View Full Version : Most Prized Fish in you Collection?
redtailfool
04-18-2005, 10:13 AM
Ok guys, you all have to answer now.. dont be bashful! :p
What fish are you most proud of? Keep in mind that this is not a most expensive fish
or rarest fish question ( though the fish could be expensive and rare) but it could also be a fish that has been with you for years or just a fish thats your favorite.
Ill start first,,, my most prized fish is my 10-11 Marble Motoro .
This is my first ray and she is just beautiful!! My large 15 inch black aro and my new
Henleii are also keepers.
Black Aro:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/wesleyian/Fish/dead004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/wesleyian/Fish/moto008.jpg
neoprodigy
04-18-2005, 11:02 AM
Albino Dojo, one my prized fish... and i bought it from supermarket for $2.
piranha45
04-18-2005, 2:43 PM
My favorite is my 7" male salvini. He looks nowhere as good as the salvini that Josh posted up a few days ago, but he's still my favorite fish. I really want to see how large I can get him.
He's the undisputed king in a 200g mixed cichlid tank. He's people-shy and will hide if you get up close to the tank, but when he doesn't think anyone is looking, he's an active little tank baron. I got him at 3", and I've had him for about a yr and a half.
I also love my male JD, simply because he's a beautiful and impressive looking fish. He's 2nd in command of the tank, after the salvini. My stalwart frontosa, antagonistic jewel, and impudent convict are also treasured above the others.
WckedMidas
04-18-2005, 2:55 PM
most prised be my jags from florida that i got to breed for me . Ive had them since last august. My second and third prize fish are my tsn and tsn red tail hybrid and maybe not in that order
redtailfool
04-18-2005, 4:38 PM
Sweet! Cmon guys post your beloved collection! pics would be great too..
rayman45
04-18-2005, 8:39 PM
my frt that got hurt so0o0o0o0 many times
and my 3 foot snakehead
redtailfool
04-18-2005, 10:25 PM
I didnt include my FRT because they are not fish. But FRTs are my favorites next to rays and aros
WckedMidas
04-18-2005, 11:30 PM
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83/num1stoner/april13thth2005041.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83/num1stoner/april4th2005033.jpgmale is in front femal in back caught them in some canal i probly couldnt find if i tried again in my life. but ya never no im good like that.
buddah101
04-18-2005, 11:41 PM
Mine would have to be either my Tilapia Buttikeforii or my 20 inch fire EEL. This is a hard one cause' I love em' all...Maybe my Silver Arowanna?
pufferking
04-19-2005, 8:40 AM
Mine would have to be my palembangs puffer 2nd would be my vampire tetra and 3rd would be my peacock bass
The TRUST
04-19-2005, 12:59 PM
Albino Dojo, one my prized fish... and i bought it from supermarket for $2.
ROFL! Ahahahhahahahha! U kill me Li! LOL!
For me it would be my TSN eating Peacock bass.
neoprodigy
04-19-2005, 1:34 PM
ROFL! Ahahahhahahahha! U kill me Li! LOL!
For me it would be my TSN eating Peacock bass.
its the prized and least priced...
Amano wanabe
04-28-2005, 8:19 AM
Gotta be my 16" African lungfish (Protopterus annectens). He's got the most personality. Believe it or not, my Firemouth pair are my most intriguing breeders. But it's hard to top the beauty of my millenium rainbows (Glossolepis pseudoincisus) and my Melanotaenia boesmanis.
Chris
neoprodigy
04-28-2005, 11:19 PM
you got pix of your 16" african Lungfish? if you do.. please post pix
Steve_89
04-30-2005, 1:58 AM
My most prized fish would be my 3 cichla monos coz I like them the best. But they are closely followed by my leichardti and datnoid.
the ony fish i have owned that could be classed as prized was albino squaw fish that i traded for a fairy armadillo that I sold for 8 grand backin 85.
BlackGhostKnifelovr
04-30-2005, 7:25 PM
omfg redtail what kind of barb is that? i have a tinfoil the same size but he doesnt have the black lining in the tail
piranha45
04-30-2005, 7:44 PM
I did a little search on that armadillo.. very peculiar creature. its endangered..
http://www.msu.edu/~nixonjos/armadillo/pics/pink_fairy_ad.jpg
alfon76
04-30-2005, 9:54 PM
My most prized fishes would be my large New Guinea Datnoids followed by my large African Arowanas.
