C.R.E.A.M.

[Peanut_Power]

Haha... I just flipped through those old threads too funny...

Then to see peanut powers post on this thread has me rollin...

Seems like you have been around the cichla keepers for a while peanut power, do you keep cichla? Or just moderate?

I'm all for helping out on giving someone a good laugh!

As for keeping Cichla, you could say so yes. Currently no, in the past, yes. DM was a great mentor/friend.

 

[josh.d.chandler]

Great. You did not need to remark Peanut that way for offering his thoughts regarding this group. This has nothing to do with authority but keeping your head and ego leveled among others. Even then, he is a member, not just a moderator, so he has every right to say how he feels about this.

lupin-

I don't understand what you mean by remarking to him. As you can see I am fairly new to this site, and am still getting the feel of it. I just thought the old member v. moderator problems were funny to me and I saw peanut's in the old threads and then in this one too and it made me laugh.

I know he is a member too. I was just curious if he had cichla. I saw past posts from him in the cichla areas and current posts from him in the cichla
area so I was just asking if he kept cichla too.

Like I previously stated, I am new to the forum and cichla. I had no idea what cream/MCL was and that is why I asked. I'm no elitist, rather on the site to learn from others and help where I can.

I did not intend to seem elitist nor try to make anyone feel bad. I ment no I'll feelings toward anyone nor toward any mod.

Again, the thread was not created to boast nor brag about being an elitist. I simply had a question as to what C.R.E.A.M. is/was and I asked. I was not intimidated to ask, and from the pleasant replies I received to my inquiry; I don't feel others would feel intimidated rather assured that they will be replied to with respect and not be made fun.

Thanks for being a member/mod and I look forward to getting to know more about MFK and its members.

 

[HULON]

Thanks Hulon...I know you always answered my newbie cichla questions.

Hey Ken glad to be of help

Whoops! Edited your post to change wrong words in my post. Didn't review my post after submitting.

I have no qualms for the group, Hulon, and on my part, I appreciate the clarity of your post. The staff is just concerned with the approach taken in this thread as we would prefer that this does not alienate the beginners from the CREAM group as it seems to look like in this thread.

anbody can put CREAM in thier Sig Just as i did lupin in fact anybody who is a beginner is invited to if they would like The C.E. is for guys just like i said if you raised fry to adult and i believe a few items along the way I can't speack for everybody but i would love to see more people keeping these beautiful specimens That's what fishkeeping is for me always trying to better my own skills and help someone anyone to do what they might also want for sure no more no less....Oh and Lupin The C.E. also is so beginners know who to ask questions of instead of a beginner asking a beginner witch could mean a fish loss....

 

[ArttyFish]

I wish ArttyFish can be C.E. I have a few years of cichla keeping experience and will help out any future or current Cichla keepers with any questions. Peacock Bass are an awesome fish to raise but they demand a huge monster tank as adults and if you can't give them that, you should avoid keeping them. Well unless you plan to grow em and sell em later.

 

[hennry]

anbody can put CREAM in thier Sig Just as i did lupin in fact anybody who is a beginner is invited to if they would like The C.E. is for guys just like i said if you raised fry to adult and i believe a few items along the way I can't speack for everybody but i would love to see more people keeping these beautiful specimens That's what fishkeeping is for me always trying to better my own skills and help someone anyone to do what they might also want for sure no more no less....Oh and Lupin The C.E. also is so beginners know who to ask questions of instead of a beginner asking a beginner witch could mean a fish loss....

This is really silly. C.E, C.R.E.A.M all these things show great creativity don't get me wrong, but creating a hierarchy is really unnecessary and i mean its really only been happening more recently then prior. I see that there are children on this forum and well they act like children. I see that there are also adults, most of which act like adults. More of us need to act our age. Funny thing is if we object we are immediately labeled as "haters" which is just silly as well. Labeling people for their opinions is a very low act, specially for an "adult".

And I mean honestly its not a prize or anything special to be able to raise a fish to adulthood thats should be one of your goals when raising your pet. It's kind of like giving gratification for a common task you have to do, like breathing. I mean you don't have to raise your fish to adulthood, it may die but that was one of the initial reasons. Sure it may be a bit difficult and costly in the long run but you chose to do so.


