I've fallen in love...

[lapietra]

...with my co-workers fish. I'm taking care of him for her while she's on vacation... he's SO PRETTY...

He's a little betta... they have *personalities*.


I think I'm going to get one for myself.

[zenbabe]

I heard they are great with a little warm butter and fresh veggies.

[melissa]

I'm really good at killing pet fish.

[Audreyvgs]

Get 2, and put em together and see if they make babies! ;)

[trisherina]

Miss Rat got this fish for her birthday. She named him Cop.

[Spicy Jack]

:D LOL


I taught my friend's how to jump out of the water...then the dog ate it.

[lapietra]

Awww... they're too little to eat... :p
And you have to mostly keep them separated because they like to fight... Their colors get very bright and beautiful when they do this, but it's very very stressful for them...

Hard to breed them... the fry need a lot of care. I think I'll just get one...

[lapietra]

Originally posted by trisherina
Miss Rat got this fish for her birthday. She named him Cop.

awww fishy...

[masterofNone]

Originally posted by Audreyvgs
Get 2, and put em together and see if they make babies! ;)
betas have another name... siamese fighting fish. if you put two in a small bowl they'll kill each other.

[lapietra]

The boys will... the girls aren't as aggressive... boys 'n' girls mate, boys & boys fight.

But the boys, as often happens in nature, are prettier :)

[masterofNone]

not to other boys. well, not to most other boys.

[priceyfatprude]

Originally posted by masterofNone
betas have another name... siamese fighting fish. if you put two in a small bowl they'll kill each other. I think aud was being cheeky,

INSTEAD OF FINISHING HER TAXES. MUAHAHAHAHA

[rmr]

oooh lala -- i love fish sticks too!!!

[lapietra]

fishy fishy fishy fish.... oooooo fishy fish I love you soooooo....

His name is Seabiscuit. :p

[priceyfatprude]

Originally posted by zenbabe
I heard they are great with a little warm butter and fresh veggies. Lemon butter, Zen. Lemon butter and a little minced garlic.

I can't go in the Aquatic House at the zoo anymore. My picture is up on the wall. :(

[Audreyvgs]

;) <--------------

[lapietra]

http://www.mariannestone.com/zebday/betta-splendens.gif


he kind of looks like this....:)

[dinzdale]

Is he your sole mate?

[melissa]

So pretty, and much too frilly to be a good treat.

[Smartypants]

Originally posted by lapietra
http://www.mariannestone.com/zebday/betta-splendens.gif


he kind of looks like this....:)

Looks like a drag queen! Lala, even the FISH you fall for are gay! :p

[dinzdale]

There's no telling what eel do.

[Willow Sylph]

oooh - beta's are so pretty! My pet snake thinks so too...

[lapietra]

Originally posted by dinzdale
Is he your sole mate?
No - you are silly :p


Smarty - I know, huh? :D I do love the colorful, loud men... I do...

[lapietra]

Willow- if I get one - you *may not* feed him to Girl.

My betta. Mine, mine, mine.

I will keep him on my desk at work and feed him little pellets and whishper shweet nothings at him allllll day....

[Spicy Jack]

there are 2 betas in the front office that have been alive for 3 years. i didn't know they could last longer than a week.

[dinzdale]

That's the best plaice for them.

[lapietra]

Originally posted by Spicy Jack
there are 2 betas in the front office that have been alive for 3 years. i didn't know they could last longer than a week.

That's because people get addicted to seeing them all fluffed out and brightly colored, so they put them next to each other in separate bowls and they fight all the time, but since they can't get to each other they get all stressed out and then they go all grey and then they DIE.


I wouldn't do that. :(

[lapietra]

Originally posted by dinzdale
That's the best plaice for them.

Where, Dinz?

[Smartypants]

Aw shad up, Dinz! Lala'll be scrod big time if she let's him die. :p

[trisherina]

:rolleyes:

[dinzdale]

I'll shuddup, I was floundering anyway.

It was just for the halibut.....:(

[trisherina]

You just haddock go and say it, didn't you?

[Smartypants]

Who you rolling your eyes at? (Hey, Dinz. I think Trisherina's got a haddock. Boy, she shark can't take it, huh?)

