade Rajah DeMoyne was naked while typing this:
your cat took care of you for 15+ years.

How true...
Names:
1) Angel
2) Tiger


Do either of them have what look like Whiskers on them?

gogo RQG

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Engineering is a love...
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Azizza
VANDERSHANKED
posted 01-05-2004 11:53:49 PM
I demand pictures of all Fishy goodness
And just for modication I presnt to you two more fish that need neams
THey have only been in a few days now

"Pacifism is a privilege of the protected"
Palador ChibiDragon
Dismembered
posted 01-05-2004 11:56:38 PM
quote:
Azizza had this to say about Optimus Prime:
I demand pictures of all Fishy goodness
And just for modication I presnt to you two more fish that need neams
THey have only been in a few days now

Top one: Athena
Bottom one: Apollo

I believe in the existance of magic, not because I have seen proof of its existance, but because I refuse to live in a world where it does not exist.
Azizza
VANDERSHANKED
posted 01-05-2004 11:59:55 PM
Some warning by the way. Goldfish are extrmely dirty fish. They take more care than most people realise. You say the tank is under 1 gallon. Care to describe it..
"Pacifism is a privilege of the protected"
Azizza
VANDERSHANKED
posted 01-06-2004 12:00:49 AM
quote:
Palador ChibiDragon was listening to Cher while typing:
Top one: Athena
Bottom one: Apollo

Umm shouldn't the Male be called Apollo and the Female Athena?

"Pacifism is a privilege of the protected"
Arrenn Lightblade
Yes. Yes he is.
posted 01-06-2004 12:03:19 AM
1. Headshot rofl
2. Fishy

Yes.

Demos
Pancake
posted 01-06-2004 12:06:11 AM
Goldfish are dirty dirty fish. A good first tank after the goldfist die....err, after they die of old age, would be...

Edit: Az beat me to the dirty fishy comment.

A school of zebra danios...they are very playful for fish

Neon / Glowing tetras look cool in a school, and these glow in the dark somewhat...

Both of those are around a buck or so each. The following are a few dollars, and don't necessarily need a school.

I have one of these guys...they are beautiful colors. Neon Blue Dwarf Gourami:

And this guy will help keep it all clean. These have so much personality; mine likes to walk on his fins
Chinese Algae Eater

[ 01-06-2004: Message edited by: Demos ]

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Azizza
VANDERSHANKED
posted 01-06-2004 12:14:07 AM
Zebra Danios and Gourami's are great. Neon Tetras are a bit mroe delicate however.

Might I also suggest the venerable Betta and the much overlooked Sailfin Molly.

[ 01-06-2004: Message edited by: Azizza ]

"Pacifism is a privilege of the protected"
BeauChan
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posted 01-06-2004 12:18:23 AM
Az, I declare them (yours) Nemo and Marlin.

as for mine, well, the pictures aren't host-worthy

and I'm just too lazy to take them

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Palador ChibiDragon
Dismembered
posted 01-06-2004 12:18:51 AM
quote:
Azizza Model 2000 was programmed to say:
Umm shouldn't the Male be called Apollo and the Female Athena?

Most people can't tell the difference just by looking.

I picked the one with the white tail to be Apollo because he was the sun god. White = light = sun.

I believe in the existance of magic, not because I have seen proof of its existance, but because I refuse to live in a world where it does not exist.
Azizza
VANDERSHANKED
posted 01-06-2004 12:22:34 AM
quote:
This insanity brought to you by Palador ChibiDragon:
Most people can't tell the difference just by looking.

I picked the one with the white tail to be Apollo because he was the sun god. White = light = sun.


LOL. Good point. However I am a fish Nut. I have 5 Fish tanks total ranging from half a Gallon up to 75 Gallons. 3 of those are Salt Water. When you put that much money into something you learn to tell colorations and such that show Male from Female Plus I want them to mate so I will have lots of little Clowns to Sell. My other pair already have.

And I still demand piccies of the goldfish

[ 01-06-2004: Message edited by: Azizza ]

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Anklebiter
Pancake
posted 01-06-2004 12:29:53 AM
quote:
A sleep deprived Azizza stammered:

Might I also suggest the ~ overlooked Sailfin Molly.

