Where O Where have I been.....

[Deacon]

Where O Where indeed....I have been away fromposting here or for anywere for that matter for a few reasons....

Many of you have noticed that the intelligence level of some of the ppl here have made me want to shy away from posting. Its the same old questions being asked just in different ways. I got very tired of hoping to see new fresh question and ideas but alas nothing. I have been "watching" for a couple of months and not really replying to anyone or any subject. However I did miss my friends on here....Zook Bassguy2004 and a few other good guys on here(JB, Lizards and Reb) I look forward to when you guys post because you all have something interesting/fun to say. Well maybe not Zook(kiddin bro)! Anyways Im back for a while to help out where/when I can.

Also I have dscovered another hobby regarding fish.... I have become tropical fish collector and breeder(NO JOKES GUYS. I hear them in your heads!!!) I got into this hobby about 6 months ago and it has turned me into a full on fishhead. I raise African Cichlids. I guess you could consider them a distant cousin to a LMB. I originally got them to study how fish relate in marine setting...Movement, feeding patterns, territory, aggression and schooling(not the education kind of schooling) Anyways since the time I started collecting I have tured all my "free" time into this awesome hobby. I have turned off cable television, taken my TV outa of my home and took full advantage of just how relaxing watching fish could be. I have a better understanding of what fish go through on a daily basis. Its really a awesome thing. Yeah I guess I have gone over the "deep" end and have become a full fledged fish head....

I wanted to show you my new obsession......

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...07/Tank2-1.jpg
This is a 80 gallon freshwater tank that i recently completed. I have 9 fish in there curently and will be recieving 8 more of friday. This tank took me nearly 6 weeks to get fully operational.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...on007/Sid2.jpg
This is Sid Vicious(named after the Sex Pistols) He is the big boy/bad *** of the tank. He backs up his name!!!!!

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...GingerFred.jpg
These are some of my more colorful guys. That is Fred and Ginger. Im sure some of you could figure out those names.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...mandAbbott.jpg
The blue one here is named James Dean...He is the loner of the group I have.

I have a few more pics but I just wanted to show you guys what I have been up to and why I havent been around. I also hae been working like a madman(55-60 a week). I hope you enjoyed my little bit of fish life. I know its not "fishing" related but it is fish related.

For those wondering...I have been fishing consitantly everyweek 1-3 times a week depending on my work schedule. I am still catching till my thumbs bleed. I hope you guys are rippin it up out there!!!!!

Thanks for coming into look.....

[Deacon]

Oh yeah sorry pics are so big...I forgot to resize them. And if this post needs to be somewhere else Kevin please move it. No Sweat!!!!

[Snake2715]

Deacon,

I hadn't seen you post much since I have been on but can you give me an idea on the size of your fish? How big is the bad boy its hard to tell in the pics?

Thanks looks interesting.

[Deacon]

Snake Im not sure which pic are you talking about...

If you are talking about my "pet" fish they on average right now around 2-3 inches and will grow to 5-6 inches. If you are talking about the LMB in my avatar that fish weighed about 8.5lbs caught earlier this year.

[Snake2715]

Well I was talking about the "pet's" but 8.5 lbs is great!

Got a link to any info on your pet fish etc? Its interesting to say the least.

[Bender]

3 of my Africans died last spring and the last big one died a few weeks ago.
Poor water quality was the case I am sure. I travel a lot and many other people fed them when I was gone, I am afraid at the same time and I didn't do a huge water change fast enough.

[NCYankee]

I had a freshwater aquarium. I wanted to fill it with small fish I caught in local waters. I had a walleye, bass, catfish, crawdad, and bluegill plus some store bought fish. All fish were only about two inches long. My ex directly introduced a store bought fish without de-iching it first. All of the fish died within days. I gave up after that.

[flbassman]

I used to have a bass, a loach and some oscars and chichlids. Filter broke, I went away for a week, and my mom sold it while I was gone.....

[zooker]

did i laugh at you when you told me?? hell no!!!

i just past it off as one of them left coast things. ya know kinda like red necks and snow storms..

zooker

[Rebbasser]

Glad to see you back, Deacon! Speak of the devil-last night I asked Zooker where you had disappeared to, and lo and behold you turn up again!

[lizardsrule]

Welcome back buddy. Glad you are enjoying the new hobby. Everyone likes what they like. And rarely do hoobies coincide with people. I think it's a great hobby, and possibly a good learning tool also. Now as for the LM. Well I sure could use some competition this quarter rotflmao.

Lizards

[flbassman]

Sorry bout the double post.... Computer won't let me edit for some reason?