[Smartypants]

:p

[lapietra]

Originally posted by Smartypants
Aw shad up, Dinz! Lala'll be scrod big time if she let's him die. :p

Wow. They really are still men... :p

[zero]

http://totallyabsurd.com/breath_easy.GIF

just in case

[lapietra]

That diagram is incomplete.

Where is the picture of the poor little fishie?

[Coffee]

Betas can live in some pretty lousy fishbowls too. Most times folks don't provide aeration for them, they're like carp and can stand pretty stagnant water.
You could do better though lala....the beta power tank...put one of those lil treasure chests that open and close as the lid fills and empties of bubbles. Stylin' .
http://www.geomancy.net/resources/slideshow/inauspicious-fishtank1.jpg

[lapietra]

I think maybe I'll put him in a nice round glass bowl and surround him with shiny colorful things.

My coworker's fish seems to like to look at pictures in shiny frames... cute little guy...

[lapietra]

By the way... I love it how you're all spelling the fishes' breed like the unfinished version of a piece of software...

There's actually two "t"'s in betta. As in "mo' betta fishy." ;)

[Coffee]

uhhh...they will fight mirrors too. Not too much shiney stuff around them, or at least not stuff with flat surfaces that will reflect myrad lil competitions at them.

[lapietra]

Okay. :) Maybe just pictures then.

[masterofNone]

print this out and put it next to him. then your coworker will wonder why his fish is suddenly all jittery.
http://impressive.net/people/gerald/2001/11/04/14-06-16.jpg

[trisherina]

Hee hee I saw one of those once, for real, somewhere near Fort Lauderdale on my honeymoon. Dang near peed in my farmer john, I did.

I'm just going to leave that out there fish fish fishy swimming in a dish dish dishy

[chuckie egg]

I got so excited when I read the title of this thread!!!

Dammit!

[dinzdale]

I saw one of those once too.....

.....then I realised I was only taking a whizz....:)

[melissa]

*cough*

[Spicy Jack]

:rolleyes:

[moel]

i had a pet fish

[Aphrodite]

My daughters fish died one night and I didn't have the heart to tell her. So I went to the store. The only white one at the store was smaller. I bought it anyway. The next day she was startled and came in to say "Mommy Crystal is smaller today!" I told her that she hadn't been feeding it enough so it was shrinking. She fed them well after that.:eek: ;)

[melissa]

Did you ever tell her the truth?

[Coffee]

When my fish died I used to tell the surviving fish that the dead fish was just sleeping and that I was taking it away for a trip down a long river.

I had 3 fish that lived for 11 years, actually they are still alive, I got sick of the fish tank maintenance and gave them to friends that just got a new tank and were all excited about having fish.

[melissa]

That's amazing, Coffee! I had to stop having pet fish b/c I got so good at killing them, without trying to of course.

[Aphrodite]

Nope I didn't. Of course they probably only lasted about another month. Darned fish. I guess that the $3 fish I bought were not the long term kind.

[Hyakujo's Fox]

It's the old girl meets fish, fish swims around indifferently, girl falls for fish, fish swims around indifferently, girl wants another fish, fish continues to swim around indifferently story.

[melissa]

:D

[Smartypants]

LOL!!!

[lapietra]

Originally posted by Hyakujo's Fox
It's the old girl meets fish, fish swims around indifferently, girl falls for fish, fish swims around indifferently, girl wants another fish, fish continues to swim around indifferently story.

Oh dear. Is it that obvious? :(

Bettas are different tho'. They actually appear to care a bit more than most fish. :) Although maybe it's just their pugnacious nature...

[madasacutsnake]

Bettas are different tho'. They actually appear to care a bit more than most fish. Although maybe it's just their pugnacious nature...

Surely there's a self help group for this?

[lapietra]

Pugnacious Fish and the Women That Love Them?

[Hyakujo's Fox]

I'm Okay, You're a Fish?

[lapietra]

The Seven Pillars of Betta Self Esteem?

[madasacutsnake]

You're an enabler.

[madasacutsnake]

The Seven Pillars of Betta Self Esteem?

The seven Pilchards of batter or steam?

[madasacutsnake]

Why do bad things happen to good fish?

