Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Cumberland, RI
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 6:17 pm Post subject: Hi y'all!!
Hey y'all. I'm new to this site, not to fish however. I've had some sort of tank of them in my life for almost 25 years now. Nothing fancy really: Corys, Tetras, Livebearers, & Bettas. Common, right. Even had a tank of Goldfish once for my oldest daughter when she was little. I have 2 daughter, Amanda-almost 19 & Michaela-just turned 4, husband, 2 Italian Greyhounds, 1 mean Cat, 7 Hermies, 6 male Bettas, 1 female Betta, & 35-gallon tank of assorted Tropicals! Kind of a full house as all live here except the oldest daughter. I love animals of all kinds, always have. Of course, so far the most expensive ones have been the Iggies. One was expensive to purchase & then repair the next week, the other was just really expensive to repair! Who knew they break soooo easily. Just wanted to intro myself to y'all. Appears to be several Aussie in here? Seems to be an interesting place. I'm from RI which most people tend to think is part of NY...NOT. Glad to meet ya & hope I can contribute something.
Joined: 20 Nov 2005 Posts: 152 Location: Connecticut, USA
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:12 pm Post subject:
Hello! Welcome to Aquatic Babble. Glad you like the site. We've all been working on it for a while now. I'm from Connecticut, and I've been to Rhode Island a few times. Well, I'm happy that you came here, and once aqain, welcome.
Joined: 27 Dec 2005 Posts: 1851 Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:50 pm Post subject:
Hi BksBuddha !
It's always good to see a fresh face, and find out what someone else is getting up to. I've largely been a keeper of the cheaper range of fish myself, with the influence of two daughters on the selection of species.
Joined: 07 Feb 2006 Posts: 1903 Location: dewsbury west yorkshire
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:39 am Post subject:
Hi BksBuddha and To Aquatic Babble glad you like our little site Hope to see you around posting If you have a look around the site you will see i like catfish. Excuse my ignorance but what are Iggies ?
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Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Cumberland, RI
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 12:10 am Post subject:
clunkster wrote:
Excuse my ignorance but what are Iggies ?
Happens almost all the time. My Italian Greyhounds-see my avatar. We lovers & owners of the breed affectionately call them Iggies or IGs. Iggies suits them better as they are sooo cute! I just love my boys, especially Buddha-he's on the left-because he's the first & the oldest! And the CALMEST. Hobbes is an absolute nut! Like a hyperactive mosquito.That one could wriggle out of a straight-jacket. LOL
Joined: 07 Feb 2006 Posts: 1903 Location: dewsbury west yorkshire
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 4:38 pm Post subject:
Ah right thanks for explaining Must admit i did think Iguanas as well just want sure so i asked, glad i did now I also thinik they have a look of the egyptian to them, must say though they look nice
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Joined: 20 Oct 2006 Posts: 18 Location: Cumberland, RI
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:25 pm Post subject:
Thanks for the compliments on Buddha. Pharoh Hounds are from Egypt, I believe, & they're bigger about 30-50 lbs. I think. If poor Buddha ever gets that big, his poor vet will have a heart attack. She's saying things about his weighing 14 lbs. LOL He's on the heavier size, not fat, just well rounded. On another thread, has anyone ever heard of Dwarf Catfish? I've had several & I have to admit that they are the cutest things. They have barbels, small obviously, are about the size of a neon, & when they do swim mid-tank, they hover like Emperor Tetras. Does anyone else have them?
Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 290 Location: Omaha, NE USA
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject:
Welcome BksBuddha!
Never had an italian - but I did used to have a retired greyhound. WONDERFUL breed.
I'm mostly a south american keeper (Discus/Angels) although I do have a soft spot for some catfish as well - particularly plecos. I keep some smaller breeds of them.
I've only been to RI once and I LOVED it. Again - welcome & hope to see you on often.
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Joined: 07 Feb 2006 Posts: 1903 Location: dewsbury west yorkshire
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject:
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Dwarf Catfish? I've had several & I have to admit that they are the cutest things. They have barbels, small obviously, are about the size of a neon, & when they do swim mid-tank, they hover like Emperor Tetras. Does anyone else have them?
All catfish in my opinion are cute From your discription i am thinking ottos, could be wrong (well i have been drinking ) but it would be nice if you have any pics to share
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Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 290 Location: Omaha, NE USA
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:56 pm Post subject:
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bksbuddha wrote:
Dwarf Catfish? I've had several & I have to admit that they are the cutest things. They have barbels, small obviously, are about the size of a neon, & when they do swim mid-tank, they hover like Emperor Tetras. Does anyone else have them?
All catfish in my opinion are cute From your discription i am thinking ottos, could be wrong (well i have been drinking ) but it would be nice if you have any pics to share
You like those? Ask Kana about his c. Pygmy knob.
Otocinclus don't have barbells.
They're probably either pygmy or habrosus corys???
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Hey y'all. I'm new to this site, not to fish however. I've had some sort of tank of them in my life for almost 25 years now. Nothing fancy really: Corys, Tetras, Livebearers, & Bettas. Common, right. 
Even had a tank of Goldfish once for my oldest daughter when she was little. I have 2 daughter, Amanda-almost 19 & Michaela-just turned 4, husband, 2 Italian Greyhounds, 1 mean Cat, 7 Hermies, 6 male Bettas, 1 female Betta, & 35-gallon tank of assorted Tropicals! 
Kind of a full house as all live here except the oldest daughter. I love animals of all kinds, always have. Of course, so far the most expensive ones have been the Iggies. One was expensive to purchase & then repair the next week, the other was just really expensive to repair! 
Who knew they break soooo easily. Just wanted to intro myself to y'all. Appears to be several Aussie in here? Seems to be an interesting place. I'm from RI which most people tend to think is part of NY...NOT. Glad to meet ya & hope I can contribute something. 
To Aquatic Babble glad you like our little site 
Hope to see you around posting 
If you have a look around the site you will see i like catfish. Excuse my ignorance but what are Iggies ?
Like clunk, I like catfish.
Happens almost all the time. My Italian Greyhounds-see my avatar. We lovers & owners of the breed affectionately call them Iggies or IGs. Iggies suits them better as they are 
Must admit i did think Iguanas as well just want sure so i asked, glad i did now 
On another thread, has anyone ever heard of Dwarf Catfish? I've had several & I have to admit that they are the cutest things. They have barbels, small obviously, are about the size of a neon, & when they do swim mid-tank, they hover like Emperor Tetras. Does anyone else have them?
