*** Dec POTM *** TIE BREAKER POLL ***

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Let the battle begin!
:popcorn:

1. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=144410&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1194901734

2. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=146977&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1195766706

[Aquaman_95]

I voted for #2

[mjuniorc]

even that number 2 is out of the ordinary... i vote for #1, beautiful colors as well as the fish...;)

[akskirmish]

Only one clear winner here-
But both are excellent pics...

[Bderick67]

Well i voted for #1, just cause it's an arowana:naughty:

:asianarow:thumbsup:

[ghostknifefish0909]

go number 2!!! but one is still good.


-GKF

[tezr]

For once I think there should have been a both option. Great photos hard to decide.

[E-Nyce]

The first time around I voted for #1. This time I'm switching up my vote and going with #2.

[Edwin]

wow my vote tied it. this is intense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[stingray man]

mine tied it too

[Edwin]

mine tied it too
haha sweet:nilly:
still close, who did u vote for???

[Tongue33]

It's a secret...

[Edwin]

i know

:screwy:

i wonder whos the winner????

[bigspizz]

If you added a "both" selection, it would run away with the votes, even with a late start. I am totally against ties, but this is a tie....

[Crazy Taco]

1 here, both are great but 1 gets the extra point for being a monster fish

[voss345]

mine untied it ahah

[Zoodiver]

Mine tied your untie. :D

[rastasega]

whoa..

voted for "2"

why? coz an aro beat my entry last month

hahahaa

no seriously :)

[Crazy Taco]

everytime I look at it its tied! bagh!

[Crazy Taco]

any bets on who wins?

[dr_sudz]

I like Arowana's but lets have some variety!

[Bderick67]

whoa..

voted for "2"

why? coz an aro beat my entry last month

hahahaa

no seriously :)

I like Arowana's but lets have some variety!

Looks as if this vote will be decided by the "Anti Arowana Activists Group":irked:

[aquatic_wonders]

I love arowana's personally but the way no.2 has been taken is nice and unique it's a photo contest right and not what is our favorite species so I voted for no.2

[Crazy Taco]

good point!

[Gr8KarmaSF]

I love arowana's personally but the way no.2 has been taken is nice and unique it's a photo contest right and not what is our favorite species so I voted for no.2

:)

[Crazy Taco]

finally its not a tie anymore!

[Gourami Swami]

#2 is gonna steal the win!
like something out of a comic book :)

[deR]

I was going to vote number 1 when i saw it, then i started thinking and i agree with people here, i think we all have seen Red aros be thrown at us all the time, and since we are in america that makes it worse :((. Number 2 makes me think "what im i looking at" the detail is so great. btw what im i looking at?

[Gr8KarmaSF]

:)
Deep water isopod (Natatolana borealis). They are scavengers that live in the dark, cold depths of the ocean.

[rallysman]

Not sure why my post was deleted, but I think it's funny that we have a tie breaker:) The Potm is getting better.

[anhwheeler]

I voted for num 2, its soo neat and something u would never see.

[Crazy Taco]

I think I saw that in a Godzilla movie!

[Shadow Chaos]

What is number 2? anyway The first picture is really nice shot of an arowana but number two is awesome! I can't decied

[Teddude]

:asianarow2!:asianarow

[tezr]

Not sure why my post was deleted, but I think it's funny that we have a tie breaker:) The Potm is getting better.


Wow a Mod got modded..... :ROFL:

[Crazy Taco]

lol thats great

[Zoodiver]

What is number 2?

Giant deep water isopod: Bathynomus giganteus (Sorry I gave the wrong latin name in the other thread.)

[Shadow Chaos]

sweet thanks!

[rallysman]

Wow a Mod got modded..... :ROFL:

Happens all the time lol

[Kobeclone]

I voted for one, just because I can only dream of owning an asian aro like that.:drool::drool::drool:

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Happens all the time lol

;)

[Onion01]

i voted #2. where would you even go to purchase one of those?