[madasacutsnake]

Learning to Love Your Fish

[lapietra]

Smart Women, Stupid Fish

[lapietra]

Reclaiming Your Inner Fish

[madasacutsnake]

Flying Fish Without Fear

Be the Fish You Want to Be

Who Moved My Fish?

[lapietra]

Oooo ooo ooo!!!

The Artist's Fish :)

[lapietra]

The Power of Unconditional Fish

[Hyakujo's Fox]

Feel the Fish and Do It Anyway

[madasacutsnake]

How to Win Fish and Influence People

Awaken the Fish Within

Emotional Intelligence - Why It Can Matter More than Fish

[madasacutsnake]

7 Habits of Highly Effective Fish

[lapietra]

If Love is a Game, Here are the Fish

[Hyakujo's Fox]

Rich Fish, Poor Fish

[madasacutsnake]

Think and Grow Fish

Maximise Your Fish

[lapietra]

Conversations with Fish

Parts I, II and III

[lapietra]

and who could forget...

The Fish Less Traveled

and its companion book

People of the Fish

[madasacutsnake]

Women Who Run with the Fish

10 Stupid Things Women do to Mess up Their Fish

Don't Count the Fish; Just Keep the Fire Lit

[lapietra]

You know... I really loved The Celestine Fish...

I bought it for all my friends...

[masterofNone]

fighting fish and the women who love them
fish are from neptune, women are from venus

[lapietra]

There was this one called, simply, "Fish"...

I started reading it and couldn't really get into it... then I started it again, like, ten years later and it really hit home. I guess I just wasn't ready for it before.

[madasacutsnake]

Overcoming Your Fish Habit and Living Your Life Normally Again.

[madasacutsnake]

That's the thing. You have to really want to recover. It has to be your choice to confront the issue.

[lapietra]

The Psychology of Romantic Fish

That one has a really neat cover. :)

[madasacutsnake]

I usually go with what's on the cover. There are so many fish fancier self help books out there, it can be a maze!

[lapietra]

Toxic Fish

(It's got a special section on blowfish. Very helpful.)

[madasacutsnake]

My name is Lala and I blow fish.

[lapietra]

Well - I have to do *something* with my mouth when...
Oh.
I keep forgetting we're in public. :o

[Smartypants]

Man, I step away for a few hours and.... :rolleyes:

What you need, Lala, is not an enabler, but an enangler.

[lapietra]

Ooo! Do they catch angels?







(feining a blonde moment)

[priceyfatprude]

Originally posted by lapietra
(feining a blonde moment) Hey!

One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish

I suck at ths game.

[lapietra]

Originally posted by priceyfatprude
Hey!


i sorry i did not mean it

Actually - I can count on one hand the blondes that I've met who're actually dumb... and I think they were mostly male... :p

[zenbabe]

Did they taste like chicken?

[lapietra]

I have absolutely no idea... I wasn't intrigued enough to find out... :p

[trisherina]

Haaaarumph!

[lapietra]

Originally posted by trisherina
Haaaarumph!

Oh fer Pete's sake. I already said "males"... :p

Most blonde females usually only play dumb, which in a way is kinda smart... makes men fall all over themselves... :rolleyes:

[dinzdale]

Damn!!! They're sneaky....:(

[moel]

i had a pet fish once

[rmr]

.....with moel

[moel]

<3

[rmr]

Originally posted by moel
<3

are you showing me your butt again moel :p

[moel]

remember when you tried to touch your elbows behind your back

[rmr]

i do

mookie -- i'm glad you do too

[moel]

im making you a mixed cd and i will draw hearts and such on it

[lapietra]

get out of my thread if you're not going to talk about fish love

either that or make me a heart-covered cd too

[Clytie]

Sparky (http://www.zefrank.com/bulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5225&highlight=sparky) was a betta

[Magpie]

I had a Betta once... made one of those plant/fish vase thingies... didn't leave enough surface air space - killed him in a record 6 hours :eek: Here he is/was:

http://www.angrypoodle.net/images/images10/beta.jpg

[Audreyvgs]

those little containers they keep em in in the stores dont have surface air, maybe it was just the chloramine. My sis had one that the office cleaner lady put too much food in and it killed all the oxygen in the bowl...d.e.d. dead.