Beginners helping each other will always happen, it may not always be the best advice but with experience comes knowledge. The idea of having a more experienced hobbiest assist another is one i greatly approve and do myself so in return i gain experience. We are always learning even the best of us, you can't deny it and it's good that we are because otherwise this hobby would be much more boring then it is.

 

[ArttyFish]

This is really silly. C.E, C.R.E.A.M all these things show great creativity don't get me wrong, but creating a hierarchy is really unnecessary and i mean its really only been happening more recently then prior. I see that there are children on this forum and well they act like children. I see that there are also adults, most of which act like adults. More of us need to act our age. Funny thing is if we object we are immediately labeled as "haters" which is just silly as well. Labeling people for their opinions is a very low act, specially for an "adult".

And I mean honestly its not a prize or anything special to be able to raise a fish to adulthood thats should be one of your goals when raising your pet. It's kind of like giving gratification for a common task you have to do, like breathing. I mean you don't have to raise your fish to adulthood, it may die but that was one of the initial reasons. Sure it may be a bit difficult and costly in the long run but you chose to do so.


Beginners helping each other will always happen, it may not always be the best advice but with experience comes knowledge. The idea of having a more experienced hobbiest assist another is one i greatly approve and do myself so in return i gain experience. We are always learning even the best of us, you can't deny it and it's good that we are because otherwise this hobby would be much more boring then it is.

Well said Henrry, For me personally, I am at the stage of trying to own and collect the rarest of the rare cichla that we are all C.R.E.A.M.ing about. No Pun Intended...but with all the demand, prices of rare cichla is going through the roof and it is unbelievable. I believe it is forums like this that causes the price to go sky high due to people talking about them and the vendors are listening and their prices go up. I know shipping prices didnt go up much but demand went up so suppliers and vendors are cashing in like the stock market. So guys like me have to fork out tons of cash to obtain certain species. You have to pay to play.

 

[joshs801]

Well said Henrry, For me personally, I am at the stage of trying to own and collect the rarest of the rare cichla that we are all C.R.E.A.M.ing about. No Pun Intended...but with all the demand, prices of rare cichla is going through the roof and it is unbelievable. I believe it is forums like this that causes the price to go sky high due to people talking about them and the vendors are listening and their prices go up. I know shipping prices didnt go up much but demand went up so suppliers and vendors are cashing in like the stock market. So guys like me have to fork out tons of cash to obtain certain species. You have to pay to play.

could not say it any better i love my cichla thanks to all the pioneer's

 

[Younglin]

that we are all C.R.E.A.M.ing about.

That's what I'm talking about. So many jokes can be made lol.

 

[jcardona1]

This is really silly. C.E, C.R.E.A.M all these things show great creativity don't get me wrong, but creating a hierarchy is really unnecessary and i mean its really only been happening more recently then prior. I see that there are children on this forum and well they act like children. I see that there are also adults, most of which act like adults. More of us need to act our age. Funny thing is if we object we are immediately labeled as "haters" which is just silly as well. Labeling people for their opinions is a very low act, specially for an "adult".

And I mean honestly its not a prize or anything special to be able to raise a fish to adulthood thats should be one of your goals when raising your pet. It's kind of like giving gratification for a common task you have to do, like breathing. I mean you don't have to raise your fish to adulthood, it may die but that was one of the initial reasons. Sure it may be a bit difficult and costly in the long run but you chose to do so.


Beginners helping each other will always happen, it may not always be the best advice but with experience comes knowledge. The idea of having a more experienced hobbiest assist another is one i greatly approve and do myself so in return i gain experience. We are always learning even the best of us, you can't deny it and it's good that we are because otherwise this hobby would be much more boring then it is.

 

[TimTheBadass]

I must say. I'm not down with this hierarchy and elitism. I've raised a group of tems and monos from fry to 14" and I'm almost there with a kelberi and pinima. My question is if I want to tag my sig with C.E. as a symbol of my achievement why do I need to ask permission from HCR or boosten?

Don't get me wrong I have massive respect for these guys and many others in this forum. However I feel there knowledge is best served helping fellow cichla keepers not judging them.