I don't know who I am!
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You guys are a bunch of whacko's.
I was talking of the dark blue fish in the second photo not the one at the back.
You guys should get yourselves some good books as you use the term "zebra" to describe things far to loosely.
I will try and get an article posted for you bunch to read so you can become more educated thus helping to stop you from making these wild speculations on what fish you see in a photo. Crack pots!
I was talking of the dark blue fish in the second photo not the one at the back.You guys should get yourselves some good books as you use the term "zebra" to describe things far to loosely.
I will try and get an article posted for you bunch to read so you can become more educated thus helping to stop you from making these wild speculations on what fish you see in a photo. Crack pots!
Scotty;922953; said:You guys are a bunch of whacko's.
You guys should get yourselves some good books as you use the term "zebra" to describe things far to loosely.
I will try and get an article posted for you bunch to read so you can become more educated thus helping to stop you from making these wild speculations on what fish you see in a photo. Crack pots!
When you wise up maybe everyone else might not seem like such an ass to you.
Did you once consider that maybe it wasn't the blue fish in that one picture OP was asking about?
Did you stop and ask yourself, why would all these 'tards be calling that Melanochromis species a zebra?
Did you stop to think that maybe OP might have been inquiring about the yellow/orange fish that is centered and in focus in every one of those pictures?
I have a feeling you never questioned whether you were looking at the same thing everyone else was looking at.
You know, for being in South Africa, you sure spit a lot of BS. A crying shame and downright waste I think. I think you should read through your own "articles" and "books" and learn to apply some common sense when dealing with others who might value your input every once in a while. If you can handle that.
straitjacketstar;923707; said:When you wise up maybe everyone else might not seem like such an ass to you.
Did you once consider that maybe it wasn't the blue fish in that one picture OP was asking about?
Did you stop and ask yourself, why would all these 'tards be calling that Melanochromis species a zebra?
Did you stop to think that maybe OP might have been inquiring about the yellow/orange fish that is centered and in focus in every one of those pictures?
I have a feeling you never questioned whether you were looking at the same thing everyone else was looking at.
You know, for being in South Africa, you sure spit a lot of BS. A crying shame and downright waste I think. I think you should read through your own "articles" and "books" and learn to apply some common sense when dealing with others who might value your input every once in a while. If you can handle that.
Got told again IMO. Staying tuned.
why must everyone get so pissy about iding fish... up until lately people have said that the african cichild folks on here are pretty well behaved and are about helping eachother... now I am starting to feel like I am in a teen chat on aol in the mid 90s... wanted to add, I come here to get away from teen drama...(teacher)... oh and this is a joke incase it is hard to tell... some read and get pissed without reading it all
mike dunagan;924682; said:
Really? I hadn't noticed!
Personally, I've always thought this was one of the worst places for a proper ID on African cichlids. No poo poo on MFK itself or any of the other boards but Scotty and people like Scotty who like to jump the gun and hold their word to the ultimate degree and leave no room for other possibilities, even if they are wrong.
It's not like he made it easy to disagree with him and poor owners of the fish he often incorrectly identifies think he must be right for having such confidence in his answers. Little do they know that that's just not the case. His ignorance sells (why not? He uses them fancy names and lives in the motherland of our beloved African cichlids ...right?) and for the most part I keep my mouth shut and offer my alternative .02, like most others do (with a certain degree of respect), but when he balls-out thinks his opinion is better than anyone else's and calls anyone who has disagreed with him "crackpots" and "whackos" I simply stand to call his BS. I, sir, have not tasted crack in 4 years so having attempted a completely sober identification I take offense to that! (<sarcasm)
I might have kept my mouth shut yet again but the fact that he had the nerve to attack everyone else for their input when he was obviously not even paying attention to the right fish that was to be identified... *sigh*
...I live with a bunch of retards (not mentally disabled, I actually have respect for the mentally handicapped, just stoopid). When they do something that is so unbelievably incredible, something that could be avoided by using simple logic, logic that the average toddler could manage, you just have to say something and hope it sticks.
I think when it comes to identification of any fish lots of people let their egos get in the way of common sense.
Hoping to get back on track: To the OP
Did your fish come with a common name? Often these zebra x lab hybrids come with a tag that may read along the lines of "Yellow Zebra".
I know PetSmart sells these hybrids and their little info card states that they are "Maylandia estherae". Funny thing that they do cause they sell these hyrbids with a perfectly good scientific name (quite accurate) but the real M. estherae (and some of the best tankraised ones I've seen in the hobby) are scattered in various tanks which are simply labelled "Asst. African Cichlid".
point one well taken, but I have learned that if people are willing to believe someone when countless others are telling them that they are wrong well... would it matter if he was mean in the process. The fact is as you said we are surrounded by stupid people. I just tell people my opinion and that the other person is mistaken, and if need be follow that with a beer for good measure.