I have a black molly named Mr. Bojangles. He won't die.

When me and my father moved into our house, the previous owners left a very green algae infested tank. It was two weeks later that we realised that there was a fish in there.

Skip forward to the winter-

We had a nasty ice storm that knocked out the power for a few weeks last year, the temperatures dropped to the 30's and didn't even phase the fish.

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BeauChan
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posted 01-06-2004 12:32:23 AM
quote:
Shahrazade Rajah DeMoyne had this to say about Cuba:
your cat took care of you for 15+ years.

I dont' knwo why, but that sounded like it could be an "in communist russia" joke.


Heh.

well, I took the pics, but I cant host them, because I'm useless ^_^

I can e-mail them to you if you'd like. O_O

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Azizza
VANDERSHANKED
posted 01-06-2004 12:35:08 AM
Mollies are extremely hardy fish. One of the greatest things about them in my opinion is that they are Brackish fish. In nature they live in areas where Fresh water sreams dump inot the ocean. Because of this the Salinity is elevated here. Nothing like in the sea but still higher than Fresh Water.

Because of this Mollies can live in most water conditions from a Freshwater Planted tank to a Full Reef tank. There is a guy on another board that has used a Molly to cycle 4 or 5 tanks both Freshwater and saltwater. All you need to do is spend a few hours slowly raising or lowering the Salinity to the needed level I am considering getting a pair for my Fish only Marine Tank. They Breed so often that thier babies would provide a lot of food for my other fish. Epsecially my Marine Betta when I get him

"Pacifism is a privilege of the protected"
Azizza
VANDERSHANKED
posted 01-06-2004 12:36:10 AM
quote:
BeauChan had this to say about Tron:
I dont' knwo why, but that sounded like it could be an "in communist russia" joke.


Heh.

well, I took the pics, but I cant host them, because I'm useless ^_^

I can e-mail them to you if you'd like. O_O


Email them to kwelz@mac.com However make it fast because my Lortab is kicking in

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BeauChan
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posted 01-06-2004 12:41:03 AM
sent. ^_^
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Azizza
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posted 01-06-2004 12:52:04 AM



[ 01-06-2004: Message edited by: Azizza ]

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BeauChan
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posted 01-06-2004 12:54:09 AM
thanks az ^_^

now yous can all see mah beeeeootiful fishes.

hehe, the're goin all freaked at the moment, I just turned on the light in my room.

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Azizza
VANDERSHANKED
posted 01-06-2004 01:02:02 AM
LOL they do look cute.
Now you have me wanting to post more of mine. You asked for it

My tank as a whole

The left side

The fight side

My Clam

My Mandarin

My Urchin

And the stand before I finsihed the outside. (Yes I cleaned up the Rats nest of cords)

I wired most of the lighting myself and did all the plumbing. I now make it my mission to turn Beauchan and others into Addicts like me

[ 01-06-2004: Message edited by: Azizza ]

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BeauChan
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posted 01-06-2004 01:03:34 AM
nice tank
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Azizza
VANDERSHANKED
posted 01-06-2004 01:08:18 AM
quote:
BeauChan was listening to Cher while typing:
nice tank

Thank you M'dear I love your Goldfish still. I still remember how happy I was when I got my first Betta. Hard to believe it has only been a year.

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BeauChan
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posted 01-06-2004 01:15:14 AM
only a year???
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Azizza
VANDERSHANKED
posted 01-06-2004 01:18:22 AM
Yep only a year.

I got my first fish in late 2002, Started my first Saltwater tank in Febuary or 2003 and have gone to where I am now As I said. It is an addiction

"Pacifism is a privilege of the protected"
Mortious
Gluttonous Overlard
posted 01-06-2004 01:19:55 AM
I've always wanted a big fish tank, but it's so much work and so bloody expensive.

So I just visit my father's friend who's crazy about fish, he has around two or three tanks twice the size of yours there Az. Great to watch.

Azizza
VANDERSHANKED
posted 01-06-2004 01:27:42 AM
Nice Mort. I wish I had the space or money for that. But to give you and Idea.
On just the tank you see I have spent

500+ on lighting,
250 on Sand
600 on Rock
50 on salt
120 on the tank
30 for the Sump
75 to make the stand
125 for the Overflow and return pump.
50 on the powerheads.
150 on the skimmer.