Ivan
DIESELMACK
05-01-2005, 12:33 AM
a toss up....my bagarius yarrelli and b. bagarius with my peacock bass and jau coming in a close second.
iheartfishies
05-01-2005, 12:16 PM
I love the lil Umbee and lil Silver Arowana.
They're both just so DAYM cute.
Daddyo72
05-01-2005, 12:33 PM
My Pbass and my Jag.
MasterMing
05-01-2005, 10:56 PM
Definately my newly acquired Australian Lungs.
tigerfish
05-01-2005, 10:59 PM
my dovi, damn exwife let it die :swear:
my 30 growout
pbass
jardini
jurenese
redtailfool
05-02-2005, 9:12 AM
my dovi, damn exwife let it die :swear:
is this why shes your ex now ?
RockyGoldy
05-06-2005, 9:37 PM
Well..its goto to be my Asian Red Tail Gold Arowana...
this dude is the first asian aro I laid my hands on and been rearing it for 5 long yrs... nevertheless I have alot of other much more $$$$$$ aros in my collection...this dude is just so dear to my heart..and he is a sheer monster in size!
piranha45
05-07-2005, 12:14 AM
how big you estimate him to be, rocky?
RockyGoldy
05-07-2005, 12:19 AM
how big you estimate him to be, rocky?
He is about 22" plus minus...
neoprodigy
05-07-2005, 12:24 AM
awsome beast rocky
truman
05-07-2005, 12:41 AM
mY Asian Aro is still me pride and joy...
For me, it would have to be this......
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/102-0262_IMG.JPG
A MAX SIZE 27" Black Island Ray
A member of the PDR family.
:headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2
Daddyo72
05-07-2005, 8:35 PM
Mine would be my Pbass. The jag would be second. They all have quite different personalities. It really is hard to decide.
Caveman
05-07-2005, 9:55 PM
Very nice lists and pictures guys and gals. My most prized fish would have to be my Green Chromide Cichlids or my Ornate Bichirs.
My favorite fish is my brown knifefish(6 of them),Clown knifefish, and ghost knifefish.
piranha45
05-07-2005, 10:42 PM
Very nice lists and pictures guys and gals. My most prized fish would have to be my Green Chromide Cichlids or my Ornate Bichirs.
chromide cichlids are the brackish-water ones, right? how do they behave, like mbuna or big CAs?
Robert
05-08-2005, 12:08 AM
My prized collection is a 19" Malaysian Golden Crossback.
piranha45
05-08-2005, 12:09 AM
and a fine prize it is! how large is it?
Robert
05-08-2005, 12:10 AM
last measured was ard 19"
Robert
05-08-2005, 12:13 AM
Another prized collection of mine. 6 of the crossback in a 5ft tank. All these 6 xback mearured ard 14-15"
sharpy
05-10-2005, 5:53 PM
I don't think I could choose one anymore. My fav use to be my RD but she died last dec. I was so heart broken.
Anyhow, I think that would be hard to choose but at the top of the list are my crayfishes, dragon gobies, four lined pims, and my oscar. I guess the pims would get it. They are so pretty and interesting. Not that what I have in uncommon or anything, but I enjoy them.
I have started this hobby about 8 yrs ago......till today, my VFSR is still my all time favourite! 2nd on the list is my Black Diamond ray.......
IoStrisciare
05-10-2005, 10:45 PM
My Indonesian Red aro from N1Wan.... and my other Indonesian Red Tail Gold i just brought home after a long search...
redtailfool
05-10-2005, 10:50 PM
For me, it would have to be this......
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/102-0262_IMG.JPG
A MAX SIZE 27" Black Island Ray
A member of the PDR family.
:headbang2 :headbang2 :headbang2
Oh yeahhhh...
rayman45
05-10-2005, 10:52 PM
dont start him up like that please
IoStrisciare
05-10-2005, 11:22 PM
dont start him up like that please
haha... hope redtailfool ain't getting a burr under his saddle from the pics....
freeform
05-11-2005, 12:41 AM
mine would be my gold aro..... hehehehe..... love tis fella.
piranha45
05-11-2005, 12:41 AM
I have started this hobby about 8 yrs ago......till today, my VFSR is still my all time favourite! 2nd on the list is my Black Diamond ray.......
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MY FAVORITE IS MY ATF IF IT WAS,NT FOR HIM I WOULD HAVE SHUT THE TANK DOWN FOR I HAVE BEEN RAISING TANK BUSTER FOR YEARS AND WAS GETTING TIRED OF THEM.LUCKY FOR ME I FOUND ONE AND STILL LOVE TO RAISE TANK BUSTERS.
