Pronunciations. . .

[emerald76]

I've always pronounced platy 'playtee' but I heard on guy pronounce it 'plattie.' Which is right?

I think it's Plah-tee

 

[bud29]

I think it's Plah-tee

Then him and I were both wrong. Good to know.

 

[abstract373]

how would you go about saying this i always say poly...
Cuvier Bichir (Polypterus senegalus)

 

[JBarlak]

Bur- cheer

 

[Morania]

I believe, in the original tongue, that the former is correct, but the latter is most commonly used in North America.

If Kiswahili, (I'm guessing) then mm (like yummy mm) buna.

 

[Brox]

Fish: f ish

 

[emerald76]

Pleah(soft eah, like eh)-cos-toe-mus or plee-cos-toemus is how I say it

 

[bud29]

Pleah(soft eah, like eh)-cos-toe-mus or plee-cos-toemus is how I say it

I pronounce it pleah-cos-TUH-mus.....

 

[emerald76]

Just realized I actually say it-pleah-cos-toh-mus

 

[Corydoras92299]

Ive heard people say plecastomous instead of pleco

 

[mollymom]

Banggai Cardinal fish.
Prounounce: Ban-gi Car-di-nal

 

[nemo38]

How do you say synodontis

 

[alexpagella]

its so frustrating

 

[Surfer]

Ive heard people say plecastomous instead of pleco

Hey good thing you didn't spell it all out, it's bad luck Methylene blue? Meh-thi-line or Meh-thi-lean?

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

How do you say synodontis

Sin-o-don-tis

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

Hey good thing you didn't spell it all out, it's bad luck Methylene blue? Meh-thi-line or Meh-thi-lean?

Meh-thi-lean

 

[TheCommunityCichlid]

I pronounce it pleah-cos-TUH-mus.....

Same here

 

[pip walters]

'Hey good thing you didn't spell it all out, it's bad luck Methylene blue? Meh-thi-line or Meh-thi-lean?'

Option two

 

[pip walters]

I learned many latin... sorry.... scientific names from a tropical fish encyclopaedia that broke the words down for pronunciation.

Unfortunately for me as a Brit, the book spelled it out in American English. Therefore you get the tom-art-oh ... tom ay toe scenario.

E.g..... Corydoras paleatus = pally art us or if you are Stateside pally ay tuss

No right or wrong here of course, but the rest of Europe pronounce it as us Brits do in my experience ;D

 

[Maridia]

I still don't know how to pronounce Chaeto. I always say "Cheeto" like the cheese chips. ^.^