Lol, there I go getting all mixed up again, and no, I haven't had any vodka either!
So, basically your lawn, during the snowy season, is like a minefield, only the mines don't blow your legs off, they just ruin your shoes, lol.
Ugly ducklings!
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Lol, there I go getting all mixed up again, and no, I haven't had any vodka either!
So, basically your lawn, during the snowy season, is like a minefield, only the mines don't blow your legs off, they just ruin your shoes, lol.
As proud as I am to be a member of that clown loach cult, I see where you're coming from. I feel the exact same way about bichirs and cichlids (the latter's cult size is evident by just about every freshwater fish having a popular google search option of 'with cichlids'), so I can respect and sympathise with your view on some personally unappealing/not especially attractive/attractive but not any more so than other species fish having huge cults.
No! During the snowy season, my yard is a beautiful blanket of thick white snow, criss-crossed by deer tracks.
I pick up after my dog so that, when spring comes, I don't ruin my shoes...or pants...
Bichirs are another perfect example of that for me as well...talk about a tank full of dog turds!
Cichlids are such a large and diverse group that they are in a different category IMHO. I'm not really a cichlid guy; most of them are just too aggressive and too much of a PITA for my taste. The ones I do enjoy and appreciate tend to be the oddballs who are quite far removed from "typical" cichlid wannabe-gangsta aggressiveness; I like Geos, dwarf cichlids, Uarus, etc.
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Think everyone mentioning hi-fin loaches is doing them some injustice - yes their adult colours are mostly quite drab, but their spawning colouration is among the most spectacular freshwater fish have to offer.
Its hard to lump cichlids into one overarching category, at the very least break it down by water type and continent or even breeding strategy
I find things that tend to be ubiquitous are of little interest- where i live that translates into planted tanks and malawi cichlids and flowerhorn types. I keep plants, just dont want them in my tanks. I like some African cichlids such as those from west africa and Madagascar.
I love piranhas…and I completely get why anyone wouldn’t. Most are rather drab and just to mean/dangerous. And they don’t do much of anything except when eating.Actually, no...but I did just come in from chiselling giant frozen dog turds out of the snow, so the image was fresh in mind. It's critical they be picked up before they are covered by fresh snow; otherwise, they hide in the white stuff until it melts in the spring, and then turn into titanic piles of brown pudding on the lawn.
And I'll be honest, to me clown loaches are like Asian arowanas, piranhas and many other fish that seem to enjoy a "cult" following; i.e. they're nice, but they're still just fish and no more enticing than many, many other species.
And now...vodka!
...and incidentally...it's a simile, not an analogy...
Kinda similar to bichirs I suppose.
They reach maturity at 6 years of age and spawn once a year. I can't consider a fish good looking because of a once a year breeding color.
juveniles look much better in my opinion.IMO, red belly and green tiger piranhas are colorful enough to be significantly appealing (at least appearance wise) even outside of feeding. But I see what you mean with something like a black piranha.
My ornate bichir is around 16-17” and swims in open water all the time, it’s very active.
I love piranhas but my state does not however I do appreciate weird and interesting silver dollar types. I have a huge male mylesinus paraschromburgkii and a mylossoma duriventre that are really cool. Red hooks are awesome too
