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**Cichlid Man** · 05-28-2005, 06:11 AM

Lots of people have been asking me that they want a few more forums around here to split the freshwater forums up into even more diverse sections.

These are some of the suggestions:
Charican forum
Oddball Forum
Labarinth Forum (I.E. gouramis and the like)
Guapote Forum!

In most ways I'm not convinced, I mean a Guapote forum I.E. giant fish forum is just asking for trouble, the more forums we have the more diverse the posts and topics are, the more complicated it gets, and eventually people will get fed up with this this Forum as a whole and find a more practicle one for their convenience.
However in some respects it will give some benifits to the forum and the forums can be more specific, but still I'm not conviced. For these specialised forums to be up and running we need to hear what other users of this forum (I.E. you) think about the idea. Because the only reason why we would ask Shaggy to take time and install new forums here on the board is if they were going to be used efficiently and not just be a waste of time for the sake of just a few reqests. After you have decided and voted if you want any more forums, we can then take action.

shev · 05-28-2005, 09:51 AM

I voted no, characins make up a large part of fw general and fw beginner. ditto the labarinth fish. it would take a large chunk out of them. there wouldnt be enough post about oddballs to contemplate having an entire section given to them. and arent Guapote like large mouth bass, or cichlids or something? I think jaguars are guapotes.

margo · 05-28-2005, 10:17 AM

I kinda wanted a PONDS forum.

shev · 05-28-2005, 10:18 AM

ponds were added to the goldfish and koi section.

Lexus · 05-28-2005, 11:16 AM

I vote no, I think there are too many already its a hassle to surf them all!

margo · 05-28-2005, 11:26 AM

Thanks Shev.

Imbrium · 05-28-2005, 12:20 PM

I voted for a Labyrinth forum, but I think the betta section should be included in that.

**TheOldSalt** · 05-28-2005, 08:52 PM

Changing "Bettas" to "Anabantoids" would work just fine to cover all labyrinths, just like we changed Goldfish to include ponds and koi.

"Oddballs, Rarities, Killies & Predators" would combine these popular separate forum topics of other boards into one, covering things like stingrays, arowannas, tankbusters, guapotes, oscars, rarities, USA fish, flowerhorns, Killies, piranha, weird oddballs, gars, and many other "special needs" species all in one place for the convenience of the more advanced keepers who like these fish but don't want to have to sift through a dozen questions about ph and pink gravel to get to them. You can merge it with the Killifish forum to save space, since the killi forum is active, but slow, and killi questions would fit here just fine. There would be plenty of posts to fill this section. Just look at other boards with these topics and you'll see that separately they're often pretty popular, so combining them into one big forum should work well.

The "General" Forum can continue to cover the common bread and butter fish not given their own forum, along with the types of questions generally most asked by the beginners who keep them. The Breeding Forum of course will go into advanced detail about fish from both groups.

Lexus · 05-29-2005, 03:27 AM

I wouldnt mind that

fishfreaks · 05-30-2005, 07:51 PM

i voted for the oddball

**TheOldSalt** · 05-30-2005, 09:43 PM

Yay! Oddball pulls ahead!

John · 05-30-2005, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheOldSalt

Changing "Bettas" to "Anabantoids" would work just fine to cover all labyrinths, just like we changed Goldfish to include ponds and koi.

"Oddballs, Rarities, Killies & Predators" would combine these popular separate forum topics of other boards into one, covering things like stingrays, arowannas, tankbusters, guapotes, oscars, rarities, USA fish, flowerhorns, Killies, piranha, weird oddballs, gars, and many other "special needs" species all in one place for the convenience of the more advanced keepers who like these fish but don't want to have to sift through a dozen questions about ph and pink gravel to get to them. You can merge it with the Killifish forum to save space, since the killi forum is active, but slow, and killi questions would fit here just fine. There would be plenty of posts to fill this section. Just look at other boards with these topics and you'll see that separately they're often pretty popular, so combining them into one big forum should work well.

The "General" Forum can continue to cover the common bread and butter fish not given their own forum, along with the types of questions generally most asked by the beginners who keep them. The Breeding Forum of course will go into advanced detail about fish from both groups.

LISTEN. TO. THE. SALT.

euRasian32 · 05-31-2005, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheOldSalt

"Oddballs, Rarities, Killies & Predators" would combine these popular separate forum topics of other boards into one, covering things like stingrays, arowannas, tankbusters...