[mssassysan2000]

#1 is the one.:headbang2

[TheMightyOscar]

i went for number 2..you dont see that everyday.

[Tongue33]

BUMP!!! VOTE PEOPLE :D

[eman b115]

the aro should take it... awsome pix, 2 is cool just because it a little out of the ordinary but 1 is the better pix to me...

[Tongue33]

the aro should take it... awsome pix, 2 is cool just because it a little out of the ordinary but 1 is the better pix to me...

:ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:


Vote people :D

[Stone Like Fish]

No.2 reminds me of something from starwars or something!

Sick of seeing aro's always winning PotM. Go shrimp thing!

[ewurm]

No.2 reminds me of something from starwars or something!

Sick of seeing aro's always winning PotM. Go shrimp thing!

Haha, the popularity of the month contest just got reversed.

[I_Luv_Cichlids]

please dont call me stupid but what IS #2???? :WTF:

[jd300]

i really love arowanas but ,2 is a very unique pic

[Zoodiver]

i voted #2. where would you even go to purchase one of those?

Dynasty Marine out of FL has them right now.

please dont call me stupid but what IS #2???? :WTF:


[QUOTE=Zoodiver;1352476;]Giant deep water isopod: Bathynomus giganteus QUOTE]

[Gr8KarmaSF]

vote bump, still a close race!

[ChrisH]

I voted 1 because they r beautiful fish

[Tongue33]

VOte people!!

[cichlid savage]

I voted for # 1 but # 2 is a great pic too.

[Druu]

I vote number one because it's more likely that a MFK member would own an asian arrow than an isopod. Even if tank temperatures were right, it would be difficult to mimic the pressure in the wild.

[duke33]

I went with the isopod pic this round. Very interesting.

[glowbug0015]

so did I. Its just so rare and unique. I love oddballs.

[OpusOstreae]

I vote number one because it's more likely that a MFK member would own an asian arrow than an isopod. Even if tank temperatures were right, it would be difficult to mimic the pressure in the wild.


It's true that it'd be difficult to mimic the pressure-but since isopods are crustaceans, their hard exoskeleton makes changes in water pressure less worrying than with deepwater fish, and so they can survive in shallow, cold tanks.


Isopods are so ugly that they're cute! I love their alien-ness. Plus, I like the focus of #2-and that you can see another isopod just to the right of the obvious one.

[Tongue33]

VOTE VOTE VOTE

:D::D

[water_baby83]

Sick of seeing aro's always winning PotM. Go shrimp thing!

LMFAO! That was great, and I agree. Would have like to see a clearer full body, but it's nice to see something other than Aro's (Though I love them), entered into and winning these things.

[ghostknifefish0909]

this is neck and neck! both are great pics but number two is so unique!i wonder whos it is.......


-GKF

[richardhmc]

NO MORE AROS! I love the second picture, its something great and new with great photography!

IMO, Aros ruin the fun of the POTMs, they usually win

[Father Azmodius]

I voted for #2. It would be very difficult to get more of the body in the shot and have it be in the same depth of field. The nature of Macro photography. Subject matter aside, #2 is the better picture, from a technical point of view.

[Crazy Taco]

I think they should do this with all POTM everyone vote on all the pics and then break it down to the top 3-5 that would be great!

[Bderick67]

Not a bad idea, makes very interesting.


Just think how great a photo of the year would be.

[stingray man]

Not a bad idea, makes very interesting.


Just think how great a photo of the year would be.
I lik that idea photo of the year there are always awsome pics will be hard to choose

[Crazy Taco]

yeah I know it was just a thought make for better more precise polls

[Bderick67]

A good night vote bump:)

[Tongue33]

Vote ! Vote!@ Vote!@

[Wolf3101]

Number one is by far the better looking FISH but thats NOT what we're after here....
Number two was a MUCH more difficult shot to get....VERY impressive.