[Clytie]

sparky was awesome! he lived a really long time (for me and fish)

altho my children Blonde and Fred are now 2 years old and they are goldfish!

[rmr]

Originally posted by moel
im making you a mixed cd and i will draw hearts and such on it

Oh my god - I just saw this and it makes me love you more.....btw i LOVE mix tapes

I *heart* hearts too

you're making me feel like this :D

[Clytie]

*chokes on all the love*

[rmr]

i love love more then i love fish

sorry

[dinzdale]

I think Moel used to have a fish once....

[rmr]

my my -- if it isn't dinz and his little 2 inch friend

[lapietra]

http://www.mariannestone.com/morrissea_web/morrissea1.jpg

http://www.mariannestone.com/morrissea_web/morrissea3.jpg

http://www.mariannestone.com/morrissea_web/morrissea4.jpg

He gets very, very excited and wiggly when he sees blue things...

http://www.mariannestone.com/morrissea_web/morrissea2.jpg

http://www.mariannestone.com/morrissea_web/morrissea5.jpg

http://www.mariannestone.com/morrissea_web/morrissea6.jpg

http://www.mariannestone.com/morrissea_web/morrissea7.jpg

[melissa]

Ooh, he's lovely. And apparently he hates ball point pens too.

[funkytuba]

Originally posted by lapietra
He gets very, very excited and wiggly when he sees blue things...

yeah...... I think the phrase you're hunting for here is "pissed off"

[daverbee]

That is a handsome fishy, lala!

[melissa]

A handsome fish with a temper!!

[lapietra]

:D

He's a good companion. Wish I could take a little video of him so you could see his little side fins flipping around - it's so cute! :D

[daverbee]

Ah!
So he's a prissy fishy, too?
I guess when you know you got it you deserve the right to flaunt it.

[red]

Originally posted by lapietra


He gets very, very excited and wiggly when he sees blue things...

http://www.mariannestone.com/morrissea_web/morrissea2.jpg

http://www.mariannestone.com/morrissea_web/morrissea6.jpg

http://www.mariannestone.com/morrissea_web/morrissea7.jpg

This cracks me up. I'm going to find blue things and mail them to you.
He is a very pretty fish.

[Coffee]

Very pretty fish lala...soo, there are blue glass thingies all over its floor...does that make bloofishy permanently excited and wiggly?

[dinzdale]

Originally posted by red
I'm going to find blue things and mail them to you

and I'll send some lemon butter, some coleslaw and a glass of chilled Chablis. :)

[lapietra]

Originally posted by Coffee
Very pretty fish lala...soo, there are blue glass thingies all over its floor...does that make bloofishy permanently excited and wiggly?

Ooo... I never thought of that... :(

Well... they're kind of dark blue...He seems to be relatively mellow overall - unless it's feeding time, or blue things approach him :)

[priceyfatprude]

Originally posted by dinzdale
and I'll send some lemon butter, some coleslaw and a glass of chilled Chablis. :) He's not big enough yet. Wait a few years. ;)

We were at the mall today & I saw hermit crabs. I mentioned getting one, my mom said, "What're you gonna do? Force feed it shrimp, breadcrumbs and parsley til it's big enough to eat?"


Morrissea is beautiful. :D

[lapietra]

Thanky... I think so too. :)

[dinzdale]

Originally posted by lapietra
Wish I could take a little video of him so you could see his little side fins flipping around

...and sell it on the net as fishy porn.


Disgusting! :eek:

[lapietra]

Oh he's so cute!!! :D


I love him i love him i love him i love him i love him!!!


(you'd have to be here, I guess...)

[Clytie]

this thread makes me miss mySparky (http://www.zefrank.com/bulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5225&highlight=sparky) :(

[lapietra]

Originally posted by Clytie
this thread makes me miss mySparky (http://www.zefrank.com/bulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5225&highlight=sparky) :(

awww...

There are many fishies out there that need our love. I recommend bettas highly. They're very companionable ;)

Sparky was a lovely betta...

[Clytie]

*grins* i am inspired... i think i shall have a fish soon!