* Jan 2008 POTM Winner *

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Congratulations to Bderick67

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=155892&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1198205371

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Congrats!!! AGAIN!!!

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=90593

Thank you to everybody that voted...

[ghostknifefish0909]

woo hoo!!!!! nice double win Bderick67!!!!!!
very nice shot indeed.

-GKF

[davo]

Well at least it has discus in the pic lol! Congrats, great pic.

[Bderick67]

Thanks all who voted, and thanks to Gr8Karma for moderating this event, nice job. I sure it is alot more work then people know.

[Nic]

great pic.....congrats....

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Thanks Bderick.....

FYI - Before people start flaming Arowanas for winning POTM (not aimed at anybody specific), why not step up to the plate and do something about it? If you look at the winners album the majority of the winners are NOT arowanas.:nilly:

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=69734

STOP complaining and START taking some pictures! :D

[Angler]

Look at the trend of the winning pictures. The only reason he won is because it is a Arowana pic:ROFL:

Just kidding Bderick- That is an awsome pic. Congrats.

[---XR---]

congees!!!!!!

[midnight]

congrats,i knew i picked a weiner :D

[Gr8KarmaSF]

congrats,i knew i picked a weiner :D

:ROFL:

[headbanger_jib]

congrats bderick
that snap when you posted in of your aro and discus com pics i knew it would win if it entered the contest
great photography and congrats to the contestants (the black and the discus) tooo

[95Harley]

Fine Pic, Congrats!

My late Aro managed a whopping 6th place, not bad for a month of AWESOME PICS!!!

[Alistriwen]

Congrats, great photo!

[Red Devil]

:DWhen i saw that picture in my arow thread i knew you had a winner!! Congradulations!!:headbang2

[richardhmc]

Awesome pic and awesome win! Nice job!

I think the discus sorta covering the aro made it win - =D haha just kiddin!

[GetInMahBellay]

wow thats so cool how tha aro bends its tail, fish are well treated and in perfect condition

[ddyerfamily]

:headbang2Congrats

[TheFanatic]

So photoshopping a couple of discus into a pic will win the POTM?

[ecuacura]

Yeah... the discus alone would have made that one tough to beat... throw in an arrowana and its a garaunteed win. Haha... no... seriously though... congrats... GREAT shot!

[Bderick67]

Thanks all,:)

So photoshopping a couple of discus into a pic will win the POTM?

Welcome to MFK. I am honored to be the subject of your first post on this wonderful sight.


BTW I'm thinking now it would've looked better if I put the discus were facing the camera:naughty:

[Onion01]

Thanks all,:)



Welcome to MFK. I am honored to be the subject of your first post on this wonderful sight.


BTW I'm thinking now it would've looked better if I put the discus were facing the camera:naughty:

well, you will certainly win POTM with one of those babies :headbang2

[Bderick67]

This here was my other option for POTM, but it looks like I made the right choice:)

[headbanger_jib]

This here was my other option for POTM, but it looks like I made the right choice:)
this one would also have won the potm
looks just as great

[Gr8KarmaSF]

So photoshopping a couple of discus into a pic will win the POTM?

No need to accuse him of anything. The MFK staff reviews all the entries. If you disagree with us then simply dont vote for the photo.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=100098&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1195312978
This here was my other option for POTM, but it looks like I made the right choice:)

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=99921&stc=1&d=1181661855

[pwmin]

congrats. those are VERY nice fish. can't wait till i can get a black.

[WyldFya]

This here was my other option for POTM, but it looks like I made the right choice:)
I think your second choice was a better shot. Both were very nice shots.

[rED O]

i did not think arows and discus are compatabe:WHOA:
very nice

[TheFanatic]

This here was my other option for POTM, but it looks like I made the right choice:)

Oh, so you mean more photoshopped pics? You decided on the other doctored pic to win the contest....Seriously, bro, you can't possibly expect people to take those pics seriously? I mean come on. The lighting from one direction on some of the fish but at a different angle for other fish. Sad. So sad....

[TheFanatic]

No need to accuse him of anything. The MFK staff reviews all the entries. If you disagree with us then simply dont vote for the photo.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=100098&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1195312978


http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=99921&stc=1&d=1181661855

I didn't vote on anything. I just found the sight a couple of days ago after 20+ years in the hobby. I checked out the POTM thread and found the bogus shots that this guy submitted and you guys fell for.

