If Our Fish Could Talk...

[Cichlidoclus]

Have you ever wondered what our fish might say to us if they were able to talk? I currently have a tank full of mbunas; and given their nature, I think they might say something like the following. I hope that you have a good sense of humor:

"Why are you feeding us pellets that have been in the refrigerator for two years?!"

"Hey! Human! It's after 9 PM! Turn down the lights!"

"Stop messing with the rocks! I liked my cave just the way it was!"

"I want more women in here! Get rid of these other dudes!"

"Get off your lazy butt and give us a water change!"

"Haven't you ever heard of over-population? You're really pushing it, buddy!"

My gosh! At least brush your teeth if you're going to stare at us like that!"

"No! I don't like hard rock music! Put on some classical! Jeesh!"

"One degree hotter in here and we're all dead! Don't you care?!"

"My gosh...When I asked for a harem, I thought you'd do better than this! Are your females as ugly as mine?!"

"Please clean the algae off of the glass! I'm really starting to get claustrophobic in here!"

 

[Cichlidoclus]

Here's another one:

Papa mbuna to his fry:

"Hey kids! Come and see what we've got trapped on the other side of this glass!"

Fry:

Ooh, paps! That's ugly! Is it dangerous?!

 

[brnttoast]

the way my oscar dances against the glass i swear he is saying

if i ever get out of this tank i am gonna kick your butt

 

[Cichlidoclus]

Nah...oscars are gentle giants...aren't they?

In the mean time, here's another word from my demanding mbunas:

"You see this mouth? You see that pellet? Yeah, that's right; there's something very wrong here! Next time, buy us a smaller pellet, okay?! What were you thinking!?"

 

[Matt Nace]

Mine all say..feed me feed me feed me feed me feed me feed me feed me feed me......

 

[1077]

I like this thread. In my view,, we too often decorate ,or landscape our tanks in such a way that it is pleasing to our eyes and while this is important,, we should always consider the fishes needs first.*GOLDFISH*

 

[Cichlidoclus]

I like this thread. In my view,, we too often decorate ,or landscape our tanks in such a way that it is pleasing to our eyes and while this is important,, we should always consider the fishes needs first.*GOLDFISH*

Hello 1077. That is precisely the point of much of my "joking" in this thread: As responsible fishkeepers, we need to view things more from the perspective of our fish, and perhaps a little less from the human side of the equation.

 

[big54bob]

Thats easy FEED ME DANGIT!!!!!!!

 

[Cichlidoclus]

Papa mbuna to his fry:

"Now kids, when you see the big blue thing rubbing away over there, don't worry; it's no threat to us; it's just the janitor cleaning the glass."

"On the other hand, when you see the big white mesh thing, run for your lives!"

The wide-eyed fry reply: "Why papa? What it is?"

Papa Mbuna: "Haven't you heard?! Alien abuction! When that thing appears, our kind just disappear and are never seen again! They are just up and gone!"

 

[big54bob]

OM NOM NOM says the frog