Danie|_boy
05-11-2005, 12:43 PM
Ok guys, you all have to answer now.. dont be bashful! :p
What fish are you most proud of? Keep in mind that this is not a most expensive fish
or rarest fish question ( though the fish could be expensive and rare) but it could also be a fish that has been with you for years or just a fish thats your favorite.
Ill start first,,, my most prized fish is my 10-11 Marble Motoro .
This is my first ray and she is just beautiful!! My large 15 inch black aro and my new
Henleii are also keepers.
Black Aro:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/wesleyian/Fish/dead004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/wesleyian/Fish/moto008.jpg
wat uP guys, im new to tis forum .. frm AF ..
Oddball
05-11-2005, 3:31 PM
Can't really pic a 'most prized' or favorite. I select all of my fish for their individual redeeming values.
I enjoy the very active behavior and swimming style of my colony of T. fluviatillis puffers.
I like my foot long ATF for the "potential danger" feeling he instills.
I like my RTC for his puppy dog behavior.
I like the massiveness of the AUL and the fact I finally got my "Holy Grail" of fish.
I like my black morph gator gar for his primitiveness.
I like my albino P. aethipicus for her rarity.
I enjoy my FRT for his comic relief.
And, the list goes on and on.
rayman45
05-11-2005, 3:35 PM
100% with that frt thing
BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeap....... :grinyes:
redtailfool
05-11-2005, 8:47 PM
Can't really pic a 'most prized' or favorite. I select all of my fish for their individual redeeming values.
I enjoy the very active behavior and swimming style of my colony of T. fluviatillis puffers.
I like my foot long ATF for the "potential danger" feeling he instills.
I like my RTC for his puppy dog behavior.
I like the massiveness of the AUL and the fact I finally got my "Holy Grail" of fish.
I like my black morph gator gar for his primitiveness.
I like my albino P. aethipicus for her rarity.
I enjoy my FRT for his comic relief.
And, the list goes on and on.
And so do we!! Our prized collection becomes "prized" because
they have qualities that becomes endearing to us.
I rarely hear people say that they want to get an Asian Arowana
an MTigrinus or Tiger Ray because they are expensive .
They want it because its rare? Maybe
But i rarely hear people say they want this and that to their
collection because its the most expensive. :)
But i do agree with the qualities or "personalities" that you
described for each fish.
My best ever was a blind(born without eyes) dwarf spotted sunny I that I traded a couple of box turtles for.
cougar579
05-11-2005, 10:04 PM
My RTG
zms325i
05-19-2005, 4:17 PM
I think that my favorite would have to be my 9" Venustus
sleepyflight
05-19-2005, 5:24 PM
Some might look at this and say Texan....ummm NO. Escondido, much prettier and purer Carpint. species I have a pair that has just bread again and there are some pics of them on my gallery. The one I'm going to post is not mine but I don't know how to make my pic file sizes smaller or shrink the pics so....if anyone could help me w/that it would be great!!! Ok, pic in a sec....my roomate just told me how.....
sleepyflight
05-19-2005, 5:37 PM
here's the pic
PhullTank57
05-19-2005, 5:44 PM
Most Prized fish, I'd have to say are:
Marble Motoro
Northern Bowfin
Auratimaculata Bichirs (pair)
P. Endlicheri Congicus (pair)
RedTail Golden'Silver arowana' :thumbsup:
redtailfool
05-19-2005, 5:58 PM
Very nice marble. Ive seen pics of your "Silver" too. Very nice! :naughty:
piranha45
05-19-2005, 6:10 PM
very nice escondido, sleepy! How big is he?
zms325i, got any pics of the venustus? i would love to see a large specimen. My male got slain at 4.5" :(
my fav at the moment is my Pseudopimlodus Apurensis its a right nutter, next will be my p-bass then my male geo braziliensis but i get another aro in a few weeks so we will see.
dixon
PhullTank57
05-19-2005, 6:29 PM
:cheers: Very nice marble. Ive seen pics of your "Silver" too. Very nice!
Thanks, RTFool! ;) but I think that was my cousin's 'Silver Arowana' in that picture you seen, yeah, it was! :grinyes:
piranha45
05-19-2005, 6:35 PM
hehehe, nice accessory for your gold fish ornament! :D
marshy
05-19-2005, 8:32 PM
My most prized.... 1.5 feet plus short body Paroon Shark Catfish..
