View Full Version : Hoover the Ferocious....
I was playing with the new camera tonight and was trying to get some pics of my 4.5 year old Lace Cat "Hoover". Up until tonight, we just thought of him as our nice, peaceful, friendly cat.. Just look how sweet and innocent he looks:
http://www.roadrashed.com/Aquarium%20pictures/tropical%20build/24Jun08-hoover.jpg
Then....I opened this picture. :eek3:
http://www.roadrashed.com/Aquarium%20pictures/tropical%20build/24Jun08-hoovers-teeth2.jpg
All these years and I didn't realize he had the teeth of a vicious killer. :eek3: :p How he devours entire leaves of romaine lettuce in one night is no longer a mystery...
Blueiz
06-24-2008, 9:07 PM
LOL, that is to cute.. Those pitiful eyes in the first pic are just luring you in so he can take a bite out..
msjinkzd
06-24-2008, 9:08 PM
Those are fantastic pics! thanks for sharing
nx2ured
06-24-2008, 9:48 PM
Holy cow, I have one of those and now I wonder if I should be afraid!
rich311k
06-24-2008, 9:54 PM
Great shots!
Squeakfish
06-24-2008, 10:38 PM
1st pic: hay guyz!
2nd pic: GOMNOMNOMNOMRAAAAAAAH
Cute :D
Zebulon
06-24-2008, 11:17 PM
LMAO! When you cropped it out for your avatar it looks like some kinda alien carnivorous slug or something... ferocious!
Lady G
06-25-2008, 2:59 AM
Love the close up of his mouth..LMAO!!!
HAHA! I have a common pleco named Hoover!!!:perv:
Reefscape
06-25-2008, 4:16 AM
Stunning Shots....the detail on the second photo is incredible....
Rbishop
06-25-2008, 5:36 AM
Great shots!
fishorama
06-25-2008, 10:19 AM
Really great pic! Too cute! I didn't realize they're so into lettuce, or is Hoover special that way too?
I love seeing all the fishy details with everyone fab cameras these days.
I didn't realize they're so into lettuce, or is Hoover special that way too?
Hoover loves the stuff. I dropped the first piece in several years ago for the cichlids....he came flying out of the rocks and tore into it:
http://www.roadrashed.com/Aquarium%20pictures/New%20arrangement/hoover/hoover-lettuce3.jpg Full piece dropped in at night....stripped stalk in the morning. I give him a piece every few weeks or so.
I love seeing all the fishy details with everyone fab cameras these days.
I finally broke down and bought a good camera last week (Canon Rebel XSi). Now I just need to figure out how to use it. LOL
Mudfrog
06-25-2008, 3:16 PM
All these years and I didn't realize he had the teeth of a vicious killer.
Welcome to the dark side.. It won't be long until you start looking for fish with huge teeth :devil:
Malefic23
06-25-2008, 5:24 PM
Great pics of a very nice fish! I've got a Black Ghost Knife named Hoover. Heh, must be a common fish name for our greediest pets.
Hooked Newbie
06-25-2008, 7:35 PM
Great Pics! I gotta ask.... what type of camera / lens did you use? The detail is spectacular!
fishorama
06-25-2008, 7:51 PM
More romaine, please! Love it!
dirtydawg10
06-25-2008, 7:58 PM
Nice pics...those teeth are so cool.
BigFishKeeper
06-26-2008, 9:00 AM
Nice SYNO Cat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Eupterus
06-26-2008, 9:10 AM
Awesome pics..Looks like my "kitties".
Thanks for the comments all. :)
Here are a few more pics of him for those that are interested.
http://www.roadrashed.com/Aquarium%20pictures/tropical%20build/26Jun08-hoover-side.jpg
http://www.roadrashed.com/Aquarium%20pictures/tropical%20build/26Jun08-hoover-belly.jpg
http://www.roadrashed.com/Aquarium%20pictures/tropical%20build/26Jun08-hoover-side2.jpg
I love this thread! What a cute fish. I remember when I first tried feeding zucchini to my otos, but the clown loaches found it first. They went nuts! I get a kick out of the look of stark, raving excitement that fish get when they come across unexpected food.
Update. Hoover is loving life now that the cichlids are gone. No more battles to keep his cave, no more arautus nipping his dorsal "feather"....and obviously plenty to eat. I feed him less now than I did when the cichlids were in the tank...and his belly always looks like it's about to burst. I've recently had 15 hengeli's come up missing in the last few days....he might be enjoying a midnight snack or 15 once the lights go out at night though. :mad2:
http://www.roadrashed.com/Aquarium%20pictures/tropical%20build/19Aug08-Hoover.jpg
I need to get a side shot of him again since his fins have the nice long "feathers" growing back off the tips now.
nguyendetecting
08-25-2008, 11:31 AM
Man that picture makes him look like a nuclear sub. Lol great shot, colors came out great
Kitti007
08-25-2008, 11:49 AM
he looks like hes swallowed a goldfish...and its coming out the other end!!
(2nd pic)
SchizotypalVamp
08-25-2008, 4:30 PM
so cute!
The Zigman
08-25-2008, 5:55 PM
Curses to these new Hi res cameras!!
fishorama
08-25-2008, 8:13 PM
chubby cuteness!
Tried to get a side shot of blubbo last night. He's been shy lately when the lights are on (much brighter than my old set-up), and won't come out of his cave until they are off. This of course makes it tough to shoot though (flash reflection sucks)...
You can see how long his dorsal "feather" is these days vs the earlier pics I posted. It's past the stalk of that plant in this shot. He has one on the tip of his tail too. The cichlids just woudn't leave them alone...
http://www.roadrashed.com/Aquarium%20pictures/tropical%20build/25Aug08-Hoover%20side%20flash.jpg
inkyjenn
08-26-2008, 10:12 AM
dear mother of god! what a chub!
He has to be eating the smaller fish that keep disappearing... I only drop a few shrimp pellets in every other day. :grinyes:
Inka4040
08-26-2008, 11:05 AM
That lil chunker can eat whatever he wants! :hearts: I am such a sucker for fatty fish :hearts: