mta_morrow
Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
I currently have a pair of purples that share a burrow and swim together all day. I’m hoping they pair up.
Most overrated fish or fish species and the most underrated
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I currently have a pair of purples that share a burrow and swim together all day. I’m hoping they pair up.
mta_morrow
Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
Just added a pic above. Had them about 2 months now in a peaceful tank. 108 gallon display
mta_morrow
Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
I will definitely keep an eye on them. I never heard that before. I had a single in my last tank. Liked it so much I had to give a pair a shot!
mckinney0171
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my firefish is out during scheduled periods each day. i can almost set my watch by it. it's cute.
Surfandturf
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No kicked puppy here. It just makes me laugh when people use the nicknaming of something as to why they dislike it. Just take a look at all the ridiculous coral "names".guess i kicked your puppy, sorry, didn't mean to offend anyone. I actually didn't say anything about the "Snowflake midnight ice lightning whatever" names though, i was saying that calling clownfish "nemos" or "nemo fish" on forums is eye-roll inducing, and also paying hundreds of $ for "Snowflake midnight ice lightning whatevers" is also eye-roll inducing for me personally... but also pointed out that it was very much a to each his own thing and that one man's underrated was another man's overrated judging by the responses in this thread. sorry my opinion offended you, but i don't think any belt loosening is needed
All the disdain for "mutant" designer clowns how many here have a special breed cat or some sort of special breed dog? Or for that matter the same disdain for special breed cats or dogs as well? What's the difference? I'm not asking to defend myself cuz I have a maroon ice black lightning onyx snowflake sunshine whatevertheheck clownfish, just curious on the thought process here. Boredom lol. I ask because I have a Bengal cat, bred for it's markings, size and personality. I had a yellow lab, bred for it's select dominance of genetics...what I'm getting at is whether purebred or designer bred these pets are bred for their looks, size, temperament etc. and for the owners that will be living with and caring for and loving the animals through their lives.
TL;DR just wondering if you feel special breed dogs and cats are "mutants" as well?
I love all these different opinions here!!!
And I like @Surfandturf take on coral names here...Can't wait to grow out that really cool frag of n-a electric superman blackhole wondernova
Cheers
TL;DR just wondering if you feel special breed dogs and cats are "mutants" as well?
I love all these different opinions here!!!
And I like @Surfandturf take on coral names here...Can't wait to grow out that really cool frag of n-a electric superman blackhole wondernova
Cheers
mta_morrow
Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
Hey Why-Me.......I don't think there is any disdain or any reason for "designer clowns" being listed here multiple times. This discussion is about "over rated and under rated" fish. I think what we are seeing is that just because something gets bred and end up looking different doesn't make it all that special and worth more money and hype to a lot of folks. To a lot of fish keepers, there is no big deal about it. For me, I just see nothing cool about them so to me its over rated. I like the good ol' oscellaris.All the disdain for "mutant" designer clowns how many here have a special breed cat or some sort of special breed dog? Or for that matter the same disdain for special breed cats or dogs as well? What's the difference? I'm not asking to defend myself cuz I have a maroon ice black lightning onyx snowflake sunshine whatevertheheck clownfish, just curious on the thought process here. Boredom lol. I ask because I have a Bengal cat, bred for it's markings, size and personality. I had a yellow lab, bred for it's select dominance of genetics...what I'm getting at is whether purebred or designer bred these pets are bred for their looks, size, temperament etc. and for the owners that will be living with and caring for and loving the animals through their lives.
TL;DR just wondering if you feel special breed dogs and cats are "mutants" as well?
I love all these different opinions here!!!
And I like @Surfandturf take on coral names here...Can't wait to grow out that really cool frag of n-a electric superman blackhole wondernova
Cheers
Its no different then labra-doodles, pom-a-poos, etc for dogs. Me, I love rescues, and the last one we had we weren't even sure what he was, other than a great dog!
So, I don't think there is much held against designers, I just think a lot of folks don't care for them, and a lot of folks do!
And of course, someone asked the question, so now we get the answers
Dodgersfan
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Lol, well the Coral nicknames actually get me more riled up than mutant fish names... one vendor on here in particular is really bad about not remembering what they called something two months ago... i bought a nice Acan from them a few months back under one super-duper-wondernova name and I've seen them selling frags of the same thing under at least 3 different names since then... I don't care if you want to make up some magic-rainbow-unicorn-farts name for something, but pick 1 name and stick to it! lol. that's my only real gripe with "common names"
Also there's a difference in referring to something by a common name i.e. Clownfish for Amphiprion ocellaris or Mystery Wrasse for Pseudocheilinus ocellatus and straight up referring to it as a "Nemo fish" or "Dory fish" if you're under about 12 I'll give you a pass on that, anyone older than that using those names is going to get a hard eye roll and maybe a little poking fun at
rtparty
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Unless they're a true pair, they don't usually work out long term. One always seems to take over and ends up being the only one alive. I don't know why.
The few times I've heard it being successful with non-paired is in very large tanks where each can stay on their own end basically.
Maybe someone far smarter than I can shed more light on the topic.
rtparty
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They are $120 or so around here. Not exactly inexpensive. The one I had years ago came in super cheap. Not sure why but I got it for like $35. Best deal I've ever gotten I think
alton
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Someone mentioned Lightning Maroon clowns as a designer clown but the original one or two came from the wild. Most domesticated animals have been bred and cross-bred to get their distinct ability, the webbed feet on a lab comes to mind. The fact we are breeding so many clownfish versus taking them from the wild should be a good thing. I have met a few mean ones in my time.
Capitol Reef Corals
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Overrated: Sailfin Tang
Underrated: Vlamingi Tang
Underrated: Vlamingi Tang
Most underrated genus - cardinals - especially the Pajama Cardinal - also known as polka-dots cardinal. But not only one or two - many in the same aquaria. I have 11
Sincerely Lasse
Sincerely Lasse
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mta_morrow
Of course I have room for 1 more fish!
Most underrated genus - cardinals - especially the Pajama Cardinal - also known as polka-dots cardinal. But not only one or two - many in the same aquaria. I have 11
Sincerely Lasse
I just added 3 red striped cardinals about a week ago. They are first up and last to bed and are out and about all the time. I don’t think I want 11 though[emoji57]
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