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/SBKM.jpg
redtailfool
05-19-2005, 8:43 PM
Marshy ive seen that paroon in your tank and its one of a kind. Beautiful in a freaky way :)
rayman45
05-19-2005, 9:38 PM
phull i like your your sh :hearts:
I still can't get over this fish, I can't believe I actually had the heart to sell him...
piranha45
05-20-2005, 12:18 AM
Yeah I bet you feel that way about alot of your fish.
Not really, infact other than my female severum, that tiger dat is probably the only fish that I genuinely regret selling (practically gaved it away actually). I've had many other tiger dats but I really loved that particular one.
sleepyflight
05-20-2005, 1:36 AM
The Escondido in the pic is one of mine. I ended up cropping two pics and I sent one of mine since I finally figured that crap out....anyways. He's probably about 6 in. + and she's somewhere around 5.5 in. + (I have a breeding pair). Which brings me to this....10gal. don't seem to keep mass amounts of survivors but I'm kinda worried about throwing them in an emty 55 because current and filters are much stronger. Anyone with thoughts on this??
piranha45
05-20-2005, 1:55 AM
The Escondido in the pic is one of mine. I ended up cropping two pics and I sent one of mine since I finally figured that crap out....anyways. He's probably about 6 in. + and she's somewhere around 5.5 in. + (I have a breeding pair). Which brings me to this....10gal. don't seem to keep mass amounts of survivors but I'm kinda worried about throwing them in an emty 55 because current and filters are much stronger. Anyone with thoughts on this??
say what? :confused:
sleepyflight
05-20-2005, 2:05 AM
Hoy....I originally said I was gonna post a pic of an Esco that wasn't mine....I didn't know how to shrink file size down yet so I couldn't get mine on the post. I ended up asking my roomie before I finished the post and cropped two out and threw one up which happened to be my male breeder. And then I was asked how big they were
sleepyflight
05-20-2005, 2:07 AM
Ah hah....hahahahahahhaha. Now we can start a poll of what a dumbass I am. :drool: I was speaking of keeping fry and growing them out because my breeders are currently in a 120 with a pair of Myans a marble cat and a pike. The number of babies of course always dwindles down. I was refering to the fact that the babies eventually start widdling them selves off in a ten when they get growing but starting them in a 55 hasn't worked so well for me.
sleepyflight
05-20-2005, 2:08 AM
P.S. I'll try to proofread a bit before I post :screwy: :wall:
PhullTank57
05-20-2005, 8:48 AM
hehehe, nice accessory for your gold fish ornament!
Thanks, P45! ;) I'm thinkin' about hanging it on a phat ass GOLD rope chain and wearing it on my neck?!! :idea: 'RUN MFK' :woot:
PhullTank57
05-20-2005, 9:00 AM
phull i like your your sh
Thanks, Rayman! :) Yeah, I love her with a passion!... she's beautiful, stunning personalty, and quick wits!! :hearts: :y220d:
Isis_Nebthet
05-20-2005, 10:43 AM
My Marbled gobies are my favorite. They're only 4"ish babies though.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v122/Isis_Nebthet/cupmarble.jpg
Adrea
ahlex
05-20-2005, 12:57 PM
well my most prized fish will be my belove aethiopicus.... THE KING OF LUNGFISH...
http://www.arofanatics.com/members/ahlex/protopterusaethiopicus/image06.jpg?nocache=1116608117
but just bought a nice juvenile zebra shovelnose cat...
redtailfool
05-20-2005, 1:00 PM
cant see the pics..
ahlex
05-20-2005, 10:12 PM
here's e pics,
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/Lung_1_.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/Lung_1_.jpg)
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/Lung_2_.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/Lung_2_.jpg)
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/Lung_3_.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/Lung_3_.jpg)
piranha45
05-20-2005, 10:27 PM
beautiful specimen.
redtailfool
05-21-2005, 12:07 AM
NIIIIICE
mrdylan
05-22-2005, 10:04 PM
here's e pics,
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/Lung_1_.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/Lung_1_.jpg)
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/Lung_2_.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/Lung_2_.jpg)
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/Lung_3_.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/Lung_3_.jpg)
Freaky
you put your hand in that tank ??
ahlex
05-22-2005, 10:44 PM
yup, i put my hand into e tank... this piece is tamer than my other one... :grinno: actuallu lungfishes can be taken out n give it a pat... :naughty:
streetlightz.com
05-23-2005, 1:39 AM
All of you guys got some fine looking fish
cenecker
05-27-2005, 9:00 PM
My senegal bichir - it just does such weird stuff!
