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Postby Johnny B » Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:24 pm

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Living with my mum n step-dad for a while. The two of them have been away for a fortnight because my step-dad's dad just died (obviously he's taking it really badly). I'm here alone and the only responsilbility I was given was to feed the fish..."James (my S-dad) will be furious if his fish die too!". And I HAVE been feeding the fish, the right amount at the right times, but I got up this morning and....

ONE OF THEM HAD DIED!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

Me ma made a reet big deal about feeding them n all. They don't even have names but he's had them for years and is pretty attached. They're flipping old though, it is no sruprise one died, but while I was meant to be feeding 'em!!....fleshin' hell.

I don't know why I'm telling y'all this. I'm dreading telling my step-dad, I haven't even spoke to him since his dad died and the first thing I'll be telling him is I killed his fish. I sorta don't know whether to laugh or cry!
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Postby drowningbitbybit » Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:26 pm

It's just resting.
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Postby Johnny B » Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:26 pm

I wish! It's been sucked half way up the water filter!!
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Postby essex sucks » Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:31 pm

sorry too here that mate have fun telling him lol
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Postby DaveM666 » Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:44 pm

Johnny B wrote:I wish! It's been sucked half way up the water filter!!



that happened to one of my fish, just one of those stupid things that happen, not your fault mate
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Postby Johnny B » Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:49 pm

essex sucks wrote:sorry too here that mate have fun telling him lol


Sod off Essex! :wink:

Arg...I'm gonna be crucified!
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Postby long_man » Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:56 pm

Johnny B wrote:Background:

Living with my mum n step-dad for a while. The two of them have been away for a fortnight because my step-dad's dad just died (obviously he's taking it really badly). I'm here alone and the only responsilbility I was given was to feed the fish..."James (my S-dad) will be furious if his fish die too!". And I HAVE been feeding the fish, the right amount at the right times, but I got up this morning and....

ONE OF THEM HAD DIED!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

Me ma made a reet big deal about feeding them n all. They don't even have names but he's had them for years and is pretty attached. They're flipping old though, it is no sruprise one died, but while I was meant to be feeding 'em!!....fleshin' hell.

I don't know why I'm telling y'all this. I'm dreading telling my step-dad, I haven't even spoke to him since his dad died and the first thing I'll be telling him is I killed his fish. I sorta don't know whether to laugh or cry!


FISH KILLER


sorry dude that was harsh........sorry :(


Johnny B wrote:I wish! It's been sucked half way up the water filter!!


...just don't tell the RSPCF :wink:

PS the picture in your avatar, is that the facial expression you had when you found out :?: :?:
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Postby essex sucks » Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:58 pm

your being nice too me today john first u call me a git then tell me too sod off. don't know if i want too too surf with u again now. and i was going too let u have ago on my new board o well your lose :D :evil:
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Postby Johnny B » Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:07 pm

Nah, the facial expression I had when I found it was more like this...

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Sorry Essex! Pleeeeaaase let me try try yer shiny new board! :roll:

Oh...it's GOT WORSE!

This is what the tank looked like this morning...

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Now the fish is stuck up the central ruddy filter thing and fook knows how I'll get it out!!! :shock: :(
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Postby essex sucks » Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:09 pm

i must say your art work is getting better my the day
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Postby Johnny B » Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:17 pm

:party:

It's a MIRACLE!

It's ALIVE!!!!

I just went to pull what I thought would be it's corpse out of the filter and it was alive! It must've just got stuck! And when I poked it this morning and it didn't move...sleeping maybe?
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Postby DaveM666 » Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:21 pm

YAY fish are a lot more resilliant than people think, lol, just feed it separatley if you can incase there is any brain damage and the other fish get to the foor first
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Postby greg@hoodatsurfco » Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:17 pm

if it is gonna die, lets hope its after your step dad gets back.. that way if hes gonna be crushed by the whole thing.. you don't have to be the one responsible!!
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Postby long_man » Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:40 pm

Johnny B wrote::party:

It's a MIRACLE!

It's ALIVE!!!!

I just went to pull what I thought would be it's corpse out of the filter and it was alive! It must've just got stuck! And when I poked it this morning and it didn't move...sleeping maybe?


you are joking :?: :?:

thats insane, maybe he/she/it just got a bit bored and decided to try something to get the old adrenaline going.... :!:

see now, if that was my kinda luck, the fish would have been sucked into the filter, broke the filter, i would have tried to fix it and failed then killed all the other fish.......well i guess i am just lucky that none of my relatives dont have fish :!: :!: :wink:
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Postby DaveM666 » Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:43 pm

hehehe, if the fish got sucked into the filter properly, you would have ended up with gold fish sushi
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Postby Johnny B » Thu Oct 04, 2007 4:56 pm

Nah, the central chimney thingy has a space between the filter intake tube and the wall of the chimney thing. It had just wedged itself between the two!

The fact that when I poked the bit sticking out (several times) this morning and it didn't move at all is weird. Ah well, it was pretty funny anyway, even if I did almost brown myself!

I told my step-dad what happened and he actually foundit really funny, so all in all a good thing, I look good for keeping a keen eye on the fish, he got cheered up, fish survived. :thumbs:
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