SWEET.

I voted for ODDBALL... it fills in the only void that I had, personally.

Pac-Man · 05-31-2005, 05:00 PM

yes ive been pushing for this for a long time...a characin forum!! why don't we just start forums for all these things though....i know it would be kinda empty looking, but still...

**Shaggy** · 05-31-2005, 05:12 PM

Ok, so what have we determined here? Let me know so that I can add it..

Pac-Man · 05-31-2005, 05:22 PM

well, i think we should let the poll go on for a few more days, shaggy. then when a significant amount of people have voted, add the forum (or don't add a forum) depending on the category with the most votes....

euRasian32 · 05-31-2005, 05:25 PM

Oddball.

Please?

The first thing you could do is move that thread about a bluegill and a large mouth bass in a 5 gallon over there.

shev · 05-31-2005, 05:29 PM

I guess adding oddballs to killies would work. But I doubt people will post their oddball questions in the right section, especially if they are beginners and dont know what "normal" fish would be.

by making bettas into labyrinth fish you cut out the entire anibantidae family. then another section with characins, would take a large slice of the bread and butter of the fw general. fw general would be left with posts about cycling, ph and what to and not put in your tank. which should be in the fw beginner section. there'd have to be a couple mods to constantly be moving threads into the right section. otherwise characins would be empty.

since fw general and beginner are not overflowing with new threads I see no reason to reduce threads in the section.

**Shaggy** · 05-31-2005, 05:51 PM

What does oddball mean, just odd replies about any specific fish?

Shev, put up an avatar.

shev · 05-31-2005, 05:59 PM

nah, oddball would be an odd fish, or not a beginner fish. rare = oddball.

examples, guppies are not an oddball.
electric eels are.

I had an avatar, but it went away, I'll get a new one.

View Poll Results: So, it's all down to you
Yes, a characin forum would be a good idea.	3	13.64%
Yes, an oddball forum would be a good idea.	15	68.18%
Yes, a Labarinth forum would be a good idea.	2	9.09%
Yes, a Guapote forum would be a good idea.	0	0%
No, adding new forums would just be a waste of time and effort	5	22.73%
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05-28-2005, 06:11 AM	#1
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100	New Forums Lots of people have been asking me that they want a few more forums around here to split the freshwater forums up into even more diverse sections. These are some of the suggestions: Charican forum Oddball Forum Labarinth Forum (I.E. gouramis and the like) Guapote Forum! In most ways I'm not convinced, I mean a Guapote forum I.E. giant fish forum is just asking for trouble, the more forums we have the more diverse the posts and topics are, the more complicated it gets, and eventually people will get fed up with this this Forum as a whole and find a more practicle one for their convenience. However in some respects it will give some benifits to the forum and the forums can be more specific, but still I'm not conviced. For these specialised forums to be up and running we need to hear what other users of this forum (I.E. you) think about the idea. Because the only reason why we would ask Shaggy to take time and install new forums here on the board is if they were going to be used efficiently and not just be a waste of time for the sake of just a few reqests. After you have decided and voted if you want any more forums, we can then take action. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

05-28-2005, 09:51 AM	#2
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 19 Posts: 1,561	I voted no, characins make up a large part of fw general and fw beginner. ditto the labarinth fish. it would take a large chunk out of them. there wouldnt be enough post about oddballs to contemplate having an entire section given to them. and arent Guapote like large mouth bass, or cichlids or something? I think jaguars are guapotes. Last edited by shev; 05-28-2005 at 10:19 AM.

05-28-2005, 11:16 AM	#5
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,406	I vote no, I think there are too many already its a hassle to surf them all! __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

05-28-2005, 08:52 PM	#8
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,354	Changing "Bettas" to "Anabantoids" would work just fine to cover all labyrinths, just like we changed Goldfish to include ponds and koi. "Oddballs, Rarities, Killies & Predators" would combine these popular separate forum topics of other boards into one, covering things like stingrays, arowannas, tankbusters, guapotes, oscars, rarities, USA fish, flowerhorns, Killies, piranha, weird oddballs, gars, and many other "special needs" species all in one place for the convenience of the more advanced keepers who like these fish but don't want to have to sift through a dozen questions about ph and pink gravel to get to them. You can merge it with the Killifish forum to save space, since the killi forum is active, but slow, and killi questions would fit here just fine. There would be plenty of posts to fill this section. Just look at other boards with these topics and you'll see that separately they're often pretty popular, so combining them into one big forum should work well. The "General" Forum can continue to cover the common bread and butter fish not given their own forum, along with the types of questions generally most asked by the beginners who keep them. The Breeding Forum of course will go into advanced detail about fish from both groups. Last edited by TheOldSalt; 05-28-2005 at 08:59 PM.