[beeline]

#1 is a very nice pic, but I voted for #2. It's almost alien-looking. I like. :naughty:

[Tongue33]

You mean to tell me there is over 29000 members and at least 300 different members at any given time on here per day,and we have only 160 of them voting on the POTM!!!!

So at least 20,000 people are just not cool with voting for POTM!!.... :D:D:D:D

LA]\/[E

Except only about 80 actual members on right now... But from mornign til night there are usually at least 200 on...

[Gr8KarmaSF]

vote please...

[stotty]

No 1 makes me want to get another tattoo and thats it

[Tongue33]

You mean to tell me there is over 29000 members and at least 300 different members at any given time on here per day,and we have only 160 of them voting on the POTM!!!!

So at least 20,000 people are just not cool with voting for POTM!!.... :D:D:D:D

LA]\/[E

Except only about 80 actual members on right now... But from mornign til night there are usually at least 200 on...
:D:D

:iagree:

[ddyerfamily]

Very close
I like both,but went with 2 just for uniqueness.

[ghostknifefish0909]

neck and neck again!

-GKF

[bauer]

Freak picture the second one! Thats why I voted hehe.
Maybe I´ll post a picture on the next contest

[fish speaker]

1 here, both are great but 1 gets the extra point for being a monster fish


Exactly what I was thinking! ;)

[richardhmc]

You mean to tell me there is over 29000 members and at least 300 different members at any given time on here per day,and we have only 160 of them voting on the POTM!!!!

So at least 20,000 people are just not cool with voting for POTM!!.... :D:D:D:D

LA]\/[E

Except only about 80 actual members on right now... But from mornign til night there are usually at least 200 on...

Maybe all the people are just WAITING for the last minute and then VOTE REALLY FAST to make it a TIE AGAIN! lol

[frozen-fire]

beautiful pic of that rtg...

[Bderick67]

:nilly: This is amazing:WHOA:

[fluxkenji]

Both are very nice pictures, went with #2

[Tongue33]

Maybe all the people are just WAITING for the last minute and then VOTE REALLY FAST to make it a TIE AGAIN! lol


:ROFL::ROFL::ROFL:

VOTE NOW!!! :D

[stormcatcher]

#2 is really unique and rarely seen.....go #2!!....so when does the poll close?

[Mystix212]

1 Because I dont like the look of 2 and the arow's colours are a perfect matte.

[StiffMeister]

both sick pics... what quality!

[scans]

Both are great pics of beautiful animals but I think #2 was a more difficult shot to get.

[Zoodiver]

Exactly what I was thinking! ;)

Little do you know, that isopod is probably the same size as that aro ;)

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Little do you know, that isopod is probably the same size as that aro ;)

we need a size reference pic!!!
:)

[Eel Keeper]

I vote for #2 a nice sharp closeup.

[Rescueskipper]

number 2 ! incredible details!!!

[astronatus]

I voted number 1 just now, and then realized it was exactly 50/50 again, 125 to 125. Can the POTM go to two pics???

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Are you guys saving your votes to tie this on purpose?:D

:ROFL:

[Zoodiver]

Can the POTM go to two pics???

We'd have to vote on it. :D

[Killerhap]

Just voted and it is STILL tied!!!!

[Renteria]

DAMN, this is close!!
i just broke the tie!!

[neoprodigy]

wow wow wow.... still tie after 258 votes... this is awesome! never seen anything like this before...

[Gr8KarmaSF]

wow wow wow.... still tie after 258 votes... this is awesome! never seen anything like this before...

Did you vote???

:)

[]v[onster Loaches]

Ahh cant decide.... cant decide.....

[Roy L.]

Nr 1!!! Great aro :headbang2

[Crazy Taco]

now there i a lead finally

[doozie01]

arowana pics always win POTM that's why I chose #2 plus it's more original

[ghostknifefish0909]

come on! when does this poll end?i want number2 to win!! please? grrrrr the aro is great but they just win to many POTM.