Sorry to be the harbinger of bad news but the guy submitted doctored pics. Not unheard of on the net. I'm just sorry that I had to bring it up. The angle of the lighting on the various fish, the outline of the overly bright discus against the not so bright aro? For a POTM winner this is equivalent to Barry Bonds and the "supplements" he was taking.

Not sure what the staff were smoking when they reviewed this or if they reviewed it at all, but this pic is doctored and the staff dropped the ball.

BTW, in my not so extensive experience with Discuss I never knew them to swim toward a gigantic predatory fish with wide eyed curiosity. Any discus folks out there that wonder why these oh so shy cichlids are swimming towards a gigantic Aro that is angling towards them? To me the answer is obvious. The Discus aren't in the same tank when the pic is taken. No way they want to get up close and personal with a fish that big. instinct for those fish is to hide which is why it takes photoshop to concoct a pic with a gigantic aro and discus all up in his grill.

But since this site seems to have a hard on for whatever pic is submitted with an aro in it the staff seems to look the other way when the pic is obviously doctored.

I hope my last post was as good as my first....Adieu everyone....Any site that employs a staff as near sighted as these folks needs some serious help. I expect a nice banning out of this...Ah well...It was worth it to point out such an apparent fraud.....

Everyone take a good look again. the discus behind the leaf is authentic. The two discus in front are authentic. The Aro in the same tank is not and not even close.

But hey, most everyone fell for it and instead of admitting mistakes as most Americans are hard pressed to do I expect the vast majority of you to defend that pic (and the other one which was also doctored) rather than admit to getting taken. Good luck with that.

[is300zx]

Oh, so you mean more photoshopped pics? You decided on the other doctored pic to win the contest....Seriously, bro, you can't possibly expect people to take those pics seriously? I mean come on. The lighting from one direction on some of the fish but at a different angle for other fish. Sad. So sad....



You mean all of these pics in his threads are all faked? http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102498

[Bderick67]

Hey Fanatic...you got me/us.:ROFL: The hardest thing to do though was get the reflection of the discus on the aros gill and the plants below on its midsection. My best work though is the pic below. I was actually able to create a shadow of the aros fins onto the side of the discus:naughty:

[Miles]

Some people just have a hard time believing MonsterFishKeepers..

Even after 20 yrs in the Hobby..

[Bderick67]

Some people just have a hard time believing MonsterFishKeepers..

Even after 20 yrs in the Hobby..

:ROFL: Ya, I remember when I first joined MFK, opened my eyes to how little I really know.

[Gr8KarmaSF]

...Any site that employs a staff as near sighted as these folks needs some serious help. I expect a nice banning out of this...Ah well...It was worth it to point out such an apparent fraud.....



Are you here for pictures or to learn? Go troll somewhere else! :nutkick:

[greenterra]

Congrats on the win Bderick.

[WyldFya]

I didn't vote on anything. I just found the sight a couple of days ago after 20+ years in the hobby. I checked out the POTM thread and found the bogus shots that this guy submitted and you guys fell for.

Sorry to be the harbinger of bad news but the guy submitted doctored pics. Not unheard of on the net. I'm just sorry that I had to bring it up. The angle of the lighting on the various fish, the outline of the overly bright discus against the not so bright aro? For a POTM winner this is equivalent to Barry Bonds and the "supplements" he was taking.

Not sure what the staff were smoking when they reviewed this or if they reviewed it at all, but this pic is doctored and the staff dropped the ball.

BTW, in my not so extensive experience with Discuss I never knew them to swim toward a gigantic predatory fish with wide eyed curiosity. Any discus folks out there that wonder why these oh so shy cichlids are swimming towards a gigantic Aro that is angling towards them? To me the answer is obvious. The Discus aren't in the same tank when the pic is taken. No way they want to get up close and personal with a fish that big. instinct for those fish is to hide which is why it takes photoshop to concoct a pic with a gigantic aro and discus all up in his grill.

But since this site seems to have a hard on for whatever pic is submitted with an aro in it the staff seems to look the other way when the pic is obviously doctored.

I hope my last post was as good as my first....Adieu everyone....Any site that employs a staff as near sighted as these folks needs some serious help. I expect a nice banning out of this...Ah well...It was worth it to point out such an apparent fraud.....

Everyone take a good look again. the discus behind the leaf is authentic. The two discus in front are authentic. The Aro in the same tank is not and not even close.

