Hello everyone!

fishara · Post by **fishara** » 18 Sep 2003, 21:00

Hi, my name is Eric. I've been using this site for research initially but finally decided to join. So glad I did, it's a great website. I do have one question though, why is the word cichlid make out to be c*****d

Just curious. Anyways catfish rule and I hope to add any info when I can.

Post by **Silurus** » 18 Sep 2003, 21:08

We should really put this in the FAQ...
Quoting Jools from an earlier post:

cichlid because it's a swear word!

Post by **Barbie** » 18 Sep 2003, 21:48

Welcome to the board Eric

You will find you quickly get used to seeing cichlid typed that way,

Barbie

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 19 Sep 2003, 00:55

hello fishara i never thought to ask that question about the cichlid thing. i assumed because this is a US web site and everyone is a catfish fan that the moderators are sick of hearing about cichlids because it's pretty big side of the hobby where you are. is that right? In the uk most people dont know what a cichlid is even though they own a couple.

Post by **Silurus** » 19 Sep 2003, 01:31

i assumed because this is a US web site

Not it's not. Jools is as Scottish as they come.
But really, the site's a lot more international in nature.

Post by **Rusty** » 19 Sep 2003, 02:28

Silurus wrote:
i assumed because this is a US web site
Not it's not. Jools is as Scottish as they come.
But really, the site's a lot more international in nature.

Now where is that picture of Jools consuming large portions of haggis for breakfast?

Quite a few of the members (and moderators) actually keep and breed cichlids...

Rusty

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 20 Sep 2003, 21:44

so it's not a us site got put off by it being a .com as normaly it's .co.uk, please don't explain why this is, i don't want to know. HH there is know warning when you enter this site that it belongs to a catfish crazy scott how am i supposed to know?

Post by **Barbie** » 20 Sep 2003, 21:51

And here I thought keeping catfish was the unifying force against all prejudice

Barbie

doctorzeb · Post by **doctorzeb** » 20 Sep 2003, 22:20

nothing wrong with catfish crazy scots. Damn, just spilt bloodworm on my kilt!

Hi Eric, have fun!

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 20 Sep 2003, 22:28

its a scottish invasion!

question for d-zorb i know scottland in some areas is bad for power cuts how do your catfish respond to this have you found any problems?

doctorzeb · Post by **doctorzeb** » 20 Sep 2003, 22:35

Just bought an old house in the country, been here a year and no problems so far, but I'll be getting a Generator for the winter just in case! Don't fancy sitting up all night heating water up and putting it in a coke bottle.

Eric, excuse my ignorance, but where is Bay area, sanfransico?

Taratron · Post by **Taratron** » 21 Sep 2003, 05:18

Primus alive, I'm a mutt!

Got German, Italian, Scottish, English, French....basically a little of every European country in me....

But I don't keep cichlids. ;) Just catfish and snakes and herps.

YouTube · Post by **Jools** » 21 Sep 2003, 11:44

Yup, we've got 1 Scot (yours truly), East and West Coast USA'ers (and one wandering around Colombia), several English, one Swiss (and I have invited more Europeans in the past) and then there is Silurus (who has a distribution range similar in size to the Ariidae) as your admin / moderator team.

The site is a .com as they are cheaper and (used) to get better search engine coverage. It's also easier to remember / type.

The site is hosted on a computer in Los Angeles, California but run out of my study in Bathgate, West Lothian.

Oh, Hi Eric, welcome on board.

Yann · Post by **Yann** » 21 Sep 2003, 12:15

Hi Eric!

Welcome here and enjoy it!

Cheers
Yann

S. Allen · Post by **S. Allen** » 22 Sep 2003, 03:16

and if you poke your head into the "where are you from" thread you'll see where the rest of us are from.

fishara · Post by **fishara** » 23 Sep 2003, 01:49

Thanks for the warm welcomes. Doctorzeb, yes I live near San Francisco. I do keep cichlids, barbs, rainbowfish, and tetras as well as catfish. Then there is my reef tank. I just love being a fish enthusiast.