Tannin Aquatics Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 It hit me one day: I kind of favor small, grey-brown fishes. Why do I like these small , grey fishes? Why do I covet fishes that most people find rather uninteresting? I mean, lately, I'm really obsessed with Elachocharax pulcher, which is really kind of a brown and grey "cammo" colored fish. Hardly exciting. Yet, I am totally into that fish. Do I not get out enough? Am I too cool to jump on the bandwagon of sexy designer bettas and African cichlids? No- I love them. I do. Well, then why do I covet these seemingly "boring" fishes so much? Well, could it simply be that, after several decades in the hobby- I’ve learned to be honest with myself about what I like? Perhaps I am more into the "overall" aspects of a fish than I am about their color alone. I mean, behavior, habits, environmental digs- the whole picture is what makes a fish "sexy" to me. I was contemplating; just for a second- how easy it is to take for granted what has become “common” to us. Like, for example, some of the "common" Tetras that we see- Pristella, Glowlight Tetras, and others. (click to read more) fishface 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishface Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 I guess I do too - all I've got are plecos! (BNs, Medusas, Blue-Fin, Clown, Rubberlip.) Well, I do have some albino BNs but they came from my brown BN parents so that was just a fluke! Tannin Aquatics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tannin Aquatics Posted July 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Heck, my fave shrimp are Amanos, lol! fishface 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishface Posted July 12, 2016 Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 I'll admit I did go the other direction with shrimp and got RCs. From 32 I think I now have 100s so they must be happy! Tannin Aquatics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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