** The SereneScreen Freshwater Aquarium WISHLIST ** - Page 8

cjmaddy · 10-04-2002, 01:55 PM

Yes, I agree, I always tried to have a Red-tailed Black shark in my tanks, they are wonderful!

Please Jim, put one in !!!!

feldon34 · 10-04-2002, 01:58 PM

I guess it's time for me to do an update to the Freshwater Wishlist on my website. It will probably double to 8 pages.

pyraya · 10-06-2002, 09:29 AM

discussion

Tiny Turtle · 10-06-2002, 04:14 PM

And posting this as a new thread instead of in the Wishlist thread was good because?

/TT

Jim Sachs · 10-06-2002, 08:32 PM

Nice fish. What is it?

feldon34 · 10-06-2002, 11:04 PM

I've glued this to the other thread.

Swede · 10-07-2002, 10:13 AM

I would guess the fish is a Venustus - Haplochromis venustus

http://www.petforum.com/fresh_f/h_venust.htm

Opulent · 11-07-2002, 08:15 AM

Originally posted by Jim Sachs
I thought about it, but probably not. They're not especially good-looking fish.

What is a good-looking fish? Which Piranhas are you referring to?
I admit that most of the Serrasalmus species can be "odd" looking to many people, but the Pygocentrus species (True Piranhas) have wonderful colouring, especially if they are wild caught.

The most common in the Red-Bellied (Pygocentrus Nattereri), of which most are tank-bred fish. This inbreeding has led to less vibrant colours than their wild counterparts, which have silver scales and bright red bellies.
Other species such as Pygocentrus Piraya have beautiful, bright yellow and orange "flames", and the Pygocentrus Caribe looks like the Nattereri, but has the black humeral spot behind the gills.

These fish have excellent personalities, as do most large fish. I have three myself, and they never cease to amaze me. They're so shy and timid, yet can turn highly aggressive when defending territory or when feeding.

I feel the Pygocentrus Piranhas would be an excellent addition to the freshwater screensaver. They are one of the best known freshwater fish (who hasn't heard about Piranhas?), and I think it would be a shame not include them.

CephaloP · 11-11-2002, 09:58 PM

I'd like to add this guy to the list. Jim has said a cuttlefish will eventually be in the creature pack, and if you're going to do one, you might as well do it right and use this 'un.

http://www.vibrantsea.net/images/fla...t8_anilao7.jpg

CephaloP · 11-11-2002, 10:22 PM

Wow. This is totally the wrong forum.

Morgan, can you shoot me over to the Saltwater wishlist? As opposed to just...shooting me?

Kythlyn · 12-10-2002, 02:39 AM

The Kuhli Loach has always been my favorite fish, ever since I was a little kid staring into my dad's 60 gallon tank of guppies and cardinals. They were fun because you wouldn't see them every day and it was special when they appeared.

-Ari

jotabk · 12-19-2002, 07:24 PM

Jim, have you ever consider to add some interaction with the user on your wonderful virtual acuariums? I would like to be able to feed the fish, see how they catch the food as it goes down, be able to click in the tank and have the fish react at it.

What do you think everybody?

feldon34 · 12-19-2002, 08:22 PM

jotabk,

Those are likely coming. Jim hopes to add tapping on the glass and feeding the fish. I am referring to the Saltwater Aquarium by the way. I don't know if this will refer to the Freshwater.

Jim Sachs · 12-19-2002, 09:06 PM

Probably the Freshwater, too.

Tiny Turtle · 12-20-2002, 02:41 AM

What's supposed to happen when you tap the glass? Feeding I can relate to, but what's the fun in startling (sp?) the fish?

/Tiny Menace To The Tank

Jav400 · 12-20-2002, 06:44 AM

Actually, in a real tank thats not something that you are supposed to let happen alot. But, it generally does most of the time anyway. For some reason people seem to have some underlying need to do this. I have stood in an aquarium store on many occassions and watched it happen. It's like they expect the fish to swim up and wave when they tap on the glass. I think in this instance Jim is just looking for some slight "startled" effects to add some user interaction.

Jav400 · 12-20-2002, 06:56 AM

Jim,

And just so you know, if one of your fish swims up and waves a fin at me on "tap on the glass" I may fall out of my chair.

Although thats not a bad idea as an Easter Egg. I can see it now. Set it to only happen once every 4-5 thousand key presses of that particular choice. Whatever fish is closest to the glass at that moment swims up and waves a fin and winks at you. People would look like cjmaddy's avatar going crazy pressing keys over and over just to figure out if what they think they saw was really what they saw.

Yellow Tang · 12-20-2002, 08:32 AM

Nice suggestion, I like easter eggs too. Maybe there are some of them already in the current version. Maybe the "glowing royal gramma fin" has a special meaning and is not a bug...

feldon34 · 12-20-2002, 01:31 PM

How bout the little frogs and crabs.. Maybe a snail or 2.. I always had some in my tank.. Made it really neat..

