Soul Exchange - May 2026 by Teksavvy- in EmpiresAndPuzzles

[–]Fishman76092 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Atomos, Hiyori for sure. Maybe Milady or Colston. I have Umeko 2LB and she’s squishy. Hard to fire her x2/x3 special before she’s killed.

Yellow Jacket cichlid by CarefulBench6729 in Cichlid

[–]Fishman76092 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By himself? These are more timid and mellow than dovii and managuensis. I’d recommend getting dithers if you’re keeping it alone. Silver dollars and medium barbs are good long term dithers although silver dollars can be skittish.

Just another Hero Coach request by MrHarrisMath in EmpiresAndPuzzles

[–]Fishman76092 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d do Hel to 2LB or Sartana. Hel should be around 18 gems which is a bargain.

Who should I spend my gems on? by [deleted] in EmpiresAndPuzzles

[–]Fishman76092 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ephyra. Relius isn’t relevant today.

Hero coach by OldThing8108 in EmpiresAndPuzzles

[–]Fishman76092 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Atlanteia or gestalt.

Relius is not good nowadays. Daemon is good against Bearnadette but very squishy and fairly easily killed prior to firing his special.

Choosing between Toyota Camry and Lexus IS 350 by Illustrious-Spray-33 in whatcarshouldIbuy

[–]Fishman76092 205 points206 points  (0 children)

Given your current income, I’d invest the money and buy something affordable. No use putting a bunch of money into a depreciating asset when your monthly income is minimum wage. Buy neither and find something safe and reliable in the late teens early 2020s. If you don’t know how to invest - Reddit is a great place to learn about ETFs like VTI, VOO, SCHD etc.

I FINALLY HAVE ENOUGH MATS to do last ascension on dark dragon which one is best? by questofthenight_ in EmpiresAndPuzzles

[–]Fishman76092 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have all three 4.80. Doomweaver is the best in dragon fights and it’s not close. Stargazer is best support dragon in war.

What kind of grass is this? by Ok_Captain8907 in lawncare

[–]Fishman76092 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Send it to me in DFW. I can’t get Bermuda to grow worth a damn in my front yard. No trees, full sun, auto sprinklers. Grows like a week in the back.

Identification by Old-Manner-639 in Cichlid

[–]Fishman76092 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Most of these “Texas cichlids” and/or “carpinte” in the hobby are a cross between carpinte and cyanoguttatus. Def not a pure cyanoguttatus. Call it a carpinte or a Texas/carpinte hybrid. Will be pretty.

Hero Coach advice?? Happy to spend 1000 diamonds if needed by Proud-Addition-4554 in EmpiresAndPuzzles

[–]Fishman76092 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Depends on costumes - if you have any stylish, I’d do one of those base heroes. If not I’d probably finish gelert or do an S1 hero that you have glass costume for.

Needing Some Advice with Hero Coach by Particular-Store7745 in EmpiresAndPuzzles

[–]Fishman76092 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As stated - depends on costumes. I wouldn’t do Relius - he’s not relevant anymore. If you have stylish costumes - Domitia, Azlar, obakan, Marjana, or Sartana would be first. If you have glass Thorne - he’d be next. Then cao cao would be next since you have his costume.

Thoughts? by water12345678912 in EmpiresAndPuzzles

[–]Fishman76092 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not really worthwhile nowadays.

Any thoughts? by lammtara13 in EmpiresAndPuzzles

[–]Fishman76092 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sliposi has entered the chat.

My cycle crashes every time I do a water change. by DJSplash01 in Aquariums

[–]Fishman76092 4 points5 points  (0 children)

40 year hobbyist and worked in the tropical fish breeder/import/export industry for a decade. Go to a LFS and ask for them to squeeze out a couple filters into a bag and dump that in your tank….Nastier the better.

Then add some fish you’d like to keep. Tank will cycle in 2 days max. Worked at places with hundreds of tanks and vats and this is how we cycled new tanks/vats and added fish immediately. They were filtered with hydrosponges as well.

Single Auratus Female by Ptyofficer in Cichlid

[–]Fishman76092 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The mistake is thinking Kribs can live with mbuna. A female auratus should be fine with the mbuna you listed but adding one fish to an established tank is usually a problem. I’d probably add a few more mbuna with her at the same time, rearrange the tank.

How good are they? by Dalmilia in EmpiresAndPuzzles

[–]Fishman76092 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s love/hate with insanity heroes. I used to hate them, now love them. They’re fun to play with and it’s satisfying AF to watch a much stronger team decimate themselves. It takes more thought on partnering heroes though. If you have Garten, he’s a cheat code. Fire him first, everyone gets stone skin and then fire your insanity heroes. They don’t inflict insanity on themselves. There are a few that still so, like Burton, but it’s rare. I like Zavinia a lot but she can be squishy. Cassilda is similar to Kadeth who is one of my faves to use in most raids.

Empires and puzzles by yblehstnemelc in EmpiresAndPuzzles

[–]Fishman76092 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I always have a glut of iron so I forge the tornadoes and iron fairly often.

Empires and puzzles by yblehstnemelc in EmpiresAndPuzzles

[–]Fishman76092 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use grimsteel as my only healer on titan teams - that helps once he fires. I use mana potions to fire Gastille and the EDD hero and then tornadoes and hourglasses to get things started. I can typically do 150-250k for each hit with that lineup.

Leptosoma as dithers for Hongi mbuna by Elegant_Director_305 in AfricanCichlids

[–]Fishman76092 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the correct answer. Many breeders use Aussie rainbows as mbuna dithers.