redtailfool
05-27-2005, 9:06 PM
[QUOTE=cenecker]My senegal bichir - it just does such weird stuff![/QUOTE
Classic oddball.. Potential monster too !
netobeto
05-28-2005, 12:19 AM
my most priced fish is my guppy.
just kidding its my up-side down catfish he is now 5 inches.
clairefish
05-30-2005, 5:00 PM
my two oscars Montie who always makes me smile! Montie is so cool because I taught him to jump out of the water and grab a pellet,guppie,krill,etc. And Ciara who has a personality of a super modle (she posses when I take pictures of her). Ciara is so beautiful she could be a show fish if only I could get ride of her hole-in-the-head!!!
claire,
I_Luv_Cichlids
05-31-2005, 11:56 AM
my favorite fish would have to be beefcake and george because the have the best personalities i have seen in a fish. yesterday he charged at my managua and pissed off my managua so he started to bite the oscar and it was really funny i had to knock on the glass to break them up i laughed:hitting:
piranha45
05-31-2005, 6:53 PM
beefcake would be your severum, or what?
I_Luv_Cichlids
05-31-2005, 7:26 PM
beefcake is my oscar
shan24
06-01-2005, 2:48 AM
Some stunning pictures here. I wish i could access some of these monster fish. Unfortunately a lot (if not most) of them are prohibited species here in Australia.
Would love to here from any other aussies (specially anyone in melbourne) about what fish they keep.
Cheers,
Shan
softturtle
07-21-2005, 7:47 PM
I would have to say my most prized fish as of right now would have to Mr. Bling, my 7 in. feeder gold fish becuase he has lived in constant peril with some vicous Florida softshell turtles for about 2 yrs and seems to be thriving. Mr. bling has watched as countless of his own kind go to the belly of the beasts. They say gold fish only remember for three seconds, I think I have prodigy on my hands.
Has to be my 9" female Paretroplus Menarambo or my H. Pearsii (they are really stupid). Barney My Red Edge Giant Gourami has most character though...
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83/num1stoner/april4th2005033.jpgmale is in front femal in back caught them in some canal i probly couldnt find if i tried again in my life. but ya never no im good like that.
Those are the most awesome Jags i have ever seen, truely special what a nice catch!
ashdavid
07-22-2005, 8:36 AM
I would have to say on a rareness factor alone ,my best two fish at the moment are my Lower Xingu Hoplias macrophthalmus and my newly aquired goliath tiger fish.
Peanut_Power
07-22-2005, 1:39 PM
This is a tough one cuz I love all my cichlids....actually its not that tough...lol...its undisputably all hands down my 4 Hoplarchus psittacus! They are just awesome beyond compare. Who knows though, maybe this ACA will help me find another new fish....:P......and soon I will be gettin some of my other fav. fish...Crenicichla marmorata! :D yay!
Cohazard
07-22-2005, 2:10 PM
Here's my favorite, for now:
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y46/SoCalSunset/newelecjackpic2.jpg
Wisdom16
07-22-2005, 2:24 PM
My 8.5" Hepsetus odoe. He's a true predator.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v453/Wisdom15/100_0155.jpg
My 7.5" Senegal is also my other favorite.
Meniscus
07-22-2005, 2:29 PM
My favorite fish is my 9" Texas Cichlid. This fish has a great personality and looks REALLY good. Definitely my best fish at the moment...
DeLgAdO
07-31-2005, 7:37 PM
my greatest achievment so far :grinno: hes 28 inches.
freeform
08-01-2005, 6:29 AM
my red tail golden arowana for me :headbang2
zhuangsw
08-01-2005, 6:53 AM
for me, it would be my stingrays, leo and flower stingrays..
i love them, coz they are so magical.. very different from the typical fish shape that are around..
SoyaBean
08-01-2005, 10:08 AM
i dun have any prized fish but my favorite is still my VFSR...
jenBLKAROWANA
08-01-2005, 10:20 AM
My most fav fish I have? In first place is my Tiger Oscar...I have had him longer than any other fish I have, he's been around for about 7 years now...Then I would have to say my Black Aro...He is pushing about 3 feet...and what a beaut!
Jen :hearts:
Storer50
08-01-2005, 11:09 PM
10 inch Pollini Cichlid. Beautiful and mean.
