Your creatures do not commit suicide

[doctorwhoreefer]

Originally Posted by slief

Point being that I think you need to grow thicker skin as your thread isn't going to change the reality of people using that term anymore than a single handed campaign is going to change the use of slang in our society.

I see what you're saying, but even if my post makes one single person more careful about the setup of their tank and the inhabitants put in, it was worth it.

As far as having thick skin, I very much do, but that's conversation for psychology not fishkeeping.


I guess what bothers me is when people sit and talk about 'saving the ocean' and then turn around and have this "oops" attitude in their own home.

[ShannyG]

You have taken our teasing with great grace, fellow reefer.

[hogfanreefer]

Originally Posted by d2mini

I put MP60's in my tank just to shred as many creatures as possible.
So. Freakin. Awesome.

This cracked me up.

[d-man]

I add anti depressants to the water and have weekly therapy sessions(believe it or not all the fish enjoy lying on the couch), so I'm proactive in preventing their suicide.

[coralsnaked]

In Texas we dose with tequila. My fish don't drink all the time, but when they do they prefer to chase it w' Dos Equis. Stay thirsty my friends.

[Jyetman]

Be careful with those radioactive sea cucumbers they "Nuke" tanks!

[pinnatus]

Nuke with Cuke.

[Tradewinds]

Originally Posted by KafudaFish

I must apologize to you doctorwhoreefer because I have read your name wrong several times now.

Name got me at first too... very original.

Originally Posted by R1ant04

New Sheriff in town, clean this hobby up!

I get what the OP is saying. How many power heads do fish encounter in the ocean?

Originally Posted by Nina51

this is done almost every day in the lounge.

Will the lounge be able to handle the onslaught of new members?

Originally Posted by gone fishin

This is the reason I stopped dosing vodka. They were crashing into the powerheads.

Oh man.. do you know how hard it is to clean beer off a monitor? Belly laugh for sure, thank you.

[Kentech5]

Guess I'm just a nerd. Knew what the name was immediately.

Geronimo!

[snorklr]

grinding nemo

[ghostman]

I started carbon dosing with Xanax to keep all my critters away from the powerheads.

[kendrid]

I do have to be careful of my powerhead when I put my Apex into feed mode. I run my feed mode with the powerheads on for 5 minutes, then off for 10. I have to be there watching before they turn back on so I don't blend a fish. My starry blenny will crawl inside a powerhead from the front trying to clean off the tiny bits of algae on the fan. If I don't watch him he would be a goner.

[robs.mark]

Originally Posted by d2mini

I put MP60's in my tank just to shred as many creatures as possible.
So. Freakin. Awesome.

[jared355]

Originally Posted by doctorwhoreefer

I saw someone refer to 'lookout, those creatures like to commit suicide and get stuck in powerheads'.

I just wanted to chime in and say, do not pretend you had nothing to do with it.
The creatures we keep, do not commit suicide. They think they're in the ocean as far as we know, they will continue to do what they do, go anywhere and everywhere they can.

It is your responsibility to put sponges and prefilters on things, if you're going to have certain types of creatures. They rely on you for this.

So please don't pass the buck, and make up excuses for your neglect.

/rant

You do know that fish lack the intelligence to actually go "hey I'm tired of this crap im out of here". Fish are not humans and we are not raising Dolphins. Dolphins probably could reasonably commit suicide.

[Nina51]

Originally Posted by Tradewinds

Will the lounge be able to handle the onslaught of new members?

not a problem. if the lounge gets 5 new members, usually only 4 of them survive. it's brutal in there.

[Tiberione]

Originally Posted by Nina51

not a problem. if the lounge gets 5 new members, usually only 4 of them survive. it's brutal in there.

The lounge is a scary place. I think there should be a "don't pick up hitchhikers" sign on the road in.

[pinnatus]

Originally Posted by Nina51

not a problem. if the lounge gets 5 new members, usually only 4 of them survive. it's brutal in there.

We should probably have a QT regimin for new Lounge members.

[Jeff210]

Originally Posted by pinnatus

We should probably have a QT regimin for new Lounge members.

Lounge Transfer Method...

[Jeff210]

Originally Posted by snorklr

grinding nemo

[hart24601]

Originally Posted by d2mini

I put MP60's in my tank just to shred as many creatures as possible.
So. Freakin. Awesome.

I just found an old vita juicer that I mounted through a bulkhead. Awesome flow!!!

[jeperry3]

Reminded me of Bass-O-Matic (Vortec-O-Matic?) Maybe I'm showing my age.

[d2mini]

Originally Posted by Nina51

not a problem. if the lounge gets 5 new members, usually only 4 of them survive. it's brutal in there.

Just ignore BrianD when he's talking to BrianD and you'll be fine.

[Tiberione]

I wonder if they'll make a will it blend featuring depressed saltwater critters

[ghostman]

I had a snail near the rim of the tank this morning. Maybe he was deciding if he should risk going back in the water or end it all and slide to his death. I did nothing about it I hope nobody calls PETA.

[Paul B]

What are your thoughts on fish and carpet surfing?

I actually use a carpet in my tank instead of sand because I thought my fish preferred carpets as some of them jumped out. Now I find them playing miniature golf.

Be careful with those radioactive sea cucumbers they "Nuke" tanks!

I have one of those radioactive cucumbers.