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Neat idea. Only if I had tons of deck space.

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Arrow, this fits my plans perfectly.

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Pardon me, I must go see to my Water Cabinet.

*buttons vest, adjusts monocle*

The Book of the Aquarium and Water Cabinet or Practical Instructions on the Formation, Stocking, and Management, in all Seasons, of Collections of Fresh Water and Marine by Shirley Hibberd

Started reading the free Kindle version of this book last night and it’s really interesting! It’s a great view into the infancy of home aquaria and even covers the more unconventional specimens they would keep at the time like diving spiders and bug larvae. The version I have doesn’t have all the beautiful illustrations though so I may need to fix that. Seriously, It’s very neat! I’m not that far into it but while it has some interesting stuff and history, it is 157 years old and not really much of a guide for modern fishkeeping. It’s cool to see how far the hobby has come! They adored goldfish then too! I wonder what the aquarists 157 years from now will think of our archaic methods.

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#Arrow! This!

Steak and a BJ Day Anthem (It’s My Day) (by werdrecording)

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That's my girl!

Photo: Riamux Creations

Model: Ruby Renoir

Character: Death, from Neil Gaiman’s Sandman

Emerald City Comicon 2013

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Cephalopod!

The Hawaiian Bobtail Squid, Euprymna scolopes, has a clever way of duping predators during its nightly activities. It uses a symbiotic luminescent bacteria, Vibrio fischeri, to light up its underside, so that upwards-looking predators don’t see a dark, edible form silhouetted against a moonlit or starlit sky. Instead, hungry sharks or other fish see only sky. The squid is invisible. This little magnificent beast helps us understand how our  own bacteria symbiosis works. Kudos to you, beautiful squid!

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This is my neolamprologus multifasciatus tank. I just added in the anubias and driftwood. I'll swap out the sand for black soon. They have a dozen little fry!

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Aww. I know just how she feels.

Little Life ~by Inkblort on Deviantart

An ode to all the little pets that swim their way into our hearts.

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Remind you of anyone?

Tetris is so addictive is because of our deep-seated psychological drive to tidy up.

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Labidochromis sp. “Hongi”

Another of my new mbunas. It’s being photobombed by a much larger P. acei.

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My new Pseudotropheus demasoni. He’s the smallest fish in my mbuna tank right now, and kind of derpy. But he’s real pretty!

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For Kim.

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Someday, I'll have a koi pond.

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THIS! Oh, this.

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Yes.

So is life.

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(I might be late to the conversation here) I don't think she was saying she keeps three goldies in a bowl all the time, or that she doesn't want to carry it around. She meant that she has a proper tank at school (I read college), with a filter etc. She brought them home to care for, and doesn't want to haul the whole setup home for a week. Three goldfish would *never* live for 5 years in a gallon bowl. However, crazy_fish_lady is right that it is probably ammonia poisoning. They also can't have much oxygen left. You'd have to be changing the water two or three times a day to make it even close to good. So, change the water. And next time try to have a small setup at home with a simple sponge filter in it. Your fish will likely survive for a time without, but it shortens the lifespan. A comet should be able to live 30 years if it's taken care of. Happy fish keeping!

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Like this. In my living room. Right, Arrow?