Which part of the world are you from?

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Where are you from?

North America
649
39%
Europe
722
44%
Asia
91
6%
South America
32
2%
Africa
19
1%
Australia/New Zealand
131
8%
 
Total votes: 1644

Neo
Posts: 167
Joined: 07 Nov 2003, 10:49
I've donated: $25.00!
My cats species list: 12 (i:11, k:0)
My aquaria list: 3 (i:3)
My BLogs: 2 (i:1, p:41)
Location 1: Near Stirling in Scotland
Location 2: Stirling, Scotland
Interests: cars, martial arts, fish, guitar etc
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Post by Neo »

im near Stirling in central Scotland, about 20mins from Bathgate where Jools is :p
Lots of L046 Zebra Pleco's, L129, L199, Some cory's, some shrimps, cardinals, glass cats etc
http://zebrapleco.net
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spiny
Posts: 106
Joined: 10 Nov 2003, 00:29
Location 1: Oslo,Norway
Interests: Fish,cacti,orchids,botany,biology,being up in the mountains, out in the forest, or sailing the ocean, etc etc

The catfish Charlie,and catfish people vs catfish density

Post by spiny »

Hi!
I'm Bjorn. I'm norwegian, new to the group, but got my first aquarium experience with small Eels (our native species)25 years ago, at the age of 10. I'm not very much into cats, but I'm really fond of fish! Thats why catfish! :nerd:

Interesting theory this "The total number of catfish keepers in any given area is inversely proportionate to the number of individual catfish occuring in the wild in that area." as some in the group wrote...

No native catfish species in Norway... :cry:

So I moved to Sweden; here it is at least 1 (one!) species of catfish, namely the European Catfish, weighing up to more than 300 pounds/150 metric kilos. It would actually be able to SWALLOW all my aquarias just like we eat like.. chips?!

The only "wild-living" catfish I've heard of in Oslo, Norway was the small north american catfish Charlie, living in one of my friends aquariums. To make the story shorter, Charlie grew up very very fast, with fewer and fewer other tankmates... his friends for dinner, etc... He was then more than half a kilo, and needed a more luxurious housing.

He was released into a small troutlake close to the coast, that he would shurely like.
The year after, another friend, working in a sportfishing store, tells me that a heavily breathing sportfisherman had run into the store, and bought lots of brand new fishing equipment,because he had caught this catfish in this lake, and should use the next weekends fishing for catfish... luckily these fishermen practise the so called catch and release... He was so excited, that my friend didn't have the heart to destroy his joy and tell him he'd caught Charlie... Poor Charlie... probably this teached him a lesson not to chew on anything with a hook in it... (he probably doesnt like fishermen, or aquasodomites that a friend calls them..)

After this funny incident there has actually been released (by the government/county hatchery) catfish of this small species in a very few lakes in southern Norway, and they thrive! Don't know if they spawn there. They grow to maybe one kilo.

In my tanks there are cic-beep-beep-beep-ids (banned word I see..), shrimps, Rainbows and catfish; Corys and Banjos. And freshwater pufferfish. Other than aquatic stuff I grow the very opposite thing: cacti. Thats almost like the head in the freezer and the feet in the oven, but on an average it is quite enjoyable.

Best Fishes! :thumbsup:

Bjorn
Bjorn H S

"Oh, uh, this..the moon is in the wrong position!"
Ozzy Osbourne
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suemack
Posts: 22
Joined: 25 Oct 2003, 03:48
Location 1: new zealand

Post by suemack »

:lol: hi I'm from Northland - at the top of New Zealand :D - sue
crocodylus
Posts: 6
Joined: 27 Oct 2003, 04:54
Location 1: Baja California

Post by crocodylus »

'Aight, this is an easy one... I am from Mexico! :D
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Fiskars the Whiskers
Posts: 319
Joined: 31 Oct 2003, 19:52
Location 1: Ketchikan, Alaska
Interests: Catfish, coffee, math, reading, the internet, frolicing, going for drives, anthropology, Terry Pratchett books
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Post by Fiskars the Whiskers »

Hello! I'm from Alaska! :D
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metallhd
Posts: 169
Joined: 27 Sep 2003, 07:09
Location 1: Edmonton Alberta Canada

Post by metallhd »

Edmonton, Alberta Canada - home of the Oilers & Eskimos, City of Champions

(and decidedly cool at the moment, with -35 to look forward to, but then those in Scandinavia know of which I speak) :razz:

skol! :cheers:
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clay
Posts: 6
Joined: 18 Nov 2003, 20:09
Location 1: charlotte nc usa

Post by clay »

i am from charlotte north carolina, on the southeastern seaboard.
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matpreec
Posts: 43
Joined: 19 Aug 2003, 14:12
Location 1: Central london, UK

Post by matpreec »

Hey there, South East London here :wink:
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michelle56
Posts: 189
Joined: 12 Oct 2003, 03:44
Location 1: Oklahoma
Interests: Loricariiadae because it has Plecostomus, Blue-Eyed Panaque, Twiggies, Ottos,Whiptails,Pretty Peckoltias
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Post by michelle56 »

I'am from Oklahoma. is there any other people from Oklahoma?
I've tried to kill the pain,but only brought more(so much more) I lay dying, and I'm pouring crimson regret and betrayal I'm dying,praying,bleeding,and screaming...Am I too lost to be saved? Am I too lost? My God my Tourniquet return to Salvation, My God my Tourniquet return to me Salvation.
kanaFISH
Posts: 8
Joined: 02 Dec 2003, 00:21
Location 1: Helsinki, Finland, Scandinavia

I'm from Finland

Post by kanaFISH »

Hello all!

