Nice entries this month, with some interesting subject matter! Thanks to all who sent in an entry, and good luck!

January winner, redzebra24.

After much Discussion, we at Aquatic-Terrors have noticed the need for a few minor additions to our family:

AT Meetings: (In Announcements) ~ This forum is used to communicate Who, When and Where, our membership may be getting together, From AKSkirmish meeting up with Dimebag in the Great Northwest, to our Mid-West Mafia meeting at Local Swap's and workshops that may benefit out members. (IE: Meeting in Indy to hook up with the MCA for a Demonstration on "This will be an all day workshop to learn about setting up and keeping a large tank, a central filtration system, wet/dry filters and the drip system I use." (Thank you~Repair)

Outdoor Forums: (Sub forums of Fishing, Hunting, and Equipment) ~ Many of our members spend a large amout of time in the outdoors, from Cortney's Many Nature Walks, (and Collections), Layla's Husking Runs, My Trips to the UP of Michigan for Northern Pike Fishing, to Aquakeeper and Barley Pop's Duck Hunts.

Loaches, Botias, Corys: (Sub forum of Cats, Rays & other Bottom Dwellars) ~ This is an effort to seperate our Large Aquatic-Terrors from the Lil Guys. We have many who keep the "Dwarves" me included, and I am making an effort to seperate RTC's from Corys.

Please take a look at these new AT additions and share your expoeriences with your fellow AT'ers!

Respectfully~

Chris Karnuth
nuth88
Site Manager
Aquatic-Terrors.com

Well I've decided I wanted to make a screensaver, so I figured I would ask our community to donate pictures for the screensaver.

The screensaver will be strictly aquatic-based. Although I suppose turtles are welcome, as long as they are aquatic. Saltwater tanks are also welcome. Sorry Herp peeps

If we get a good enough turn out on pictures for an aquatic screensaver...I'll probably do one for all you Reptile folks though.

I need 640x480 images. If you don't know how to convert them from larger dimensions to smaller, I will do it for you. Also please send only quality shots...you know...the money shot

This screensaver will be exclusively available from the Aquatic-Terrors website.

Please send all images to jman785@aol.com, with your Name and AT username so I can give credit where credit is due. Be sure to send it with the Subject line "screensaver pics".

Well folks, after a lot of talking with Isaac, he's done it!

We now officially have an article section. The purpose of this section is to provide detailed articles that are exclusive to AT. Thus drawing in other people to read articles, and also to better inform our community of ideas and information.

I would really like to thank Isaac again, as I've been on his rear end a lot, asking questions, and bugging him.

As far as the article section goes, you can find it in the Aquaria-Related Forums, its at the top of that section...or you can just Click Here...or if you can access it from any page...by looking up top next to the Arcade link!

When posting an article it will be forwarded to me...then double checked for accuracy, including grammar as well as safety, especially if its a DIY. No sense in having a DIY article that's wrong and could be potentially dangerous to other members.

Please include pictures in the DIY section...I doubt I'll accept any articles that have no pictures for the DIY section, as I have always been confused about DIY posts with no pics...and it would cause a lot of people to PM you and bug you...so include pictures please

Anyway gang, have fun, and write some articles!

Agression Scale: (IMHO)

10 -Umbie
10 -Dovii
09 -Istlanum
09 -Hait (Black Nasty)
09 -Trimac
09 -Festae
09 -Midas
09 -Grammode
08 -Cuban
08 -Red Devil
08 -Uro
07 -Texas (Size Consideration)
07 -Red Tiger Mota
07 -Jag
07 -Con (Size Consideration)
06 -Freddy
06 -Loiselle
06 -Green Terror
06 -Jack

Now I know Im missing a ton, esp in the Amphilophus genus, as well as The Beani, and some others, But this scale I made up based on my personal experience. Now I know Motag7 might have had the Grammode higher, as I give hit the "Hitman" of Grammodes....This might give you a idea as to possible compatability......

A Larger 6 could be kept with a higher grade 7/8 for instance in my 125 I have a Larger Jack (7"+) and he is in there with a smaller Uro (5"+), Red Tiger Mota (5"), Texas (4.5") and a Jag (Female - 7").

The Ratings are subjective and based on my 25+ years of experience, You should also take into consideration that a indivudial fish in the higher range may be more mellow and a lower rated one could be Psycho. I have put this out for people to use for possible as a compatibilty chart and to stimulate discussion among the masses, I encourage you to add to this list and discuss as if we all chip in, It could be a usefull tool for all "New Worlders".......

Opinions??

Thanks~

Chris Karnuth
(nuth88)