-Chris H.

James · 12-20-2002, 04:20 PM

Crabs r better, freshwater crabs have many bright colors

10-04-2002, 01:58 PM	#142
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	I guess it's time for me to do an update to the Freshwater Wishlist on my website. It will probably double to 8 pages. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

10-06-2002, 04:14 PM	#144
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	And posting this as a new thread instead of in the Wishlist thread was good because? /TT 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.

10-06-2002, 08:32 PM	#145
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,789	Nice fish. What is it? Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

10-06-2002, 11:04 PM	#146
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	I've glued this to the other thread. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

10-07-2002, 10:13 AM	#147
Swede Registered Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Karlskrona, Sweden Posts: 172	I would guess the fish is a Venustus - Haplochromis venustus http://www.petforum.com/fresh_f/h_venust.htm 4x / F C Am G F C Am G // Chorus: 3x /F C Am G F C Am G// Last edited by Swede; 10-07-2002 at 10:16 AM.

10-04-2002, 01:55 PM	#141
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Yes, I agree, I always tried to have a Red-tailed Black shark in my tanks, they are wonderful! Please Jim, put one in !!!!

11-11-2002, 09:58 PM	#149
CephaloP lurking in the shadows... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: just a few paces south o' the old willow Posts: 151	I'd like to add this guy to the list. Jim has said a cuttlefish will eventually be in the creature pack, and if you're going to do one, you might as well do it right and use this 'un. http://www.vibrantsea.net/images/fla...t8_anilao7.jpg

11-11-2002, 10:22 PM	#150
CephaloP lurking in the shadows... Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: just a few paces south o' the old willow Posts: 151	Wow. This is totally the wrong forum. Morgan, can you shoot me over to the Saltwater wishlist? As opposed to just...shooting me?

12-10-2002, 02:39 AM	#151
Kythlyn Registered Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1	The Kuhli Loach has always been my favorite fish, ever since I was a little kid staring into my dad's 60 gallon tank of guppies and cardinals. They were fun because you wouldn't see them every day and it was special when they appeared. -Ari

12-19-2002, 07:24 PM	#152
jotabk Registered Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1	Jim, have you ever consider to add some interaction with the user on your wonderful virtual acuariums? I would like to be able to feed the fish, see how they catch the food as it goes down, be able to click in the tank and have the fish react at it. What do you think everybody?

12-19-2002, 08:22 PM	#153
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	jotabk, Those are likely coming. Jim hopes to add tapping on the glass and feeding the fish. I am referring to the Saltwater Aquarium by the way. I don't know if this will refer to the Freshwater. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

12-19-2002, 09:06 PM	#154
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,789	Probably the Freshwater, too. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

12-20-2002, 02:41 AM	#155
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	What's supposed to happen when you tap the glass? Feeding I can relate to, but what's the fun in startling (sp?) the fish? /Tiny Menace To The Tank 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.

12-20-2002, 06:44 AM	#156
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Actually, in a real tank thats not something that you are supposed to let happen alot. But, it generally does most of the time anyway. For some reason people seem to have some underlying need to do this. I have stood in an aquarium store on many occassions and watched it happen. It's like they expect the fish to swim up and wave when they tap on the glass. I think in this instance Jim is just looking for some slight "startled" effects to add some user interaction. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

12-20-2002, 06:56 AM	#157
Jav400 Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Tennessee Posts: 9,725	Jim, And just so you know, if one of your fish swims up and waves a fin at me on "tap on the glass" I may fall out of my chair. Although thats not a bad idea as an Easter Egg. I can see it now. Set it to only happen once every 4-5 thousand key presses of that particular choice. Whatever fish is closest to the glass at that moment swims up and waves a fin and winks at you. People would look like cjmaddy's avatar going crazy pressing keys over and over just to figure out if what they think they saw was really what they saw. Michael Administrator of Inside:SereneScreen Aquarium Forum, Chatroom, Fan Site & *Gallery* DVD Collection

12-20-2002, 08:32 AM	#158
Yellow Tang YT Join Date: Jan 2002 Tournaments Won: 1 Location: Germany Posts: 729	Nice suggestion, I like easter eggs too. Maybe there are some of them already in the current version. Maybe the "glowing royal gramma fin" has a special meaning and is not a bug...

12-20-2002, 01:31 PM	#159
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,939	How bout the little frogs and crabs.. Maybe a snail or 2.. I always had some in my tank.. Made it really neat.. -Chris H.

12-20-2002, 04:20 PM	#160
James Principal Engineer as SDET Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Was in Auckland, New Zealand, Now in Taipei, Taiwan Posts: 1,406	Crabs r better, freshwater crabs have many bright colors 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