I just joined today. I am a 26 year old gal from Finland. Anybody else from Finland here? I live in the capital, Helsinki. I have one bristlenose and one L200 plus some goldfish, rasobras and some other fish.
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spiny
Posts: 106
Joined: 10 Nov 2003, 00:29
Location 1: Oslo,Norway
Interests: Fish,cacti,orchids,botany,biology,being up in the mountains, out in the forest, or sailing the ocean, etc etc

Anyone from Finland?

Post by spiny »

Hi!
Tervetuola! Welcome! If you go through the memberlist, you will find several members from Finland in this forum! I'm norwegian (norjalainen) but lived a while in Espoo (Iviesniemi) just outside Helsinki, in the nineties.

Moi! :D
Bjorn H S

"Oh, uh, this..the moon is in the wrong position!"
Ozzy Osbourne
pezgato
Posts: 17
Joined: 06 Mar 2003, 10:02
Location 1: Spain
Interests: catfish

Post by pezgato »

Hello!
I live in Madrid (Spain).
People who live here are known as "cats" because we live in the street at night.
Bye.
Beersnob
Posts: 177
Joined: 24 Nov 2003, 00:17
Location 1: Royal Oak, Michigan
Interests: Drinking Beer, Brewing Beer, Drinking Mead, Mazing Mead, hiking, Backpacking, fishing, camping, and of cource Catfish!

Post by Beersnob »

Walter wrote:Well, Lion King ;) ,
In Austria most of the younger people are also able to speak English more or less well, but many of the older ones do not. And I know more than one "old and very experienced aquarist" ;)
Even here in the Grand Ol' USA we all don't speak very good English. You'd be surprised by the amount of Spanish - only speaking people in the Southwestern US.

Ahhh! Viennna. Birthplace of a wonderful lager style: Vienna Lager. As you can see the jealosy of your close proximatey to Vienna, Germany, Britain, and Belgium. The areas that such fine beer was made first and part of the reason that we aqaurists understand water hardness, pH, and enzymatic reactions!

Walter: Please drink one of the best beers that Vienna has to offer!

Sorry about my digression. It's just overpowering when I see beer and Catfishes join forces!

Thanks,

Scott
Beersnob

Sooo many Beers, So little time!

How many Catfish are in your Tank?
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catfish_dude
Posts: 28
Joined: 04 Oct 2003, 04:53
My cats species list: 2 (i:0, k:0)
Location 1: New Zealand
Interests: catfish, rugby, cricket

Post by catfish_dude »

hi ppl
i'm from new zealand
Some folks are wise and some otherwise.
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Walter
Posts: 244
Joined: 15 Mar 2003, 21:18
My cats species list: 38 (i:0, k:0)
Location 1: Vienna, Austria
Location 2: Vienna, Austria

Post by Walter »

Hi Scott,
Beersnob wrote:
Walter wrote:
Walter: Please drink one of the best beers that Vienna has to offer!
don´t know, if you´ve been already in Vienna, Austria or Germany.
But the sort of beer called "Lager" ist not the best one. It´s mostly for export. The better ones are called "Helles", "Dunkles", "Pils", "Bock" or whatever, "Märzen" is also not that good. Don´t know, if they are also for export.
But you are right, things we are proud of in Austria is our good food, good beer, good wine and good coffee.
The English speaking part of the world is a little bit underdeveloped in these things, we say ;)
But don´t be sad, instead of this you have the better computers, the better hamburgers and the coolest skiing heroes (We like Bode Miller :) , and, for Great Britain, Eddy "the Eagle" Edwards :roll: ).

BTW: my favourite beer comes the same part of Austria as governer Terminator, from Steiermark, it´s called "Puntigamer Helles".
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funkybozu
Posts: 12
Joined: 24 Dec 2003, 07:55
Location 1: japan tokyo

Post by funkybozu »

Hi everybody , just jioned on today, iam japanese and live in tokyo at the moment.
hope you will forgive the bad spelling, i was nerver good in english :oops:
kissing_fish
Posts: 1
Joined: 05 Jan 2004, 00:34
Location 1: Hallandale Beach, Florida, USA

Post by kissing_fish »

Greetings! I am new to the forum & new to keeping fish. I have not set up my tank as of yet, want to learn a bit more before I start. :D I use to have a tank along ago, but never really did much to it.

