Final measurements as of recent

celebrist · May 26, 2018

Speaking of measurement Victor I finally got my four line to come out after throwing a fit that is a 6-inch pencil as you can see Round Up to 3 inches on each side makes 12 and then one inchfor longevity bonus since he is legal voting age and that's how I got my 13-inch four line

kendragon · May 27, 2018

thebiggerthebetter said:
It's the norm for bonehead keepers like me with a thousand of fish. Just cumulative losses over the past 2-4 months. No need to invoke anything metaphysical whatsoever. Plain life.

On this Memorial Day, I salute all the fishes on this thread that served and give their life for this addiction.
Lowering my water level a 1/4 tank in honor.

thebiggerthebetter · May 27, 2018

celebrist said:
Speaking of measurement Victor I finally got my four line to come out after throwing a fit that is a 6-inch pencil as you can see Round Up to 3 inches on each side makes 12 and then one inchfor longevity bonus since he is legal voting age and that's how I got my 13-inch four line

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Haha! Yea that's one huge and old blochii, my hat's off to you. The size is still a bit of a rough measure. Total length is measured to the base of a forked tail, not to the tip. Still, this is likely the biggest blochii I've seen with some size justification. Plus, when you take it out of the tank, it will measure bigger than it looks in the tank.

It doesn't belong here with all the fallen... It deserves its own thread if it still doesn't have one.

kendragon said:
On this Memorial Day, I salute all the fishes on this thread that served and give their life for this addiction.
Lowering my water level a 1/4 tank in honor.

For MY addiction. This is funny and witty amusing

I just hope all veterans have a good sense of humor.

slipshodman · May 28, 2018

thebiggerthebetter

Thank you so much for sharing with us, sorry for your losses but congrats on your dedication to the hobby
I have just spent most of my workday (don't tell the boss) checking out you build thread on you public aquarium and con honestly say i am incredibly impressed

I wish i was local to your area and I would pitch in and give you a hand, But the 20 hr commute and the 2K each way i don't think i could ever get past the misses...lol

Thanks again for sharing

thebiggerthebetter · May 28, 2018

slipshodman said:
thebiggerthebetter

Thank you so much for sharing with us, sorry for your losses but congrats on your dedication to the hobby
I have just spent most of my workday (don't tell the boss) checking out you build thread on you public aquarium and con honestly say i am incredibly impressed

I wish i was local to your area and I would pitch in and give you a hand, But the 20 hr commute and the 2K each way i don't think i could ever get past the misses...lol

Thanks again for sharing

I appreciate it, brother. The thought counts as support too

I am more than sure you can apply your good will locally as well. There is never a shortage of need but always shortage of help. No advantage to stressing the missus beyond what's reasonable and feasible

thebiggerthebetter · Jul 2, 2018

WARNING: graphic content.

VATF decided to have a vulture catfish for dinner. More in the VATF thread and the vulture catfish thread.

False piraiba. Umbee. Apurensis catfish. SD.

Bonytang · Jul 22, 2018

thebiggerthebetter said:
Thank you, all.

This thread is just a pinnacle, a depository of photos and the evidence of the final sizes.

All the deaths (and lives) have been traced, described, and the vast majority are explainable and have been explained in the corresponding threads in the corresponding sections.

I aim to maintain a single thread for each fish species that I keep, so my info is easy to find all in one place.

See above. It really varies - tank mate problems, disease, wrong med dosage, insufficient DO, wrong or unstable water parameters (pH, temp), and some indeed are unexplained. One constant is my perpetual stupidity and my being a fish hoarder, not fish keeper.

See above.

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craziest looking siamensis. man..

thebiggerthebetter · Jul 23, 2018

Bonytang said:
craziest looking siamensis. man..

Yea, something's off with the latest batch of three I got from Rapps a year or so ago. I tentatively assume they might have all received exceedingly poor gene heritage. Got one still alive at about 6", not eating well, not growing, gills are slowly curling too. Kind of a neither alive nor dead state. But this discussion really would be misplaced here. It's all in my giant siamese carp thread.

thebiggerthebetter · Aug 27, 2018

More of the same. Particulars are in my corresponding threads in the corresponding forums. As expected, the last giant siamese carp hasn't made it.

Chagoi koi: