** The SereneScreen Freshwater Aquarium WISHLIST ** - Page 3

Sully · 04-14-2002, 11:14 AM

How about a Highfin Chinese Banded Shark and a Zebra Pleco.

Sully · 04-14-2002, 11:16 AM

Sorry couldn't figure out how to attach two pictures. Here is the Chinese Highfin Banded Shark.

Tiny Turtle · 04-14-2002, 02:37 PM

A loud "Yes!" on that Pleco. A baby one just like the one in the picture. Those Highfins are cool too. Used to dream about getting one or two of those for my (ex-)girlfriend's tank, but they're a bit too high on maintenance for that...

P.S.
Attaching two pictures is (unfortunately) not possible. You'll have to link to pics for it to work.

drfish · 04-14-2002, 10:16 PM

I love the idea of a Figure Eight puffer! I always wanted one but he just wouldn't have fit in well with any of my other tanks and I couldn't afford to buy another one at the time. The animation would be very cool too, it would really make him stick out! I bet he'd become a favorite.

And I want an Oscar too, the fact that my last comment was in the form of a joke doesn't mean I don't want the fish included.

James · 04-15-2002, 12:14 AM

I also like the Figure 8 Puffer, I had 6 of them 8 years ago..
they r just so cute.....but they r also aggressive.....coz I find my othe 4 Goldfish's beautiful tail been bite off so ugly.....and I did witness my puffers were chasing those poor goldfishes...

resulting I have to separating them from another tank...

and Brazilian Freshwater Puffer is nice too

here's a video of a puffer fish
http://www.baileys-fish.com/videos/puffer_fwd_01.avi

I also have some Kuhli Loach, they r very unique and looks very like a "water snake"

I suggest for Glass Fish (Chanda ranga.)and Glass Catfish
two videos of Glass fish and Glass Catfish
http://www.baileys-fish.com/videos/glass_fish_01.avi

http://www.baileys-fish.com/videos/glass_catfish_01.avi

The final one is Elephant Nose Fish...this fish has a very long nose
they r also very cute and very good to live with other tank members

a pic and a video of elephant nose fish
http://images.google.co.nz/images?q=...phant_nose.jpg
http://www.baileys-fish.com/videos/elephant_nose_01.avi

I also like some critters such as shrimp or snail or clam

drfish · 04-15-2002, 09:24 AM

Kuhlies would be great, but I'm hoping for a cory cat over them. I like the idea of glass cats too, the transparency would be great. Little freshwater ghost shrimp or those crabs would be niffty too, but you're talking about a lot of work when you start bringing up what would really be speciality creatures.

Sounds like Jim is looking at the freshwater tank as an "easy" inbetween before his other serene screens, I'm not sure he's planning on putting the kind of work in this that realistic movement of crabs, shrimp, a puffer, and corydoras catfish would require. Of course he's going to be doing a lot of that when the creature packs for the saltwater come out. I guess I just don't know what to expect, is he going to take this one as seriously as the others we've known about for awhile?

peter piscis · 04-15-2002, 09:56 PM

At first I was disappointed that the freshwater aquarium might slow the 3D marine background. But then it occurred to me that freshwater plants, a necessary part of this new aquarium, would have to sway in the water to be realistic. The best part though, is that unlike most features of a marine background, freshwater plants are fairly simple in shape and highly repetitive from one stem to the next. So maybe we and Jim get the best of both worlds - 3D elements in the background, and they are faster and easier to create and model?!

IXNAY · 04-17-2002, 12:00 PM

Hey James I had the Kuhli Loach in my Aquarium too. Really cool fishs, but they hide most the time. I had these ones too: http://www.aquascape.co.uk/adolfoi.jpg

Would Like to see both, some betas and something like this one:
http://www.aquascape.co.uk/Whiptail.jpg

IXNAY · 04-17-2002, 12:06 PM

Uhm sorry for posting again but I just got to this site and I would like to see many of the fishs seen here, they are really standart ones for a freshwater aquarium: http://www.aquascape.co.uk/wholesal.html

And please add this fish here:

And please give them different skins if that's possible, that would be sooo coool

Don't know his english name in german it's "Guppy" wich is a polish swearword too

Yellow Tang · 04-18-2002, 04:07 AM

Yes these guys are mandatory for the aquarium! At least the males, females are... uhmm ... ugly?
Scientific Name: Poecilia reticulata

IXNAY · 04-18-2002, 05:50 AM

Yes you're right the males are great and the females a bit odd. I don't know if both are needed, let Jim choose...

Tiny Turtle · 04-18-2002, 06:53 AM

Ixnay, needed for what? I know one thing that requires both...

My personal opiníon is that both males and females are needed eventhough guppy's ain't my favorite.

Just thought of something: Guess there'll be a lot more schooling in the freshwater tank than the marine one. Sure hope that doesn't cause too much trouble for Jim...

