Extremly rare 25" Aimara wolf fish "Alto Tocantins"
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Again? there are these catagories of people in the fish hobby/internetultimatejay;3062538; said:
business people-vendors-just out to make a buck, or a living
true hobbyist-dedicated in breeding and keeping fish, they love their fish
collectors-spends a ton of money just so they can have the "in" fish
rich collectors-money is not an issues, as long as its the fish they want
scientists-those who hide behind books and formalin pickled fish, studying hand drawings form 1840's
innovative fish keepers-always looking for some new information, open minded, and willing to learn and accept new information
noobs-
know it all people-they like to make generalized claims and statements, such as, "for sure these will be..." , from my guppy keeping experience, I know for sure....
haters/doubters-these people cannot accept that there are new fish out there, new species being discovered. they can only see the fish bowl in front of them. and if people have it, or are keeping it, they'll find reasons to put them down, doubt them, discredit them.
where do you see yourself?
This wolf fish is certainly unique, David, do you have pictures of it when it was younger? Can you post pictures or email me? Love to see it!
please post those pictures of when it was younger david... i would love to see it... i have an obsession with this fish its one of my unicorns i will never own i fear...
I'm not disagreeing with you that it is a rare Aimara. I'm saying that to me it does not appear to look very much different than a Mala.ashdavid;3062585; said:Thanks and don't forget to feed your dog as it looks like it is giving you the wrong information...
Oh and Wes... you forgot to add to your list-There are those that keep and will pay wods of cash for a fish that looks just like another fish, but that is "rarer" because it comes from a different part of the river/lake system and is only characterized by a very minor slight difference in appearance/patterns only to claim that they are one if not a few that have the fish in captivity.
Why is a gold arowana 10 times the price of a green arowana? Why is a royal pleco 10 times the price of a sailfin pleco? Why is a bichir bichir 20 times the price of an sengal bichir? Why does platinum in most fish cost a lot more than normal colored ones? Should I go on, or do you get the idea?ultimatejay;3069565; said:
As for the minor differences you speak of, it is not my fault that you show a complete lack of knowledge towards fish and their differences when collected from different locals.(I am certainly no expert) I suppose you could you relate it to someone who could not tell the difference between their ear and their nose.
But the thing is, I look at your threads and you speak of fish being rare when they are in your hands. Why is that?
Eg, A comment by you, "I have been in the hobby collecting rare fish for over 25 years and have never seen one of these spotted tigershovelnose cats before" So what is the difference between a tiger shovel nose and a spotted shovel nose? They must look the same to you if you think a hoplias malabaricus and a hoplias Aimara look the same, and for that matter an Aimara from the Xingu river sytem and one from the Tocantins river system. Don't worry I know the difference, but you are so hypocritical it is not funny.
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