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Fishy Business.

Posted by Zerok - January 21st, 2008


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UPDATE: January 28th, 2008. A fish has died. The paradise fish. It wasn't eating for the longest time and we found it on the bottom of the tank this morning. The other fish seemed to be picking at it, which further supports the eaten-tetra hypothesis.

Paradise received a traditional toilet bowl funeral.

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Mystery in the fish tank.

After a week or so, one of our fish disappeared, a rummy-nose tetra. He's not hiding in any of the structures or plants. Not stuck in any of the filter parts. Just gone.

Lauren noticed yesterday when he didn't arrive for the feeding ritual.

He was either abducted by someone (highly unlikely); actually hiding masterfully (unlikely); attacked and eaten by his brethren (not likely) or died randomly and THEN eaten by his fellows (which is ironic because his name was Hannibal). The thing is, why the sudden death? Every other fish is just chipper. Sudden Fish Death Syndrome is a bummer.

Obviously I haven't any pictures, but this is what rummy-nose tetra look like:

Fishy Business.


Comments

George Bush did it.

I had guppies and the same thing happened once.

I think about the "Thanks for all the Fish" video, a la Hitchhiker's Guide.

There are no dolphins in the tank, as far as I know. ;)

I still don't really believe that its dead.

i am biting your finger.

One day he may return.

And you're not now! HA.

Wow, that sucks. I used to have a fish too, but he died on World Animal Day. Or however you Americans call it.

The great animal i nthe sky must have called upon him.

Also, I'm Canadian.

We used to have fish like that, they eat each other all the time.
Especially the pregnant ones.

It is disturbing, they die so quickly.

Just as well they look good while they are alive and the tank is clean.

to much effort.

It's been our first instance of fish eating. We had one die before, but he had a hole in him from the get go. He floated to the bottom and remained unconsumed.

Maintaining the tank isn't so bad effort-wise. Moving the bugger is another story.

HEY WHY THE FUCK DOO YOU KEEP LOCKING SHITTY THREADS YOU'RE ABUSING YOUR POWER

speaking of sudden whatever death, i used to have a dog named SID.... I know that doesnt help or anything, it just came to mind... I was trying to think of something clever and/or witty to say, to redeem myself after that thread you made, and me looking dumb.. But once again, I look dumb...

Are these salt water fish or fresh water?

Fresh water.

I have a fish tank with a bunch of Neon's in it, and then I bought some fish from the store, it was orange and white and looked really gorgeous as my mom said.
We put it in the tank with our Neons and then the next morning, when I looked in the tank, some of the neons were missing, and so was YeigerMeister (our new fish), I looked under the fake coral and say Yegier, he was now colored Black.
I am guessing he had eaten our two missing neons, and turned colors from eating them, (guessing that they carry a poison or something) my older brother and I then decided to kill Yeiger, we froze him to death.
But just saying, this could have happened to your fish, he got eatEN!!!

Oh dear.

Well I guess that may be a better way than flushing him down the drain, alive. They say in the final moments before dying due to massive hypothermia you feel very comfortable and warm.

All my fish died for some unknown reason.

One by one they each stopped eating like the dumbasses they are and starved themselves to death.

Hmph. We have a water tester kit that we use from time to time to make sure the water isn't toxic.

You got some fish? That's cool I guess

Perhaps statistical probability finally prevailed. Maybe that fractional percentage of a chance that your fish was actually located 2000 yards below the surface of the sun at any given moment in time actually occurred.

Well, at least it was him and not like, my eyeball or something.

Isn't it possible he jumped out of the aquarium?
And he "somehow" vanished in your apartment by jumping like crazy, like fish out of water do. I heard lots of fish jump out of water... But hey, that's jut my theory. Otherwise it's crazy and I like it lol.

I WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE FISH!!!

There aren't too many places he could jump out, just the holes near the back where the filter and heater go in. But if he did, he would have died and then started stinking, and that didn't happen.

HI there!

Are they sea monkeys or what!

Fish.

Dude I could bet they're sea monkeys!

Yes.

But you would lose.

Is it just me or is that an orgy?

EVEN THOUGH you did delete my thread and I was a little whiny bitch about it, you're still alright.

omg dude you are the coolest guy evar and you know i just want to hug you for being so cool. man i wish i could be just like you

cookie?

Can you unban me sooner? For good behavior? I'm sorry I'm new and didn't read the rules :( PLZ!?

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