new microglanis woot

[nicofish]

I just picked up three new little guys for 1.48 each!!! what a steal I dont understand why they arent more popular (perhaps people dont like fish that hide.) on that note I have come to the conclusion that they are note very intelligent at all. unlike other fish that take a while to acclimate themselves. these little guy immediately started stuffing their little faces


definitely a great addition so far very cute. not to mention I have been wanting to get my hands on microglanis for oooo I think a year now. only regret is that the others at the store where too skinny to take home. I would love to try a bumblebee cat themed tank might be fun.

[Viktor Jarikov]

cool

any pics to share? a story of the "cool new fish I got" without pics is not unlike an alcohol-and-music-free party

[MatsP]

a story of the "cool new fish I got" without pics is not unlike an alcohol-and-music-free party

That must clearly be "quote of the month"...

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Mats

[crkinney]

WOOT???

[pigeons]

I'm planning on getting some too.

Thought they were adorable in the pet store.. they were hiding on top of each other.

[MatsP]

Actually, I think they are hding UNDER each other - they like to hide - I had forgotten mine when I was making space in a tank, and I found 7 that I hadn't seen since last time I moved them, more or less (the move was about 10 months ago).

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Mats

[Viktor Jarikov]

That must clearly be "quote of the month"...

I guess the muse of rhetorics paid me a visit... for one fleeting moment... but I did not mean to bash Nico. I like Nico. He is cool.

I had forgotten mine when I was making space in a tank, and I found 7 that I hadn't seen since last time I moved them, more or less (the move was about 10 months ago).

That may "slightly" complicate photographing them

[crkinney]

OK I will come right out and ask Is the term woot part of the name of the fish or some slang term? I have a hard time dealing with the latin ,Heck I don't do a real good job with english

[Viktor Jarikov]

you're right, I cannot find m woot either
Wiki:
M. ater
M. carlae
M. cibelae
M. cottoides
M. eurystoma
M. garavelloi
M. iheringi
M. leptostriatus
M. malabarbai
M. nigripinnis
M. parahybae
M. pataxo[3]
M. pellopterygius
M. poecilus
M. secundus
M. variegatus
M. zonatus

[crkinney]

You found four more than I did but still no WOOT
Maybe I will look under owls.com
mule

[MatsP]

Google scores again:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=woot

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Mats

[Viktor Jarikov]

not sure what you mean, Mats: how is it helpful to CRK and me?

[Dave Rinaldo]

The word "woot" in the title of the post was used as, say, "yippee!"
"I got a new Microglanis!! Yay, Yahoo, etc.

[crkinney]

Thanks dave I will add that word to my twitter vocabulary .Got to learn something everyday or it has been wasted
ps I don't twitter
mule

[MatsP]

not sure what you mean, Mats: how is it helpful to CRK and me?

Because it explains the meaning(s) of the word "woot".

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Mats

[grokefish]

Lolz, Victor your a

[Viktor Jarikov]

a-a-a, the punctuation... right... I'm stumbled by puctuation again... i should have thought about the punctuation or rather the absense thereof...

ha-ha, Nico's having the last laugh after all probably with every one else...

yeah, Groke, I'm definitely a star when it comes to thickheadedness...

[crkinney]

Would this be a good place to say WOOT!
mule

[Viktor Jarikov]

if you tend to celebrate the fallings of your bretheren
I fear we totally screwed up Nico's thread so we should stop.

[crkinney]

OK I'm sorry
I ask my 11yearold grandson what woot means and he knew right away .I guess I am behind the times
mule

[nicofish]

pardon I didnt realize my "woot" would start such a contreversy among fish keepers.....

just say it outloud and you will see, it is like "ahhhhhhh" or "ouch"

well I would like to report on my little guys. two of them have lighter coloration like that you would see on m. iheringii, as well as the mark on the dorsal fin. I realize they are probably not iheringii

as for pictures I really wish I could, but as you (my fellow catfish enthusiasts know) these little guys are not exactly photogenic. tho I must say they are movie stars compared to my A. pectinifrons who I have not seen in + a month I believe.

they have all taken residence under a rock and one of them seized the small house the spotted raphy had a tendency to hide in

they dart out of their house for food always hugging close to the sides of the rocks/cover

very interesting little fish

I hope to make a species only tank for the as I have taken a liking to the

on that note


her is your photographic evidence of my purchase http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hy4zXCh_ ... ideo_title

WOOT!

P.S. I believe owls "hoot"

[nicofish]

I read all your comments regarding "woot" I have to say they made me "ROFLOL"

to be honest I didn't know any of these terms until fairly recently. I used to never use facebook/email (I have 3,000+ unread messages on my email) etc.

lately I like to think that I have become a native inhabitant to the internet, with all of its slang. however, I do not like to abbreviate. I am awful at English I do not need to further ruin my essays with "cause" or "u"


jaja (spanish speaker haha) I read over my post and my writing was strange I must have been exited for the little cats

ill try not to cause more confusion amongst the older folk

im kidding I respect/envy you, mostly for your fish/knowledge I don't know any of you

[crkinney]

Older folks ! I don't get there for three more years.
mule
nice fish

[Viktor Jarikov]

Nice vid, really.

From my humble end: using punctuation results in clearer writing even if using slang, abbreviations, what not... Not using punctuation discriminates against slow-witted, non-native-speaker folk like me, not necessarily old folks

[nicofish]

I apologize for my punctuation. If you are going to pull up the English as a second language card then so will I. I try to use punctuation, but unfortunately I am awful at it. I've been working on it for English class. i'm more of a math/science person. You should have seen my essays a couple years ago (no periods or commas etc.)

sorry, I will try harder in the future


on another note. I have been observing them closer they seem to favor dark hiding spots more so than snug holes. they also stick to "paths" that run around the rocks in their territories.

I'm sorry if this is a known fact, but is it known how they breed? I was trying to look it up online, but I found that they are very hard to breed. I would think they are cave spawners.

(sorry If I offended. I hope you realize the "older folk" comment was a joke in response to the mule thing.)