But hey, most everyone fell for it and instead of admitting mistakes as most Americans are hard pressed to do I expect the vast majority of you to defend that pic (and the other one which was also doctored) rather than admit to getting taken. Good luck with that.
This shows how little you know about discus, and how narrow your tunnel is.

[PoopSmart]

Well at least it has discus in the pic lol! Congrats, great pic.

haha - I really did like this tank setup. Discus and aros sounded so cool. Congrats.

I did like a lot fo the other ones though! This was a really hard POTM.

Oh, and I think "the fanatic" has had 20+ years of fishkeeping experience working at a poopsmart.

[Onion01]

Hey Fanatic...you got me/us.:ROFL: The hardest thing to do though was get the reflection of the discus on the aros gill and the plants below on its midsection. My best work though is the pic below. I was actually able to create a shadow of the aros fins onto the side of the discus:naughty:

:ROFL:

i gotta tell you though, the first pic discus to the left does look a little cropped :banhim:

;)

[GOLIATH]

Very Nice indeed, who's wach'n who...?

[ddyerfamily]

:ROFL:

i gotta tell you though, the first pic discus to the left does look a little cropped :banhim:

;)
:iagree:.............:idea:....................... :grinno:

[_Sushi_]

hmm...let's see, I find it hard to believe that fish who have lived together after a while, would still be afraid of each other....

Maybe his discuss were paranoid?

Anyways, great pic BDerick, I'm loving that arrow and the blue discus.

[tapeworm]

Lets split this picture of the month up in two categories: "Arowana of the month," and "all other fish" :D Give a fair chance to everyone who doesn't own an arowana, not for me but everyone else who competes in this here contest.:popcorn:

[Gr8KarmaSF]

Have you checked the POTM winners album?

You dont have to own an aro to win, just gotta have some skillz!

[Bderick67]

Lets split this picture of the month up in two categories: "Arowana of the month," and "all other fish" :D Give a fair chance to everyone who doesn't own an arowana, not for me but everyone else who competes in this here contest.:popcorn:

Man your Impact black font is so very hard to read:( Not sure why so many people have issues with aros winning? The cool thing about POTM is ya get to see alot of top quality fish pics, and some are just spectacular. I do wonder why there are so many who don't enter this great contest, there's alot of POTM type pics in the photo lounge from people who don't enter. How hard is it to email a pic anyhow:confused::screwy:

Oh well just kinda ranting here, but I will promise not to enter any arowana pics in POTM for the next 3 months:) sound good?:grinno:

[_Sushi_]

LOL, Bderick

What a bunch of crybabies!! If you don't like aros, don't vote for 'em!! vote for whatever fish floats your boat. There aren't that many aro winners, people are too busy voting for quality photos.

If you send in a pixelated pic of an arowana, it's not guarenteed a chance to win. It has to be top knotch, and a good quality photo, like the one Bderick submitted.

Don't be a buzz-kill, simply because your photography skills make a kindergartener's stick figures look like DaVinci in comparison.

[DexGTR]

love the pic...i think the saturation on the color of the discus led our "expert" to believe that it was photoshopped...

congrats man...

[Bderick67]

Well thanks to all who voted and enjoy my pic.

And to all the doubters and haters:p

[Red Devil]

Well thanks to all who voted and enjoy my pic.

And to all the doubters and haters:p

great great pic..no doubt about it...

[tapeworm]

I don't trip about it, I like aro's just seems that everytime I wonder over to this section I end up seeing another aro win:popcorn:

[goose_uk]

jeebus....cant believe so many people find something to moan about.....!! :headshake

Why dont ya just :chillpill: and enjoy the pictures in POTM.....?

Well done to the winner.....I have a picture of 300 Aro's for next month..... :ROFL:

[Valkyrie]

Great picture, don't know whether or not it is the real deal, looks like it to me, but as for Discus and Aro's in the same tank. I do have discus and I have seen other tanks set up this way not my cup of tea but they do look great together. Congratulations.

Cheers

[lce68]

Awwwww....it's Elvira! Yep, cool picture!

[Paullywolly]

Dead thread I know... but wow, what a pic. All the pics of your tank are incredible.

[scorpion_2006]

wowww gooood work

[bearfan]

Beautiful contasting colors!

[Salvins_herd]

congrats

[kurtpu]

boss and employees