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Have a passle of Thorichtyhs pasiones, a.k.a., yellow firemouths, arriving tomorrow. Reputedly a mellow community-appropriate version of the infamous T. meeki which it curiously happens to co-exist with throughout most of their ranges. (Makes them 'sympatric' - with one another - if that's of interest, sort of like dogs and foul-smelling things that can be rolled around in/on.) Anyone have these or experience with same (the fish that is rather than a dog that goes out for 5 minutes and returns smelling like carrion)?

Also getting some Krobia 'Xingu Orange' and a pair of Guianacara sphenozona, locally known as the 'ouruwefee'. If anyone happens to know or meet a native-speaking Surinamese expatriate (yes I know these are from Brazil not Surinam but I couldn't find any 'common' Brazilian names for them) I'd really love to know if 'ouruwefee' has a meaning that can be translated into English. And yes, this would also merit a gift/prize of cookies. I mean, I just can't see my way to asking someone, "How are you 'wefees' doing?

 

[Tony]

Sam, I wish you would have tied up with us a few months earlier. Pat was able to bring in Juan Miguel Artigas up to the club for June's meeting. He talked all about different Thorichthys. It was great.

Even made me consider setting up a new world tank.

 

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Well now Methuselah...

...I dare say it's not too late, and perhaps never too early.

 

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On reflection...

...I believe at least one New World tank should be obligatory for members of the CCA Board.

On second thought, that you've come this far and have yet to be infected with the allure of American cichlids, Corydoras and verdant aquatic jungles (to name but a few) is remarkable and might be accorded by some as uncommonly blissful, even liberating.

 

[Tony]

I have two planted new world tanks... a 45 with angels, rainbows and tetras and a 20H with apistos, cories and plecos. I also used to keep a pair of gold sevs and a pair of cutteri. See, I'm not totally uncivilized.

The other 25 or so tanks... well that's another story entirely.

 

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I have two planted new world tanks... a 45 with angels, rainbows and tetras and a 20H with apistos, cories and plecos. I also used to keep a pair of gold sevs and a pair of cutteri. See, I'm not totally uncivilized.

The other 25 or so tanks... well that's another story entirely.

YOU DONT KNOW IT BUT THE NEW WORLD MOJO IS ALREADY ON YA

 

[Tony]

YOU DONT KNOW IT BUT THE NEW WORLD MOJO IS ALREADY ON YA

I don't know, bro... I'm in pretty deep with the oldies.

 

[Julie]

The wonderful thing about fish, and multi-tanks is that you can be totally immersed (submersed?) into one type of fish, and you happen to read about/see/hear about a fish that just seems to call to you... and there you slip over the edge, into the abyss.

I have a number of tanks (not just fish for sale) that fall into the New World category. And while I'll always hold Lake Tang fish dear to my heart, especially those unruly brutes that Sarah spoke of, plecos and cories and syno cats keep creeping into my basement... :wub:

 

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I have two planted new world tanks... a 45 with angels, rainbows and tetras and a 20H with apistos, cories and plecos. I also used to keep a pair of gold sevs and a pair of cutteri. See, I'm not totally uncivilized.

The other 25 or so tanks... well that's another story entirely.

Same number of tanks, but only one that's not New World (Enantiopus kilesa babies thanks to LS), but then five of them aren't set up and don't have anything in them. Yet...