So figure just under 2k before I added a single living creature.
Snails and Hermit crabs are about 1 Dollar each and I have around 100 total of those. Fish average around 20 each and I have 8 in this tank. And coral average about 25-30 per frag.

And this is only one tank. I could not afford one 2 or 3 times bigger LMAO.

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BeauChan
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posted 01-06-2004 01:33:22 AM

I'll probably end up spending that much eventually, but I'm happy with my 20 bucks CAD right now.

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Faelynn LeAndris
Lusty busty redheaded wood elf with sharp claws
posted 01-06-2004 01:36:01 AM
I have a Sea Monster in my Fish Tank.

It's a Texas Chhiclid (Or however you spell). We knew when we got it they bastards were violent, and that could only put them in with similiar, or like minded fish. Which is what we have done.

When he was itty bitty, we put him in with similiar sized African Chiclids we already had, which he promptly killed, and then ate. We then got some larger chiclids, and put them in... They lasted a day at least before he raped and murdered them too.

We THEN added a 13" Rope Fish, also violent fuckers, and contrictors, and very large... We found his head bobbing around the tree one morning a few days later.

THEN we tried something else, and cross specied the tank. We added Mud Dogs (If you don't know what these are, that are rather large 6-12" Amphibians that can live indefinitely auquatically if you keep the temperature cold enough. Warmer water causes them to mutated into Salamanders.) They are vicious meat eaters that eat anything that moves that is smaller than they are... We got three of them. (Mind you, this is fine, its a 44 gallon tank, plenty of room) We found arms and legs a few mornings later, and i think it was a piece of tail...

Our Texas Chiclid is now 8" (Up from 3" when we got him), and quite healthy....

Texas Chiclids are fucking monsters.


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I got lost for an hour and became god.
Azizza
VANDERSHANKED
posted 01-06-2004 01:36:07 AM
*grumbles* you are lucky. Run away while you still can. They will steal your soul.
"Pacifism is a privilege of the protected"
Faelynn LeAndris
Lusty busty redheaded wood elf with sharp claws
posted 01-06-2004 01:38:26 AM
quote:
Azizza obviously shouldn't have said:
*grumbles* you are lucky. Run away while you still can. They will steal your soul.

We thought it was cute... Then we realized it was Satan.


My LAUNCHCast Station
"Respect the Forest, Fear the Ranger"
I got lost for an hour and became god.
Azizza
VANDERSHANKED
posted 01-06-2004 01:38:39 AM
quote:
Faelynn LeAndris painfully thought these words up:
I have a Sea Monster in my Fish Tank.

It's a Texas Chhiclid (Or however you spell). We knew when we got it they bastards were violent, and that could only put them in with similiar, or like minded fish. Which is what we have done.

When he was itty bitty, we put him in with similiar sized African Chiclids we already had, which he promptly killed, and then ate. We then got some larger chiclids, and put them in... They lasted a day at least before he raped and murdered them too.

We THEN added a 13" Rope Fish, also violent fuckers, and contrictors, and very large... We found his head bobbing around the tree one morning a few days later.

THEN we tried something else, and cross specied the tank. We added Mud Dogs (If you don't know what these are, that are rather large 6-12" Amphibians that can live indefinitely auquatically if you keep the temperature cold enough. Warmer water causes them to mutated into Salamanders.) They are vicious meat eaters that eat anything that moves that is smaller than they are... We got three of them. (Mind you, this is fine, its a 44 gallon tank, plenty of room) We found arms and legs a few mornings later, and i think it was a piece of tail...

Our Texas Chiclid is now 8" (Up from 3" when we got him), and quite healthy....

Texas Chiclids are fucking monsters.


Good Lord. My only real FW tank (not counting my Betta) is a Chiclid tank. I think I will scratch that breed right off the list. I will stick to Convicts and Cory Cats!

"Pacifism is a privilege of the protected"
nem-x
posted 01-06-2004 01:41:01 AM
That's like giving babies to Dahmer.
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