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Sir Syklyd
 
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Have you ever wondered what our fish might say to us if they were able to talk? I currently have a tank full of mbunas; and given their nature, I think they might say something like the following. I hope that you have a good sense of humor:

"Why are you feeding us pellets that have been in the refrigerator for two years?!"

"Hey! Human! It's after 9 PM! Turn down the lights!"

"Stop messing with the rocks! I liked my cave just the way it was!"

"I want more women in here! Get rid of these other dudes!"

"Get off your lazy butt and give us a water change!"

"Haven't you ever heard of over-population? You're really pushing it, buddy!"

My gosh! At least brush your teeth if you're going to stare at us like that!"

"No! I don't like hard rock music! Put on some classical! Jeesh!"

"One degree hotter in here and we're all dead! Don't you care?!"

"My gosh...When I asked for a harem, I thought you'd do better than this! Are your females as ugly as mine?!"

"Please clean the algae off of the glass! I'm really starting to get claustrophobic in here!"
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Sir Syklyd
 
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Here's another one:

Papa mbuna to his fry:

"Hey kids! Come and see what we've got trapped on the other side of this glass!"

Fry:

Ooh, paps! That's ugly! Is it dangerous?!
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FRANK
 
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Actually, I like ur sense of humor.

Frank


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Sir Syklyd
 
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Hi Frank! Glad you can appreciate my humor. Was there any one in particular that gave you a good chuckle?
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FRANK
 
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EditedEdited by FRANK
Hi,
You know, I don't think there was any ONE that hit my
funny bone in particular. In truth, as I read them,
I found myself thinking of the fish in many of our tanks
that might be saying just those things to their keepers.

We constantly field questions relating to poor
coloration: old food, poor water conditions, too high
or low temperatures, etc.

Breeding and over crowding

We even had a post, a few years ago asking about where
to place the fish tank in relation to the sound system's
speakers. That was quite interesting and even involved
types of music, and caused a bit of a controversy as
for everyone who suggested one thing, someone else would
counter with an answer that was 180 out!

The one that I put at the bottom of my list ( the one
about temperature) even came up today (in a way) in one
of our new posts about discus compatibility.

I thought they were interesting and entertaining and
hope that our members read them, snicker or laugh, and
then think about just how THEIR fish might feel!

Frank

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Sir Syklyd
 
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Well, here's another word from my demanding mbunas, if you will:

"You see this mouth? You see that pellet? Yeah, that's right; there's something very wrong here! Next time, buy us a smaller pellet, okay?! What were you thinking!?"

Now how many times have new fishkeepers done that?
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keithgh
 
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Actually its sounds like a "Beginners guide"

Even it is written in a very humorous mode it is so true. Like Frank over the years these are the questions that often pop up.

Now we have another poster with a good sense of humour.

Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info
Look here for my
Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos

Keith

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lol, things that make you go hmmmmmm....

I bet those fish of mine have some interesting conversations about me when I am not around ;-)

especially the tiger barbs!
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Sir Syklyd
 
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Hello Keith. Actually, it was purposely meant to be humorous, but with bits -- well, maybe chunks -- of truth thrown in.
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