IXNAY · 04-18-2002, 12:30 PM

Needed for enjoying the aquarium

These in the pic don't look very good but there are so many different ones, I had one that looked like a tiger, really cool. Different skins would be really good here.

Lza · 04-18-2002, 02:02 PM

My wishes for the freshwater aquarium:

- Kois (my favorites)
http://www.ultrateck.net/petfood/koi.jpg

- a Piranha ( a peacefully of course - I know it's a serene tank)

- 3D background also for the fresh water tank (perhaps later)

Digital Lungfish · 04-19-2002, 12:35 AM

I agree, a Koi or two would be a nice addition. I had actually posted a message over in the salt forum about Koi not too long ago, but it had to do with another aquarium (not one of Jim's).

https://www.feldoncentral.com/forums...3099#post13099

- DL

James · 04-19-2002, 01:27 AM

Koi is a good idea but not very realistic to put in a tank...
they r often rather big compare to other freshwater fishes....
they usually keep in ponds more then tanks....
may be baby-koi is a nce idea?

IXNAY · 04-19-2002, 06:27 AM

Hmmm I don't like them, but aren't Kois goldfishes? Jim said there will be no goldfishes in the tank...and that's good I think.

Hey maybe a new sereneproject: a pond

we have one in our garden and it's fun to look in it seeing all this fishes, waterinsects, frogs and other reptiles...

Lza · 04-19-2002, 06:52 AM

Kois are carps and not goldfishes!
Yep, kois usually keep in ponds more then tanks but they can also be kept in aquarium.

http://www.ten6.com/is/cgi-bin/nishi...ssages/60.html

http://www.koi-n-me.cityslide.com/co...nts.cfm/412353

Jim Sachs · 04-19-2002, 09:22 AM

No Koi, this will be a freshwater tropical tank.

Digital Lungfish · 04-20-2002, 12:30 AM

No Koi Jim? Oh well, things could be worse, but I certainly understand.

I used to keep some Koi in the pond in my back yard and I also kept a single young Koi about 6 inches long inside of one of my freshwater tropical tanks in the house. Keeping Koi in aquariums is very common, but as they grow you should be prepared to transfer them to a pond if you own one or you'll be forced to sell them. Either that or you can buy a larger aquarium. I had to do that for my African Lungfish. Over the years he grew quite large (3 1/2 feet), so I had to keep buying larger tanks to accommodate him.

- DL

04-14-2002, 02:37 PM	#43
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	A loud "Yes!" on that Pleco. A baby one just like the one in the picture. Those Highfins are cool too. Used to dream about getting one or two of those for my (ex-)girlfriend's tank, but they're a bit too high on maintenance for that... P.S. Attaching two pictures is (unfortunately) not possible. You'll have to link to pics for it to work. 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.

04-14-2002, 10:16 PM	#44
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,357	I love the idea of a Figure Eight puffer! I always wanted one but he just wouldn't have fit in well with any of my other tanks and I couldn't afford to buy another one at the time. The animation would be very cool too, it would really make him stick out! I bet he'd become a favorite. And I want an Oscar too, the fact that my last comment was in the form of a joke doesn't mean I don't want the fish included. Last edited by drfish; 04-18-2002 at 10:29 PM.

04-15-2002, 12:14 AM	#45
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	I also like the Figure 8 Puffer, I had 6 of them 8 years ago.. they r just so cute.....but they r also aggressive.....coz I find my othe 4 Goldfish's beautiful tail been bite off so ugly.....and I did witness my puffers were chasing those poor goldfishes... resulting I have to separating them from another tank... and Brazilian Freshwater Puffer is nice too here's a video of a puffer fish http://www.baileys-fish.com/videos/puffer_fwd_01.avi I also have some Kuhli Loach, they r very unique and looks very like a "water snake" I suggest for Glass Fish (Chanda ranga.)and Glass Catfish two videos of Glass fish and Glass Catfish http://www.baileys-fish.com/videos/glass_fish_01.avi http://www.baileys-fish.com/videos/glass_catfish_01.avi The final one is Elephant Nose Fish...this fish has a very long nose they r also very cute and very good to live with other tank members a pic and a video of elephant nose fish http://images.google.co.nz/images?q=...phant_nose.jpg http://www.baileys-fish.com/videos/elephant_nose_01.avi I also like some critters such as shrimp or snail or clam 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 Last edited by James; 04-15-2002 at 12:38 AM.

04-15-2002, 09:24 AM	#46
drfish the Doc Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Zeeland, MI Posts: 5,357	Kuhlies would be great, but I'm hoping for a cory cat over them. I like the idea of glass cats too, the transparency would be great. Little freshwater ghost shrimp or those crabs would be niffty too, but you're talking about a lot of work when you start bringing up what would really be speciality creatures. Sounds like Jim is looking at the freshwater tank as an "easy" inbetween before his other serene screens, I'm not sure he's planning on putting the kind of work in this that realistic movement of crabs, shrimp, a puffer, and corydoras catfish would require. Of course he's going to be doing a lot of that when the creature packs for the saltwater come out. I guess I just don't know what to expect, is he going to take this one as seriously as the others we've known about for awhile? Last edited by drfish; 04-15-2002 at 09:27 AM.

