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Tiny Turtle · 09-19-2006, 10:59 AM

Originally posted by NickSteel:

All I meant was that creatures are appreciated as much, or more, as fish by some of us. The starfish added more to MA than any single fish. The crab added more to DA than any single fish. Both served to give "personality" to the tanks.

That's fine, I have no problem with that. What I object to is the thought that really odd (and by odd I mean stuff WAY more obscure than a starfish) creatures automatically make for a cooler tank - it doesn't. A well-made shrimp will look so much better in the SS than a just as well-made praying mantis shrimp.

Oh, and I'd take a tank full of Yellow Tangs over one full of starfish any day of the week - the starfish is a highlight touch - not a standalone.

Originally posted by Jim Sachs:

. . . what I include in the Aquarium is limited by a "weirdness factor". . .

Mike,
Of course it's Jim's call. Since it isn't "cool" for me as a possible future SS inclusion, I have no intent of saying so.

Personally I think it won't be included as it is a bit too "weird" and also there are only so many hours in Jim's days and there's quite a bit of stuff to do there.

09-19-2006, 10:59 AM	#92
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Originally posted by NickSteel: All I meant was that creatures are appreciated as much, or more, as fish by some of us. The starfish added more to MA than any single fish. The crab added more to DA than any single fish. Both served to give "personality" to the tanks. That's fine, I have no problem with that. What I object to is the thought that really odd (and by odd I mean stuff WAY more obscure than a starfish) creatures automatically make for a cooler tank - it doesn't. A well-made shrimp will look so much better in the SS than a just as well-made praying mantis shrimp. Oh, and I'd take a tank full of Yellow Tangs over one full of starfish any day of the week - the starfish is a highlight touch - not a standalone. Originally posted by Jim Sachs: . . . what I include in the Aquarium is limited by a "weirdness factor". . . Mike, Of course it's Jim's call. Since it isn't "cool" for me as a possible future SS inclusion, I have no intent of saying so. Personally I think it won't be included as it is a bit too "weird" and also there are only so many hours in Jim's days and there's quite a bit of stuff to do there. Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.