Do you have a favorite fish?

Kirk · Member Joined: 17 Sep 2004 Posts: 79 Location: Canada

Is there a fish that you own that you like more than any other? If so then lets hear about it! I mean individual fish you have not species.

grnlemonade · Super Senior Member Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 1027

hmmm....flwoerhorns are my favorite and idk about an individual one out of the guys i have b/c all of their personalities vary.......one of them will come to the glass when i walk by, another will give me troouble when im cleaning the tank by repeativly charging my hand and biting everything else....and yet another one will let me do whatever in the tank and pet him and stuff.............hard to say, but i like all of them for their own personalities, cant figure out my favorite.

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437

My 4 favorite fish (shhh! don't tell the others) would have to be Sherbert (oscar), Murphy (male betta), Curly (male kenyi), and Ozzy (fantail goldfish). They just seem to have a lot more personality than any of my other fish.

Sherbert has the typical "interact with their owner" oscar personality. She's not the least bit subtle about telling me she's hungry or angry and she actually watches TV. Curly attacks my hand any time I put it in the tank and he dances with me if I move my finger around on the glass. He also likes to rearrange and push rocks and snails all over the tank. Murphy is always watching me and flaring at me. And Ozzy is just a big goofball.

-Chelle

BeatrixMom · Member Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 42 Location: Buffalo NY

Moby my Betta, who sadly just passed on this week at over 4 years of age. He was a tough little guy. He had quite a personality and his best friend was Walter, the mystery snail. My 3 panda corydoras and just the most fun little fellows. I just love them to pieces!

Aqueous · Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:46 pm Post subject:

My fave right now is probably my dwarf gourami Foster. He's a lot friendlier and has more personality than my other fish.

Before him I had a betta that would eat pellets from your finger and would come to the top of the tank for you to scratch him. He would probably be my all time fave.

DUCKLE-BUM · Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 2:39 pm Post subject:

It has be my Oscar (Pablo!) happy, grumpy, sulky, hungry....just like a dog, but without the walks Very Happy

halinar · New member Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 16

I'm just getting back into my aquariums again but I currently have 3 panda cats that are just too funny. As they are swimming all around the tank doing what they do I just get the Benny Hill theme song stuck in my head as I watch them.

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437

http://cmsu2.cmsu.edu/~tmg68650/hamsterdance01.wmv (3.4M)

-Chelle

Fish Addict · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 2:38 am Post subject:

my oscar oscar lol yes i named my oscar oscar

Shineillusion · Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2005 5:20 am Post subject:

My favorites are three glass cats; Mr, Skinny, and Bones. I can't tell them apart, so they're all just Mr. Skinny Bones.

M_wm · Senior Member Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 613

My favorites are my 2 angel fish they come up to the glass to see me when i feed them. I like my little con alot to! That video is sweet Your the best

I want to get africans and sell my JD's
Ive been growin this guy out scince he was so small you couldnt even tell what he was I got him off a friend I had two but this one went postal one night and killed her/his tank mate

When i got him

Used · Member Joined: 21 Feb 2005 Posts: 117

My favorite fish is my scooter blenny in my 55 sw named scooter. what an unique name lol. He is so funny and is the best fish ever. :o

Fish Addict · Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 2:10 pm Post subject:

great video tchelle perfect example for africans mine are the same they are so cool

Fishfirst · Member Joined: 14 Dec 2004 Posts: 88 Location: Wisconsin

I have a pair of favorites, my blue tang Bria, and my True percula clownfish Odie, they swim everywhere together and are inseperable (usually hanging out by one of my intakes because Odie hosts it like an anenome! hahah)

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437

Thanks.

Unfortunately, I just lost Curly (the big yellow african in the video) last night. He'd been the dominant fish in that tank for a long time, then he lost that position over night (not sure what happened) and got badly beaten up. I removed him so he could heal and put him back yesterday but he still was exceptionally passive. I checked on him a few hours later and he was dead. Sad

-Chelle

tski22 · Member Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 197

Sorry to hear that Chelle. I know he was one of your favorites to. Sad

-tl

Fish Addict · Posted: Thu Feb 24, 2005 1:42 pm Post subject:

i am sorry to hear that

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437

Thanks.

I did happen to find a small male kenyi while out looking for neons & albino auratus's yesterday. I actually have 4 of Curly's offspring, but I think they're all female and I need another male. This guy was already in the middle of changing colors and now that I have him in the quarantine tank, he's completely yellow so I know for sure he's male. He was the feistiest of the bunch and last night he actually danced with me a little like Curly used to do. I think he should fit in quite nicely.

-Chelle

grnlemonade · Super Senior Member Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Posts: 1027

sounds good....make sure to keep us updated on the new guy.....any name for him yet?

t_chelle16 · Moderator Joined: 22 Mar 2004 Posts: 3437

His hame is Curly Joe.

When I brought him home yesterday:
http://chelle.mine.nu/Pets/Africans/curlyjoe01.jpg

Today:
http://chelle.mine.nu/Pets/Africans/curlyjoe02.jpg

It's really amazing how they change colors.

-Chelle