04-17-2002, 12:00 PM	#48
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	Hey James I had the Kuhli Loach in my Aquarium too. Really cool fishs, but they hide most the time. I had these ones too: http://www.aquascape.co.uk/adolfoi.jpg Would Like to see both, some betas and something like this one: http://www.aquascape.co.uk/Whiptail.jpg IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage -

04-17-2002, 12:06 PM	#49
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	Uhm sorry for posting again but I just got to this site and I would like to see many of the fishs seen here, they are really standart ones for a freshwater aquarium: http://www.aquascape.co.uk/wholesal.html And please add this fish here: And please give them different skins if that's possible, that would be sooo coool Don't know his english name in german it's "Guppy" wich is a polish swearword too IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage - Last edited by IXNAY; 04-17-2002 at 12:12 PM.

04-18-2002, 04:07 AM	#50
Yellow Tang YT Join Date: Jan 2002 Tournaments Won: 1 Location: Germany Posts: 729	Yes these guys are mandatory for the aquarium! At least the males, females are... uhmm ... ugly? Scientific Name: Poecilia reticulata Last edited by Yellow Tang; 04-18-2002 at 04:28 AM.

04-18-2002, 05:50 AM	#51
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	Yes you're right the males are great and the females a bit odd. I don't know if both are needed, let Jim choose... IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage -

04-18-2002, 06:53 AM	#52
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	Ixnay, needed for what? I know one thing that requires both... My personal opiníon is that both males and females are needed eventhough guppy's ain't my favorite. Just thought of something: Guess there'll be a lot more schooling in the freshwater tank than the marine one. Sure hope that doesn't cause too much trouble for Jim... 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.

04-18-2002, 12:30 PM	#53
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	Needed for enjoying the aquarium These in the pic don't look very good but there are so many different ones, I had one that looked like a tiger, really cool. Different skins would be really good here. IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage -

04-18-2002, 02:02 PM	#54
Lza Registered Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 5	My wishes for the freshwater aquarium: - Kois (my favorites) http://www.ultrateck.net/petfood/koi.jpg - a Piranha ( a peacefully of course - I know it's a serene tank) - 3D background also for the fresh water tank (perhaps later) Last edited by Lza; 04-18-2002 at 02:08 PM.

04-19-2002, 12:35 AM	#55
Digital Lungfish Obey the toad! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 2,557	I agree, a Koi or two would be a nice addition. I had actually posted a message over in the salt forum about Koi not too long ago, but it had to do with another aquarium (not one of Jim's). https://www.feldoncentral.com/forums...3099#post13099 - DL Steve www.tron-sector.com - www.badcartridge.com - www.classicgaming.com - www.dinofish.com Today is the tomorrow you were worried about yesterday... Last edited by Digital Lungfish; 04-19-2002 at 12:45 AM.

04-19-2002, 01:27 AM	#56
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	Koi is a good idea but not very realistic to put in a tank... they r often rather big compare to other freshwater fishes.... they usually keep in ponds more then tanks.... may be baby-koi is a nce idea? 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

04-19-2002, 06:27 AM	#57
IXNAY Green Frog Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 840	Hmmm I don't like them, but aren't Kois goldfishes? Jim said there will be no goldfishes in the tank...and that's good I think. Hey maybe a new sereneproject: a pond we have one in our garden and it's fun to look in it seeing all this fishes, waterinsects, frogs and other reptiles... IXNAY dreaming of the serene terrarium - My Private Homepage -

04-19-2002, 06:52 AM	#58
Lza Registered Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 5	Kois are carps and not goldfishes! Yep, kois usually keep in ponds more then tanks but they can also be kept in aquarium. http://www.ten6.com/is/cgi-bin/nishi...ssages/60.html http://www.koi-n-me.cityslide.com/co...nts.cfm/412353 Last edited by Lza; 04-19-2002 at 07:41 AM.

04-19-2002, 09:22 AM	#59
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,788	No Koi, this will be a freshwater tropical tank. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

04-20-2002, 12:30 AM	#60
Digital Lungfish Obey the toad! Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 2,557	No Koi Jim? Oh well, things could be worse, but I certainly understand. I used to keep some Koi in the pond in my back yard and I also kept a single young Koi about 6 inches long inside of one of my freshwater tropical tanks in the house. Keeping Koi in aquariums is very common, but as they grow you should be prepared to transfer them to a pond if you own one or you'll be forced to sell them. Either that or you can buy a larger aquarium. I had to do that for my African Lungfish. Over the years he grew quite large (3 1/2 feet), so I had to keep buying larger tanks to accommodate him. - DL Steve www.tron-sector.com - www.badcartridge.com - www.classicgaming.com - www.dinofish.com Today is the tomorrow you were worried about yesterday...