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05-28-2005, 10:17 AM	#3
margo Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 44	I kinda wanted a PONDS forum.

05-28-2005, 10:18 AM	#4
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 19 Posts: 1,561	ponds were added to the goldfish and koi section.

05-28-2005, 11:26 AM	#6
margo Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 44	Thanks Shev.

05-28-2005, 12:20 PM	#7
Imbrium Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Charleston, SC Age: 26 Posts: 384	I voted for a Labyrinth forum, but I think the betta section should be included in that.

05-29-2005, 03:27 AM	#9
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,406	I wouldnt mind that __________________ 55 Gallon 2 Blood Parrots 2 Angelfish 1 Fantail Goldfish 46 Gallon 1 Albino Bristlenose 2 Angelfish 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 5 Zebra Danios 8 Tiger Barbs 9 Neon Tetras 13 Assorted Corys 29 Gallon 8 Daffodil Cichlids & fry 1 Electric Blue Crayfish 10 Gallon 2 Snails

05-30-2005, 07:51 PM	#10
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,303	i voted for the oddball __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

05-30-2005, 09:43 PM	#11
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,354	Yay! Oddball pulls ahead!

05-31-2005, 05:00 PM	#14
Pac-Man Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Age: 4 Posts: 584	yes ive been pushing for this for a long time...a characin forum!! why don't we just start forums for all these things though....i know it would be kinda empty looking, but still... __________________ 29g Planted Open Top Community 1x65W Coralife PC, Sand, DIY C02 7 Neon Tetras 8 Lemon Tetras 5 Emerald Brochis 10g Planted Flourite, DIY C02 6x Java Fern 4 Cherry Barbs $$$Get Free CASH from Filling out Easy Surveys. PM me if you want some advice.$$$

05-31-2005, 05:12 PM	#15
Shaggy Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Behind the Wheel of FishForums.com Age: 32 Posts: 1,063	Ok, so what have we determined here? Let me know so that I can add it..

05-31-2005, 05:22 PM	#16
Pac-Man Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Age: 4 Posts: 584	well, i think we should let the poll go on for a few more days, shaggy. then when a significant amount of people have voted, add the forum (or don't add a forum) depending on the category with the most votes.... __________________ 29g Planted Open Top Community 1x65W Coralife PC, Sand, DIY C02 7 Neon Tetras 8 Lemon Tetras 5 Emerald Brochis 10g Planted Flourite, DIY C02 6x Java Fern 4 Cherry Barbs $$$Get Free CASH from Filling out Easy Surveys. PM me if you want some advice.$$$

05-31-2005, 05:25 PM	#17
euRasian32 Why So Serious? Join Date: May 2005 Location: Virginia Age: 33 Posts: 771	Oddball. Please? The first thing you could do is move that thread about a bluegill and a large mouth bass in a 5 gallon over there. __________________ “Corporations pay people just enough money so they won’t quit. People work just enough so they don’t get fired. What's that about?” – Christopher Walken, Pool Hall Junkies

05-31-2005, 05:29 PM	#18
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 19 Posts: 1,561	I guess adding oddballs to killies would work. But I doubt people will post their oddball questions in the right section, especially if they are beginners and dont know what "normal" fish would be. by making bettas into labyrinth fish you cut out the entire anibantidae family. then another section with characins, would take a large slice of the bread and butter of the fw general. fw general would be left with posts about cycling, ph and what to and not put in your tank. which should be in the fw beginner section. there'd have to be a couple mods to constantly be moving threads into the right section. otherwise characins would be empty. since fw general and beginner are not overflowing with new threads I see no reason to reduce threads in the section.

05-31-2005, 05:51 PM	#19
Shaggy Administrator Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Behind the Wheel of FishForums.com Age: 32 Posts: 1,063	What does oddball mean, just odd replies about any specific fish? Shev, put up an avatar.

05-31-2005, 05:59 PM	#20
shev Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Montana Age: 19 Posts: 1,561	nah, oddball would be an odd fish, or not a beginner fish. rare = oddball. examples, guppies are not an oddball. electric eels are. I had an avatar, but it went away, I'll get a new one.

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