In the past two years a good friend & fish lover shared Planet Catfish with me. I never knew that there were so many cats! In the past year I fell in love with the L046 & hope to have one in my new tank. I hope that I can get pointers from everyone here; would love to be successful in this new passion of mine.

Warmest regards,

kissing_fish :wink: [/b]
Hallandale Beach, Florida
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Cory
Posts: 18
Joined: 13 Jan 2004, 18:39
Location 1: Bushmills,Ulster
Interests: Fishkeeping and flying radio aircraft

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I saw drift to the branch
Was a butterfly.

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gugge
Posts: 14
Joined: 11 Dec 2003, 10:14
Location 1: Sweden

Post by gugge »

From Sweden- don´t write in the forum allmost at all but reads a lot in it! catfish has come to be the central thing in my aquariums and a passion to breed(in small amounts just for the intrest by anyway) them.

sadly, it´s hard to get hold of many spices(i don´t mean eg curry... i just can´t remember the spelling!;) i have 3 tanks at the moment and probobly more on the way :roll:
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Fish Demon
Posts: 188
Joined: 24 Jan 2004, 21:22
Location 1: SF Bay Area
Interests: I keep lots of fish, but I am really interested in catfish (especially corys).

Post by Fish Demon »

California...
-Natalie

April 20, 2001

Q: How tall is Cartman in real life?

A: Well, Cartman doesn't exist in real life, but if he did he'd be two feet tall.
Cheese Specialist
Posts: 58
Joined: 28 Nov 2003, 22:25
Location 1: Newcastle, England (but I am Scottish!!)

Post by Cheese Specialist »

I can't vote! Was it a certain number of days one?

Anyway, I am living in England but I am Scottish.
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Inchworm
Posts: 14
Joined: 09 Jan 2004, 00:17
Location 1: New York

Post by Inchworm »

I'm a New Yorker who lives on Long Island. :D That's the part that sticks out into the ocean and looks like a fish! :roll:
aberdeen aquarist
Posts: 2
Joined: 21 Feb 2004, 15:41
Location 1: aberdeen, scotland

Post by aberdeen aquarist »

i'm from aberdeen in north east scotland
chupapiedras
Posts: 55
Joined: 04 Feb 2004, 02:15
Location 1: Puerto Rico
Interests: FISH, allways fish!

Post by chupapiedras »

Puerto Rico in the caribbean is where I call home
As long as you are alive you can obtain happiness!
Sprite42
Posts: 4
Joined: 24 Dec 2003, 18:33
Location 1: Arkansas
Interests: Fish keeping

Post by Sprite42 »

I don't post a lot, but read here voraciously. I am in Helena, Arkansas, home of the King Biscuit Blues Festival.
Have a Nice Day!!
Donna
Fish_Tank
Posts: 16
Joined: 04 Apr 2004, 10:26
Location 1: Christchurch, New Zealand
Interests: FISH!!!!!
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Post by Fish_Tank »

I'm from Christchurch, New Zealand :D

plenty of catfish here put fish cost alot more :( they are alot healthier than most places though :lol: (i guess the 6 week quarantine period does some good :) )
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certan
Posts: 31
Joined: 11 Mar 2004, 21:17
My cats species list: 10 (i:0, k:0)
Location 1: Istanbul
Location 2: Turkey

Post by certan »

Greetings from Istanbul, Turkey!
I'm one of the moderators of the forum of Istanbul Aquarium Club (it's a general aquarium forum - in Turkish - and i'm the moderator of the catfish part and a few some others). In Turkey, catfish are not so popular yet, so even me was able to be the moderator on this subject. :D
It will be better for me (and for the kind people trying to answer the questions) to post messages/ask questions only after I'm finished with reading all the planetcatfish forum, so see you a few months later! :)
Bye for now!
Cem Ertan
kittykatfish
Posts: 1
Joined: 30 Jul 2003, 05:15
Interests: catfish is there anything else

Post by kittykatfish »

hi all im from Brisbane Australia,allthough i dont post very often, i am always on here to find new information. Great site thats has something for everyonew who loves Kats, and yes even tho i live in Oz my faves are Sth African , i do have baby tandanus that i am hand taming atm tho.. v vv cute cheers all Kate :cheers:
WALL
Posts: 36
Joined: 27 Jan 2004, 09:25
Location 1: BRISBANE
Interests: SOUTH AMERICAN FISH

Post by WALL »

Guys,
its only a pole !!! People
i am from the land down under .

Wall :D
Högö
Posts: 19
Joined: 26 May 2004, 16:39
My cats species list: 10 (i:0, k:0)
Location 1: Finland

Post by Högö »

Hi i'm form Finland and i'm just 13. As you can see the finnish people must learn english very young becouse Finnish is not a known language :lol: . I begun learnig English when i was 6 years old. In Finland many have pleco's and other catfish in there tank's, but almost no catfish breeders.

Jag kan också svenska :lol: .
Il parlait francais ( i guess :D )
Plecohead
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