[TheDom]

Originally Posted by ilduclo

so, thinking about pet care, I went out and did a big water change and filter cleaning on my fish pond (about 600 gallons, good filter, 4 comets). They get all frisky after that is done, and I love watching them frolic thru the aerated water when I put the hose with mist sprayer in to fill it. Fish are pretty cool, too. I've never wanted to have koi or especially anything tropical. These fish are like 6" long and are maybe 10+ years old. I got them from the pet store as "feeders". Yeah, they like to feed!

Nice! I feel the same way. We have 4 goldfish from a fair from like 4 years ago. They seem invincible but I love watching them strut their shit in clean water.

[ilduclo]

I have had em for quite a while, once every couple of years one will go belly up for who knows what reason. I keep em well fed with Hikari food (expensive) and make sure they have clean water,nice plants, 6 hours of pump circulation a day and a heater in the winter to keep the ice off. They reproduced quite regularly in their younger years and I gave them away to some other pond owning folk. Now I guess they're too old to reproduce, so I may have to buy some more feeders. I'd have to set up a spare tank to keep them for a while to antibiotic treat them so they wouldn't introduce anything to my pond denizens.

[Severian]

I’ve had a few goldfish. All died.

Had an awesome little frog named Ichiro. Died.

Had a mouse named Seymor. Died very sadly. Hair turned gray within a week and then he was just barely moving. Ah!

No more caged animals for me.

[TheDom]

Originally Posted by Severian

I’ve had a few goldfish. All died.

Had an awesome little frog named Ichiro. Died.

Had a mouse named Seymor. Died very sadly. Hair turned gray within a week and then he was just barely moving. Ah!

No more caged animals for me.

Ha! Oh my.. I’m sorry.

As a kid we always had a family dog but the first pet my parents gave me complete responsibility over was a turtle. No joke it ran away somehow. I’ve asked them over and over and they swear they weren’t trying to protect me as a kid. Apparently I just lost track and it disappeared. The next was a frog and it died and ruined a whole summer for me.

Yr right caged animals are tough.

[tesla69]

I have a brain cactus I bought in San Francisco in 1993 at the farmers market in Civic Center, it was a tiny thing, the size of half dollar - it has now grown to the size of a brain. Not too many people keep a cactus for 25 years, especially while living in Vermont and Maine.

[d.sound]

horny.


she needs spayed.