DanDanUK
08-01-2005, 11:19 PM
Would have to say my new 8" Silver Arowana
thamunsta
08-01-2005, 11:54 PM
i prize all of my fiah some more than others but i could never specificly pick JUST ONE thats nukkin futs if u ask me :nono:
STONEDFISH
08-01-2005, 11:59 PM
Easily my African Tiger Pike.....I never get tired of watching him shred fish. The first feeder to hit the water never has a chance. I LOVE :hearts: it! Does that make me a sick, sick man?
STONEDFISH! :drool:
evilfish
08-02-2005, 8:01 AM
my favourites are my long nose gar (gary) and my red snakehead (snakeyface) both are about 4'6". they are true monters that eat ducks!!!! suck on that rayman!!! (joke) but they do eat ducks. :hitting:
ashdavid
08-02-2005, 9:23 AM
my favourites are my long nose gar (gary) and my red snakehead (snakeyface) both are about 4'6". they are true monters that eat ducks!!!! suck on that rayman!!! (joke) but they do eat ducks. :hitting:
I really want to see pics, considering that no one I know has a longnose gar or a red snakehead that big. :bs:
piranha45
08-02-2005, 11:00 AM
he can't send you pics, cuz if he did then you'd find out he was lying.
DRaGoNoVA
08-02-2005, 1:24 PM
my favourites are my long nose gar (gary) and my red snakehead (snakeyface) both are about 4'6". they are true monters that eat ducks!!!! suck on that rayman!!! (joke) but they do eat ducks. :hitting:
got any pics on those fishes?
rayman45
08-02-2005, 1:28 PM
my favourites are my long nose gar (gary) and my red snakehead (snakeyface) both are about 4'6". they are true monters that eat ducks!!!! suck on that rayman!!! (joke) but they do eat ducks. :hitting:
jed,li
we have another troll
rayman45
08-02-2005, 1:29 PM
I really want to see pics, considering that no one I know has a longnose gar or a red snakehead that big. :bs:
your tank is beautiful :hearts:
I know it will sound silly but my favorites were always African butterfly fish, I just think they are cool, 5" max guppy eaters that make cool little babies which eat baby guppies.
AlaskaJammin
08-03-2005, 10:59 AM
My favorite would have to be my orange pike. Bright red fins and an attitude to match. Close second would be my two 12" arrowanas
dimfer
01-08-2006, 10:49 AM
my 21" chilli red arowana. I get lots of offers for it, but I'm keepin' it :woot:
fishnutham
01-08-2006, 10:56 AM
honestly i have some expensive fish and the ones i'm most proud of are my neons have not lost one in 6 mnths and they are getting big the colors are the brightest of any i've ever seen
Hypancistrus
01-08-2006, 11:45 AM
I've never had a large tank, but the fish I am most proud of is my Mainganos male (Melanochromis cyanoerhabdos). He's about 4" and I think he is quite beautiful. He also has a lot of personality to match and is quite a vicious fish, in his own way.
http://www.aquaria.info/modules/gallery/albums/Hs-Mbuna/Johanni7.jpg
I also quite enjoy my Kuhli loaches (Pangio myersii) because they are my oldest fish-- going on 7 years.
scottchristian
01-08-2006, 11:50 AM
my favorite is my [sold to me as an albino, but i think hes a lutino oscar] great personality. he loves to be petted. even my little girls pet him. he is still juvinile, maybe about 6in or so. he turned me into an oscar lover....
timkaren8803
01-08-2006, 12:24 PM
After a quick consult with my wife, it has to Kermit, one of our 10" Oscars. Mr Personality plays peek-a-boo and gives me that fishy "I'm gonna get you" look if I kiss my wife where he can see, then she comes over and kisses the tank by him and he dances and splashes. We even set up the camera to record his "fishy shines" sometimes when he's acting crazy.
fishguy306
01-08-2006, 1:45 PM
Hmmm, this is old, but I'll speak up anyway.
Right now my best is my 8" female Hystrix. She has tons of personality and doesnt look too bad. A very outgoing fish, she matches some of the motoros Ive had as far as activity level. Its not too often you see a ray practicly flip upside down and wedge herself in between a peice of driftwood and a divider then freak out because she cant get the worm. I'll try to put up some pics of her soon.
Hopfully soon my prized fish will be my tiger ray. He is still pale and thin right now but that will change soon enough.