-GKF

[Gr8KarmaSF]

come on! when does this poll end?i want number2 to win!! please? grrrrr the aro is great but they just win to many POTM.

-GKF

Ends the 31st of course :)

[Roy L.]

arowana pics always win POTM that's why I chose #2 plus it's more original

come on! when does this poll end?i want number2 to win!! please? grrrrr the aro is great but they just win to many POTM.

-GKF

Don't agree. Pic 2 is not a fish. And this is a fish forum... But a great photo.
Love that arowana :naughty:

[Gr8KarmaSF]

All photos must be AQUATIC related...

[Tongue33]

Vote vote Vote!!

[Tongue33]

Don't agree. Pic 2 is not a fish. And this is a fish forum... But a great photo.
Love that arowana :naughty:

Niether is a stingray :D So I guess we'll just toss them out too :D

[norma]

They are very nice pictures. I wish that i had an arowana, but i know that you need a big tank for it.

[Bderick67]

Wow ... big swing on number of votes, when I last checked (yesterday 10:00pm) the Ipod thing was up 9 votes, now the aro by 16. This is been a very exciting POTM.


come on! when does this poll end?i want number2 to win!! please? grrrrr the aro is great but they just win to many POTM.

-GKF

I think the rules state a 7 day tie breaker poll.

[Crazy Taco]

VOTE VOTE VOTE! we need more VOTES!

[n0zqh]

I liked both photos, good sharp photos. I wish'd that pic #2 was as colorful as the arowana, it might have gotten my vote.

[Gr8KarmaSF]

vote please...

[Tongue33]

vote please...


:iagree: :D VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!VOTE!


Act like this site deserves what it has passed to you :D Pass the respect back :) VOTE!! You Can make a difference!!!

[mauricio yearwood]

I vote one beutiful colors

[TheDrist]

I voted for #1 ;)

[Gr8KarmaSF]

VOTE!!!

[lobo]

I vote 2. Really nice photo, its almost creepy so big it looks.

[Gr8KarmaSF]

votey vote vote....

[deR]

wow i left for a while when it was like 20 29 with number 2 winning and now its in the 100s :[

[Gr8KarmaSF]

VOTE NOW!!!!

[Bderick67]

Really hard to beat a great photo of a true ]V[onster Fish. Looks as if we have almost as many votes now as was in the whole POTM contest.


If you haven't voted yet...Why IS THIS:confused::screwy:

[Gr8KarmaSF]

vote!

[toehead11183]

vote!

i think we got the message...but do we vote?

[Tongue33]

VOTE VOTE VOTE :D

Lets get at least 400 votes on this .. You would think that with all the votes that are here.. That the other 28500 members are really not memmbers?? Just drones to make our site look bigger than it is... Hhhmmm Food for thought...

[pleco52]

I VOTED 1#
AROWANA,AROWANA,AROWANA,AROWANA,AROWANA,AROWANA,AR OWANA,AROWANA,AROWANA,AROWANA,AROWANA,AROWANA,AROW ANA,AROWANA,AROWANA,AROWANA,AROWANA,AROWANA,AROWAN A,AROWANA,AROWANA,AROWANA,AROWANA,AROWANA,AROWANA, AROWANA,AROWANA,AROWANA,

[merejiah]

#2 all the way!! Arowana is nice, but not as unique.

Both are AWESOME ... neither of those should lose!

[Tongue33]

NICE We hit 400 Votes!!!!!

Thats 1.37 % Of our total registered members!!!! PIMP!!!

:D:D:D:D

[Gator]

Voted for #1. That aro looks Amazing!

[PoopSmart]

I voted for number 2. I have seen aro pics everywhere on this website, while it kind of is the websites motto, definition of a monster fish, I just think that #2 went out on limb and was probably a harder picture to take.

Kinda like Game of the Year for xbox 360, sure Halo 3 is the obvious choice, but bioshock won becasue it was original.

