Very tough fish

organ
organ Posts: 4,969
edited February 2024 in Clubhouse Archives
Looks like I've been having some bad luck this month. First was the Klipsch speaker, then the Dyna amp and now it's my fish.

A few nights ago he was freaking out and smashed into the heater. Here's a pic of it. You can see the thick glass just broke apart at the base. $60 down the drain. I'm getting another tonight. The poor guy is freezing his **** off.
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited December 2003
    Here's a pic of the fish.
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited December 2003
    dayum! one tough fish indeed! that is amazing...I guess his punishment would be no heat for a few days...:)
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited December 2003
    Not only did he not get any heat, he got a small cut on his shoulder from the broken glass. I feel sorry for him. I used to own 3. He ate one of the tank mate and the other died from a disease. This guy is a survivor.

    Maurice
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited December 2003
    Looks pretty pissed
    Life without music would♭
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited December 2003
    He might need some biological relief, perhaps? it's a lonely life inside that tank :cool:
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,986
    edited December 2003
    Why does it look like a piranha?
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited December 2003
    Because it's a red bellied piranah
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  • hoosier21
    hoosier21 Posts: 4,413
    edited December 2003
    tough fish indeed, it has shoulders??
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  • Demiurge
    Demiurge Posts: 10,874
    edited December 2003
    Or a Red Pacu?
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited December 2003
    It's a red belly piranha. Ok, no shoulders. He hurt his back LOL.

    He's actually quite shy around people he doesn't know. The most agressive one is this guy(straight from the wild):
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited December 2003
    Mua ha ha! There's no way in hell can he break this new heater. I got a heater guard with it. In a few hours, he's going to be be :cool: .
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  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
    edited December 2003
    Organ,
    Where do you get your aquarium stuff in Toronto?
    Graham
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  • wrxmy02
    wrxmy02 Posts: 92
    edited December 2003
    I know the feeling picking the bits of glass out the stone..arm high
    in water.:(

    OK werz the photo's of this guy chowing down on goldfish?:D
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited December 2003
    gatemplin,
    I get my aquarium stuff at Big Al's located in Mississauga (Dundas st.). It's a very large fish store the size of a warehouse. They even have real sharks in there.

    Another great place is right beside Big Al's in a Chinese center called Aquarium Asia. Both store carry some exotic fresh and marine fish.

    wrx,
    Gettin the pieces of glass wasn't too hard because they were in the corner of the tank. I just used a fishnet and scooped them out.

    I'll post pics of the feeding frenzy next time I feed them. You can't see much with the red belly because he takes one bite and then swallow. The black piranha is the nasty one. He'll tear apart any fish I throw in his tank. I'll probably feed them in about 2 days.

    Maurice
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  • brettw22
    brettw22 Posts: 7,623
    edited December 2003
    Originally posted by organ
    Another great place is right beside Big Al's in a Chinese center called Aquarium Asia. Both store carry some exotic fresh and marine fish.
    Somethin about the mental picture of a place that sells fish right next to a place that cooks them doesn't quite seem right......
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited December 2003
    Well at least he didn't fry electrically or boil overnight with the heater staying on! That's how I figured out it wasn't too smart to go with a really big heater when I didn't need a big one... The thermistat stuck on. Not a pretty site the next evening when I got home!!!
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  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
    edited December 2003
    Organ,
    I worked at a Big Als for a couple of years in high school. They have good prices and pretty healthy fish. Is the Chinese center the Pacific Mall?
    Graham
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  • begbie
    begbie Posts: 630
    edited December 2003
    Originally posted by organ
    gatemplin,
    I get my aquarium stuff at Big Al's located in Mississauga (Dundas st.). It's a very large fish store the size of a warehouse. They even have real sharks in there.

    Another great place is right beside Big Al's in a Chinese center called Aquarium Asia. Both store carry some exotic fresh and marine fish.Maurice


    I shop at both places myself ! Though I don't like the service at Big Al's. Most but not all employees there seem to hate their job - could be their minimum wage or something.....

    Aquarium Asia is a good spot too. Even cheaper prices.

    Organ,

    There's a decent spot at the Pacific Mall too. You can haggle for for at least no tax or even more.

    Considering the Year of the Monkey is coming up, I'll be dropping by these shops. :D
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  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
    edited December 2003
    They do get minimum wage and it is hard work scrubbing tanks. Sometimes the service is poor but it depends who you get and some there are real experts. It is still the best aquarium store I know of in the Toronto area.
    Graham
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited December 2003
    brett,
    The fish in Aquarium Asia is too expesive to cook:)LOL.

    gatemplin,
    No, the Chinese center is in Mississauga. Big Al's is right beside it. That's cool, I wouldn't mind working at Big Al's.

    So did you have a lot of hot girls working in your store? I always see them at the store I go to. There's a chick that looks like Britney Spears but I'm not sure if she's still working:(.

    You can't beat their selection of heaters, filters, fish food etc. I always end up spending too much everytime I go there.

    begbie,
    Cool. I 'll have to check out the one in Pacific Mall one day. I don't go to fish stores often because I have too much crap already:). Last time I went down to PJ's Pet just planning to buy fish food and black water extract but ended up walking out with both plus a power head. I always spend too much in those stores. I know I'll pick up some digital thermometers next time I go back.

    There was a great place on Bloor St called New World Aquarium and Pets. They closed down a few yearrs ago though. It was a mom and pop store where you get 10% off if you pay cash. They were very nice people.

    Maurice
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  • gatemplin
    gatemplin Posts: 1,595
    edited December 2003
    Maurice,

    No I dont remember any hot chicks, never in the fish rooms. Maybe up front. I have never been to Mississauga Big Als though. PJs is pretty good but not for saltwater livestock IMO. The aquarium hobby is as addictive as audio it seems. Maybe not as expensive though.
    Graham
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited December 2003
    You could combine the two hobbies by throwing a small power amp in the tank with your piranhas. Be interesting to see who wins. Make sure it's a level playing field by leaving that amp plugged in and powered up!

    George Grand (of the Jersey Grands)
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited December 2003
    I'm having flashbacks of the girl getting stuff out of the bottom of the fish tank in Duece Bigalow. :D
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