Fish Profiles

[imagirlgeek]

So...I have a question....

I started putting in a profile for Giraffe Catfish last night, but as I was reading other profiles to get average temps, ph, stuff like that, I noticed that pretty much everything I read was the complete opposite of the behavior I personally experience with them. For example, a lot of the info out there says that they are social with each other...mine HATE each other and have to be in separate tanks. Also, I found a lot of profiles say that they are not territorial, but ours both have 'their' cave and chase out other fish if they try to get in the cave. AND it also says that they will eat any fish that can fit in their mouth, but ours will not eat fish. They have accidentally sucked in feeder fish and just shoot it out their gills (still alive). I've seen the over and over, so I know it wasn't just a fluke.

So...what should I profile? MY experience, or the general experience?

[Darbex]

Maybe both? State what everything says and then say your experience in additional comment section?

[Darbex]

Any luck on updating the profiles?

[fishboyt]

So...I have a question....

I started putting in a profile for Giraffe Catfish last night, but as I was reading other profiles to get average temps, ph, stuff like that, I noticed that pretty much everything I read was the complete opposite of the behavior I personally experience with them. For example, a lot of the info out there says that they are social with each other...mine HATE each other and have to be in separate tanks. Also, I found a lot of profiles say that they are not territorial, but ours both have 'their' cave and chase out other fish if they try to get in the cave. AND it also says that they will eat any fish that can fit in their mouth, but ours will not eat fish. They have accidentally sucked in feeder fish and just shoot it out their gills (still alive). I've seen the over and over, so I know it wasn't just a fluke.

So...what should I profile? MY experience, or the general experience?

I just put my experience with the betta.

[FuzzyDragon09]

I'd say both. That way new owners know what they might expect.

[imagirlgeek]

Any luck on updating the profiles?

I have an idea...I'm not sure it'll work the way I want, but I want to give it a shot. I'll work on it this weekend.

[PhishPhreek]

Uploaded a profile on My MACs just to try it out and the only problem I had was under "breeding" the selections do not include "paternal mouthbrooder" also I noticed that "bubblenester" was not listed and that on the betta splendes profile it is listed as a mouthbrooder.... someone should change that after bubblenester is added.

And I'd like to add a few more betta splendens photos

[imagirlgeek]

Thank you. I knew I was going to miss some of the breeding options...I'll add those now.

[Darbex]

A little difficult in getting the plant profile with the selections given. However, I do like the section it is fun. Everyone needs to start adding their fish and plants.

[imagirlgeek]

Yep, I've got to make a separate template for plants. That's the next move. I also added a 'Comments' section for each profile so you can now add your own notes to any given profile.

[Darbex]

Traci are you going to move my plant profile to the new plant section?

[Darbex]

By the way good options for the plants

[imagirlgeek]

Thanks, and yes. I'm going to move it. But before I move any profiles I am going to set up the different categories.

[Darbex]

sweet

[cichlid1409]

are the profiles down or is it just me?