Regular Member mrbumblebee Posted December 11, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 11, 2006 Hi guys, here are a few pictures of one of my other new fishies - Womble the Pearlscale! He's still in the quarantine tub at the moment so the pictures aren't great, but you'll get some idea. He was from one of LFS's as well. He seems to have lost a few of his pearlscales during his life, but looks generally healthy. He eats really well and is probably one of the most "interactive" fish I've ever had, he investigates absolutely everything, even the slightest movement near his tub he's on to it in a flash! Whenever I go near he always comes straight up to the surface to see me (and look for food! ) I just love him... I can't wait to get him into a proper tank again. Hopefully, I'm getting a new 40-50 gallon soon and he'll go into that, maybe with Buzz or another of the fish from the 30 gallon, depending on how boisterous Buzz turns out to be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member katmad Posted December 11, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 11, 2006 ah lovely fishie! cool name too! cant wait to see tank pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member IloveSpaceboy Posted December 11, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 11, 2006 Pretty. I like calico pearlscales. I adore the name! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member vmlola Posted December 11, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 11, 2006 Love your new pearlscale! And his name fits him as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member viscosity2004 Posted December 11, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 11, 2006 He's so cute, I love his pointy face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Jon Posted December 12, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2006 beautiful pearlscale!! In the last picture he looks like a short tailed version of putter with the orange spot around the eye and the black streaks on the fins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dickey_moe Posted December 12, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2006 I think it's cute that anyone who has a pearlie seems to always come up with another "round" sounding name. Womble is perfectly roly poly. Mine are named Buoy and BonBon. nicely round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member small_ranchu Posted December 12, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2006 wow, he is very cute. Take a good care of him Mr. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member selena685 Posted December 12, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2006 I love your pearlscale. He has a very rounded body.....sooooo cute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dfernandez77 Posted December 12, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2006 Wow! Very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mrbumblebee Posted December 12, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2006 Thankyou for your nice comments guys! I decided to call him Womble because his sort of pointy face kinda reminded me of the Wombles (Of Wimbledon Common) - an animated UK TV show from the 70's, not sure if you guys got it in the US? I was thinking of calling him Orinoco or Wellington originally, but then settled on plain old Womble! http://www.wombles.easyweb-solutions.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member viscosity2004 Posted December 12, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2006 Hehe, Orinoco -- He loves two things: Sleep & Food!! Your pearlscale looks too active to love sleep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mrbumblebee Posted December 12, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 12, 2006 I think you're right Nenn - the main thing Womble has in common with Orinoco is his love of food! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mrbumblebee Posted December 14, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 14, 2006 I had use of the digital camera again today, so I took a few more pictures of Womble - I think maybe these are a little better than the other ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member katmad Posted December 14, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 14, 2006 a what a cute little face!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member dfernandez77 Posted December 14, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 14, 2006 He's still really cool. I like the overhead shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Devs Posted December 14, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 14, 2006 Congrats on Womble,mrbumblebee.He's built like a tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member glitterfish Posted December 14, 2006 Regular Member Share Posted December 14, 2006 Womble is adorable Mr B! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member mrbumblebee Posted December 14, 2006 Author Regular Member Share Posted December 14, 2006 Thanks guys! He's built like a tank! You're not kidding Devs! - he's pretty well armoured and solid-looking isn't he! To be honest, the more I look at him with his little snouty face, the more he reminds more of an armadillo or something, than a fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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