Micky_Fahaka
01-08-2006, 4:06 PM
:naughty: My baby!
stotty
01-08-2006, 4:12 PM
< my old JD he is not the biggest or my most expensive fish but had him for ages and took him off some one who said he was gong to kill him because he was a menace in his tank have had him with loads of fish bigger than him and he has always come out on top
AngelicGreenTerror
01-08-2006, 4:22 PM
Has to be my angelfish. He's as tough as nails and I've had him since April, but he was the healthiest Angelfish I have gotten in Petsmart ever. He's around 4-5 inches tall, and read to eat a convict once he gets large enough.
Nate_N_Nicole
01-08-2006, 4:34 PM
In My freshwater tanks probably my venustus and my saltwater it would have to be my puffer!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Good Thread :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
xWhiteyx
01-08-2006, 6:20 PM
i woulcd have to say my Female snake-skin flower horn would be my fav then probably my new crocodile pikes (Luciocephalus pulcher) when they hunt it's just the coolest thing ever
and i can't forget princess my mean old moon crab, have had her for about a year and a half. It's great i throw some gold fish into her tank and she crabs a goldfish for each claw and then starts munching :) lol
My Blue Channel.... but it died =( so now Id have to say either my Lima or My Fronts..
Mourinho18
01-08-2006, 11:20 PM
my large male spectabile :hearts:
Opiate
01-08-2006, 11:21 PM
My prize possession would have to be my toga, however i've kept prize winning oscars and awesome discus...along with plecos, silver sharks, black sharks...Here in Aus we dun have access to all the really rare fish such as datnoids, clown knife's, asain aro's etc etc...
pacu girl
01-09-2006, 6:26 PM
it would have to be my 14 in red bellied pacu squishy. i can do anything to him he lets me hand feed him pet him and anything else . he comes up out of the tank and kisses me hes amazing i have friends with fish and none of them have ever seen anything like that its great theres a real bond and trust between us god forbid he ever get sick it will come in handy
Radius
01-11-2006, 1:35 AM
My favorite is Bob, my 12" sail fin gibby. He loves attacking me for no reason when I'm doing maintenance and just generally hates being poked in the side with my finger.
kingstag
01-11-2006, 12:25 PM
awesome photos mate.
is the background self made? it looks really good
rallysman
01-11-2006, 12:28 PM
17" chinese perch....willzyx
big E
01-15-2006, 11:26 PM
My favorite and (sadly) only fish, my green spotted puffer!
sandtiger
01-16-2006, 12:47 AM
My favorites would have to be my two oscars, brown bullhead and two pumpkinseeds.
concord
01-16-2006, 3:11 AM
hmmmm it would be a split between my glass cats and my best fancy guppy :headbang2 :grinyes: :headbang2
PufferXtreme
03-10-2006, 2:56 PM
Has to be my 19" Mbu puffer, tamest fish I ever known. Always pleased to see me!
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e242/Pufferxtreme/BooNewTank01.jpg
http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e242/Pufferxtreme/Boo07.jpg
i really like my P. senegal the best.
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/fish1_0031.jpg (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=2/medium/fish1_0031.jpg)
it has to be a tie between my juruense and my lenticulata
mine wouldnt with out a doubt be my 6" redtail catfish!!!!!
Ok guys, you all have to answer now.. dont be bashful! :p
What fish are you most proud of? Keep in mind that this is not a most expensive fish
or rarest fish question ( though the fish could be expensive and rare) but it could also be a fish that has been with you for years or just a fish thats your favorite.
Ill start first,,, my most prized fish is my 10-11 Marble Motoro .
This is my first ray and she is just beautiful!! My large 15 inch black aro and my new
Henleii are also keepers.
Black Aro:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/wesleyian/Fish/dead004.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v180/wesleyian/Fish/moto008.jpg
lets see pictures of your henleii!
i'd say my most prized fish is my mantilla ray.
cciesielski
04-02-2006, 9:10 PM
my favorite fish is my channel catfish because when i got him he was 2 inches and now he's nearing a foot long:)
mudskipper
04-02-2006, 10:42 PM
my 10" kkbp value wise ($200) (I am also very found of him), but my favorate would be my 12" G. carapo. I was trying beef liver for the first time, and It liked it so much that it was trying to grab them so fast that it had my entire thumb inits mouth
bad93ex
04-03-2006, 12:46 AM
My lil' baby Demasoni is my prized possession. I love the little guy.
rottbo
04-03-2006, 12:55 AM
right now it has to be all of my silvers but soon it might be a monster of different proportions and dont ruin the suprise miles
Cichlas
04-03-2006, 7:39 AM
I guess my 2 Cichla sp. "Araguaia III". Never seen any others since I got mine anywhere, not even worldwide.
