The most bizarre freshwater pet

Sunset Cliffs · 03-03-2004, 09:24 AM

Jim this is to you Its my first time and I have had your aquarium saver on my desktop for a long time its the only one I have ever actually paid for in my life cause all the others are just not worthy.
I was reading the forum and thought to myself that Im in california san diego to be exact and one day I walked into this hole in the wall pet store ran by some strange korean person and found this freshwater creature called a waterdog you might find it rather interesting I havent seen one anywhere else since then but he was the coolest pet that ive had in a freshwater aquarium its a sort of aquatic lizard that will only eat bloodworms and I had to hand feed the thing but check it out there pretty cool! Bizzare but cool? thanks thats all

ESHIREY · 03-03-2004, 10:25 AM

Hey Sunset Cliffs . Welcome to the forums . You will love it here . Everyone here is very nice . We are like a big family . The water dog sounds cool .

Again , welcome

Jim Sachs · 03-03-2004, 11:42 AM

Hi, Sunset -

What's the address of that pet store?

CephaloP · 03-03-2004, 11:47 AM

I think he's talking about an axlotl - the gilled nymph form of certain newts and salamanders. We used to have them at the store I worked at, young tiger salamanders.

Jav400 · 03-03-2004, 01:01 PM

That sounds right, there is a wild version here that we use for fishing with live bait. Smallmouth love them.

James · 03-04-2004, 04:36 AM

check out the Freshwater wishlist thread...we've talk about axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) before

FishyBusiness · 03-06-2004, 02:42 PM

I think he is talking about something different.

Necturus maculosus maculosus (Common Mudpuppy a.k.a Waterdog) They look a little bit different than the pics that James posted. Kind of the same though.

http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...us&sa=N&tab=wi

03-03-2004, 09:24 AM	#1
Sunset Cliffs Registered Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Diego Posts: 1	The most bizarre freshwater pet Jim this is to you Its my first time and I have had your aquarium saver on my desktop for a long time its the only one I have ever actually paid for in my life cause all the others are just not worthy. I was reading the forum and thought to myself that Im in california san diego to be exact and one day I walked into this hole in the wall pet store ran by some strange korean person and found this freshwater creature called a waterdog you might find it rather interesting I havent seen one anywhere else since then but he was the coolest pet that ive had in a freshwater aquarium its a sort of aquatic lizard that will only eat bloodworms and I had to hand feed the thing but check it out there pretty cool! Bizzare but cool? thanks thats all

03-03-2004, 10:25 AM	#2
ESHIREY Smilie Dragon Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lebanon, PA Posts: 4,725	Hey Sunset Cliffs . Welcome to the forums . You will love it here . Everyone here is very nice . We are like a big family . The water dog sounds cool . Again , welcome Thank you for taking the time to read this.

03-03-2004, 11:42 AM	#3
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,791	Hi, Sunset - What's the address of that pet store? Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

03-03-2004, 01:01 PM	#5
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	That sounds right, there is a wild version here that we use for fishing with live bait. Smallmouth love them. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

03-04-2004, 04:36 AM	#6
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	check out the Freshwater wishlist thread...we've talk about axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) before James C Chen Principal Engineer as SDET, Connected Services HTC Corporation 88 Section 3. Zhongxing Road Xindian District, New Taipei City 231, Taiwan www.htc.com

03-03-2004, 11:47 AM	#4
CephaloP lurking in the shadows... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: just a few paces south o' the old willow Posts: 151	I think he's talking about an axlotl - the gilled nymph form of certain newts and salamanders. We used to have them at the store I worked at, young tiger salamanders.

03-06-2004, 02:42 PM	#7
FishyBusiness Registered Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 2,206	I think he is talking about something different. Necturus maculosus maculosus (Common Mudpuppy a.k.a Waterdog) They look a little bit different than the pics that James posted. Kind of the same though. http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...us&sa=N&tab=wi Frank