Except in this case I think Bioshock is going to lose.

[tapeworm]

Enough with the aro pictures, every time one enters these contests it wins, no matter how crappy the pic is.:nilly: Voted for 2.

[bauer]

Haha people are going mad with aro pictures... They are great to!!

[danny]

i voted for 2 the firt time and i will vote for 2 this time,the aro is nice but lets face it we see nice pics of aros every day

[Bderick67]

:asianarow:woot::thumbsup:

[Gr8KarmaSF]

bumpy

[ShadowStryder]

Seen plenty of Aros, I voted #2.

[convict94]

#1 all the way, and that is bs you can never have enough aro's...lol

[Bderick67]

#1 all the way, and that is bs you can never have enough aro's...lol

Can't argue that:)

This is more about which is the best pic. Has to do with picture quality, subject, overall appeal but mainly what people like the most. Seems like too many people get hung up on this "Aros always win" crap. Give me a break this is MonsterFishKeepers so why wouldn't a monsterfish win?


Maybe next month we should start banning all species of fish that have previously won, so this will be in fairness to all species of fish, to have a chance to win POTM:screwy:

[likestofish]

that aint fare for anyone who doesnt have another fish.

[Calmwaters]

I love aro's definitely( but nothing so unique about the picture just looks regular picture to me) but this is a
PHOTO contest and NOT POPULARITY contest so I voted for NO.2 which looks so unique and beautifuly taken so it got my vote.

[danny]

lets have some more info on these isopods they look so cool

[Bderick67]

Vote the bump

[Gr8KarmaSF]

vottttey....

[convict94]

i wanna vote once more for the arowana...lol

[Bderick67]

VOTE NOW

1. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=144410&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1194901734

2. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=146977&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1195766706

[Gr8KarmaSF]

lol - bd, you crack me up!

[Bderick67]

lol - bd, you crack me up!

:grinno::naughty:

[black_monster]

#2 all the way. #1 is nice, but too much of an ordinary.

[norma]

I vote for number 1. It is really pretty. I always wanted an arowana.

[danny]

#2 all the way. #1 is nice, but too much of an ordinary.
i agree

[Bderick67]

Merry, the Christmas Bump:)

[Gr8KarmaSF]

xmas vote!

[oceanobsession289]

lets have some more info on these isopods they look so cool
Here is the short version of some info on giant isopods that my work gave to me.
Giant Isopod Bathynomus giganteus

"Giant Isopods are a parasitic crustaceans that attatch themselves at the base of the tongue of the rose spotted snapper. With the claws on its front three pairs of legs, it extracts blood. As the parasite grows, less and less blood is able to reach the tongue, and eventually the organ 'atrophies' from the lack of blood. The parasite then replaces the fish's tongue with its own body, by attatching to the muscle of the tongue stub. The fish is able to use the parasite just like a normal tongue, except that it has to share its food with the isopod. this is the only know case of a parasite functionally replacing a host organ."

"A giant isopod may be one of approximately nine species of large isopods (crustaceans related to shrimp and crabs) in the genus Bathynomus. They are thought to be abundant in cold, deep water of the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean."

"Maturing in length between 19 and 37cm, and reaching a weight of approximately 1.7kg (3 lbs). Most other isopods range in size from 1-5cm."

"Giant isopods are important scavengers in the deep-sea benthic environment; they are found at a depth of 550 ft to the pitch darkness of 7,020 ft, where pressures are high and temperatures are very low. They are thought to prefer muddy or clay substrates and lead solitary lives."

"Although scavengers, these giant isopods are mostly carnivorous and feed on dead whales, fish, and squid; they may also be active predators of slow moving prey such as sea cucumbers, sponges, radiolarians, nematodes, and other zoobenthos, and perhapse even live fish. They are adapted to long periods of famine and have been known to survive over eight weeks without food in the aquarium.:eek: When a significant source of food is encountered, giant isopods gorge themselves to the point of 'compromising their locamotive ability'.:ROFL: A brooding female is at risk of losing her eggs if she overindulges in the food to the point of bloating."