Honda12
04-03-2006, 8:32 AM
Mine would have to be the marbled pim that I saved from a LFS. They had it in a 40gl with big JD's, Jags, and texas cichlids and he was all beat up. Now he is all better and has a pesonallity like a dog. Comes right up the the top of the tank when I come down stairs and I can pet him and hand feed him. The only bad part is that the cichlids damaged one of his eyes but I still love him.
Redtail_Watcher
08-11-2006, 1:49 AM
i don't know which i have too many fish over 55 of them I would say my My RTc over my two beatiful Tiger RTc catfihes. because my RTC name Vega is the sucessful one all i spoil it more above all my other fishes.
Bassman89
08-11-2006, 2:03 AM
soon to be my tiger muskies...but for right now its my bullhead
wingbak48
08-11-2006, 2:13 AM
lol DEFINATELY MY FAT ASS OSCAR!!
yea but hes kinda like my first predatory fish
hes pushing 11 inches right now and he lets me pet him and hand feed him..
me and him have gone thru the BEST and the worst of my fish keeping
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DeLgAdO
08-11-2006, 5:24 AM
these two
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=22646&size=1 (http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=22646&size=1)
smmfish
08-11-2006, 8:22 AM
My favorite would have to be my 9" (still baby) Lutino Red Oscar (Rosey) I have had her about 8 months now and she is my absolute favorite.:cool-1:
mudskipper
08-11-2006, 9:14 AM
My caraopo just died, so he's out. My top favorates, are my large parrot, My bicher pair, and 9" dragon gobies
silveraro
08-11-2006, 9:33 AM
I love my 12'' silver aro.
But I also love my 7'' Zebra Eel that I just got a month ago.
rallysman
08-11-2006, 10:05 AM
my greatest achievment so far :grinno: hes 28 inches.
:nilly: :nilly: :nilly:
Tainted Glory
08-11-2006, 11:18 AM
My 4" Widebar Dat.
DeLgAdO
08-11-2006, 11:22 AM
:nilly: :nilly: :nilly:
ey wtf?
she ;)
phreakph
08-11-2006, 8:09 PM
I love my clown knife......actually love all my fish but he's gotta be my fav!! As far as fav non-owned fish got to be a RTC just wish I had room for one!!!
rasdbo
08-12-2006, 1:07 AM
3 tanks so 3 sets of favorites: first up is my african tiger pike because it is the only one i have ever seen with red fins and will only eat live food or market shrimp, then comes all of my bichirs because they are the reason i got a tank in the first place, then my cobra pike and plecos come next, followed by my now juvie collection which has 5 pbas : mono's i think, and a 4-5" tsn catfish, i love all of my fish for different reasons which would be a list too long to write but i am mostly a predator fan because i like to watch the food chain in action. :popcorn:
mgreen
08-12-2006, 8:00 AM
I just got a really nice NGT. It is is between that and my Niger Cat.
- Mike
stotty
08-12-2006, 8:24 AM
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83/num1stoner/april13thth2005041.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83/num1stoner/april4th2005033.jpgmale is in front femal in back caught them in some canal i probly couldnt find if i tried again in my life. but ya never no im good like that.
I love all my fish thats why i have them But we seem to have the same taste in fish:cool-1:
Chad55
08-12-2006, 10:16 AM
I would have to say probably my 8" or so gold sev.
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/7117/dscn2762zj9.jpg
Chad
Muillinaust
08-12-2006, 10:22 AM
Definitely my Fire Eel, it is the most personable fish I've ever owned.
tjudy
08-12-2006, 12:43 PM
Not a monster fish.. but they are 'monster kribs'... the male is about 6.5"... Pelvicachromis humilis
http://webpages.charter.net/tedjudy/Juanmi/fria%20images/hum_fria_P_fry1_0_002.jpg
pro420kidz
08-12-2006, 1:22 PM
mine is obviously the one on my avatar... my 9 inch lionfish.
Thomascl
08-13-2006, 11:15 AM
My Panaques and my Pair of Motoro Rays
sandtiger
08-13-2006, 12:54 PM
Not a monster fish.. but they are 'monster kribs'... the male is about 6.5"... Pelvicachromis humilis
http://webpages.charter.net/tedjudy/Juanmi/fria%20images/hum_fria_P_fry1_0_002.jpg
Those kribs are beautiful. :headbang2