Also, giant isopods may lay the largest eggs of any marine invertebrate. And when threatned they can roll themselves up into a tight ball where they are protected by their strong armor-plated shells.

:headbang2:headbang2:headbang2Giant isopods are Awesome!!!

[Tongue33]

VOTE VOTE VOTE :D

And get your pics in for next month!!!!

[doubledragon]

One perfect aro for the win!!!!!!!!
Even though the gross toungue stealing thing almost had my vote:D

[jlnguyen74]

Go aro!!!

[highback]

Go aro!!!

Same here !!!!!!!!!!!

[danny]

Here is the short version of some info on giant isopods that my work gave to me.
Giant Isopod Bathynomus giganteus

"Giant Isopods are a parasitic crustaceans that attatch themselves at the base of the tongue of the rose spotted snapper. With the claws on its front three pairs of legs, it extracts blood. As the parasite grows, less and less blood is able to reach the tongue, and eventually the organ 'atrophies' from the lack of blood. The parasite then replaces the fish's tongue with its own body, by attatching to the muscle of the tongue stub. The fish is able to use the parasite just like a normal tongue, except that it has to share its food with the isopod. this is the only know case of a parasite functionally replacing a host organ."

"A giant isopod may be one of approximately nine species of large isopods (crustaceans related to shrimp and crabs) in the genus Bathynomus. They are thought to be abundant in cold, deep water of the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean."

"Maturing in length between 19 and 37cm, and reaching a weight of approximately 1.7kg (3 lbs). Most other isopods range in size from 1-5cm."

"Giant isopods are important scavengers in the deep-sea benthic environment; they are found at a depth of 550 ft to the pitch darkness of 7,020 ft, where pressures are high and temperatures are very low. They are thought to prefer muddy or clay substrates and lead solitary lives."

"Although scavengers, these giant isopods are mostly carnivorous and feed on dead whales, fish, and squid; they may also be active predators of slow moving prey such as sea cucumbers, sponges, radiolarians, nematodes, and other zoobenthos, and perhapse even live fish. They are adapted to long periods of famine and have been known to survive over eight weeks without food in the aquarium.:eek: When a significant source of food is encountered, giant isopods gorge themselves to the point of 'compromising their locamotive ability'.:ROFL: A brooding female is at risk of losing her eggs if she overindulges in the food to the point of bloating."

Also, giant isopods may lay the largest eggs of any marine invertebrate. And when threatned they can roll themselves up into a tight ball where they are protected by their strong armor-plated shells.

:headbang2:headbang2:headbang2Giant isopods are Awesome!!!
wow thats some good info,the tongue bit sounds like your winding me up but i bow to your knoledge,,not only do they look cool they sound cool,i agree with you isopods rock,,,

[Bderick67]

VOTE NOW

1. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=144410&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1194901734

2. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=146977&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1195766706

[TRYLSTEG808]

WOW THIS IS A HARD DECISION. THERE BOTH GOOD PICS.

[Rare_Cichlids]

looks like #1 has more votes. but # 2 is better IMO. who ever has #2 should enter it next month.

[Tongue33]

VOTE NOW

1. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=144410&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1194901734

2. http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=146977&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1195766706


:iagree:

[dustabusta]

I voted #2. It was a very loooooonnnng decision.

[Piranha_Rage]

I vote for No.1. I dont usually like that kind of fish. But that one was a real beauty and had great colours. Good Job.

[Gr8KarmaSF]

vote

[Bderick67]

Nice, well over 500 voters:headbang2

[headbanger_jib]

my vote for the alien looking bug:grinno::grinno:

[Gr8KarmaSF]

vote

[Gr8KarmaSF]

LAST DAY!!!

[Gr8KarmaSF]

DONE!!!