Happy Fishie!!

[VenusRising]

This is my Crowntail Betta. He was an impulse buy earlier this week after having to make an emergency run to the fish store. I've put him in a two and a half gallon tank and he seems to be loving his new life. He's finally made a bubble nest! I've had a few bettas and none of them have ever made one. He doesn't have a name yet, so if you have suggestions, throw them out there. Although, I will say that I'm not naming him Bubbles - too cliche.

So without further ado here is my betta and his bubble nest.

[QueenOfCalifornia]

1. Uh....

Bubbles?

Look, I have a leopard gecko named Fluffy. I may not be the person to ask about naming pets.

[VenusRising]

2. Aww.

He's fluffy at heart.

:P

[QueenOfCalifornia]

3. He bites... hard.

[VenusRising]

5. I like his fat tail.

It's so cute. :loveya:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. My dear VenusRising!

Oh, sweetie!

He's gorgeous!

What a beauty...

I have no ideas on names, but I'm sure someone will!

Enjoy your new fishie!

:hug:

[VenusRising]

6. Hi Peggy!

You can see why I had to buy him!

He doesn't necessarily need a name. He's a fish, after all. ;)

I am enjoying my new fishie! Thanks!

:hi::hug:

[calimary]

7. A bubble nest?

The best we can do here is a VERY large goldfish. We got him from the Cub Scout fishing pond booth at the school carnival when my now 16-year-old son was about 6, I think. Maybe younger, even. And he's still at it. He was very small - feeder fish size. Now, he's longer than your hand.

[VenusRising]

8. Isn't that crazy?

The males makes the bubble nests for the females to spawn the eggs, and then he guards the bubbles. :)

I got a goldfish from a carnival once. That thing lived forever! It was actually pretty surprising since I just had it in a bowl with no gravel, filter, nothing....just a bowl. I spoil my fish now to make up for that. :rofl:

[calimary]

9. Wow - it's just made of bubbles? How do they stay together?

Rather fascinating, I must say! It's a lovely photo, too. I've never seen such a thing before - and in captivity no less! VERY cool!

[VenusRising]

11. They make the bubbles with air and saliva.

Bettas are a labyrinth fish, which means he breathes air at the top of the tank. They just go to town taking in air building the bubbles out into a large nest. The bubbles go about 1/8 of an inch above the water. It looks kind of foamy from the top.

Lots of bettas will do that in captivity. It's supposed to be one of the signs that you have a happy fish. :)

[calimary]

13. Whoa! VERY cool! How long does a bubble nest last?

They seem like they'd be such fragile things.

If it's a sign of a happy fish, your fish appears to be ecstatic!

[VenusRising]

14. He built a small one yesterday.

I think that the filter broke that one up, and he built this one today. I have no idea how long they will last, and it's hard to tell how often he'll build one. Some are perpetual builders, some build every couple weeks, others once a month, and some don't even build then until the eggs are already spawned. I just happened upon one that likes to build them, I guess.

It's really cute when he guards it. He just sits very still underneath it and then flares his fins.

Him's a vewy scawy fishy! Yes, him is!! :rofl:

[REP]

10. Very nice!

We have flame dwarf gouramis and platinum lyretail mollies. Their names are: Klaus, Juandissimo Magnifico, Cinnamon and Cosmo; and Sardine and Kipper.

[VenusRising]

12. Love Sardine and Kipper!

Those are great names.

I'm trying to get some Endlers for my 20 gallon tank. They don't like to sell the females at the stores around here. I don't know what the point of having live bearers are if they won't sell the females. But they will sell you as many males as you want that will end up killing each other because there are no females. Come back and buy some more! :eyes:

[The Doctor.]

16. Just keep them away from "SuperToilet".

:evilgrin:

[REP]

18. So much clogging!

Cinnamon's namesake:

[The Doctor.]

22. I know...

Maybe I'll invent some kind of a death clock!

[REP]

24. .

[The Doctor.]

26. ...

"A double is like having the best friend you've ever had in your whole life. A double listens to you when no one in this crazy world will. A double is like having a child and watching him grow up and feeling that feeling of pride and unyielding trust that no one else can ever give you."

"...They exist so that if someone tries to kill you, they will be killed instead."



... Holy shit, I've hit 'ÜberDork'!

(I'm all over it. :D )

[VenusRising]

27. \m/

Pickles: Okay, hold on now. So, you're tellin' me that you put these little guys in boiling water, and they shrink, and they turn red, and they die?

Grocery Clerk: Yes, sir.

Pickles: That is the most Metal thing I ever heard in my whole life. High five!

:headbang:

[REP]

31. >>>

http://happyhacker.vox.com/library/video/6a00cdf39deee1cb8f00cd9703b3a54cd5.html

[VenusRising]

32. My husband out-dorks you on Dethklok, though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHyPatgUZvw

Now I'm going to get this thread locked for calling out a DU Mod. :rofl:

[REP]

34. I told my husband what I was doing...

...and he said his penis fell off. WHATeva.


(He's a major Metalocalypse fan and I got him the action figures for our 16th anniversary)

[VenusRising]

36. Oh, now that's LOVE!

Your husband is very lucky.

[REP]

37. Especially since we're old

REALLY old. In our 40s.

Loved the video, by the way. I used to have a Rick like that! My husband has a G&L.

[VenusRising]

39. Oh noes!!

You're us in a few years! :P

He's 37 and I'm 32. I've got farther to go. :bounce:

Yeah, he's a nut on bass. He's had the Rick since he was in his teens. I got him a Schecter bass last year. And his mom got him an Ibanez RG Series guitar two years ago so he could play metal on it. Because that's all a guitar is good for to him.

[REP]

45. Well, and hitting people

Has Dethklok taught you nothing???

Half hour episode tomorrow - prepare for extreme geekitude!

[VenusRising]

46. No, he uses his Rick for that.

It's like 40lbs. :rofl:

I'm sure he'll be watching.

[The Doctor.]

44. That's Brutal.

:banghead:

[The Doctor.]

15. How about "Phyllis"?

Me, I'd probably go with 'Fido'.

[VenusRising]

17. Phyllis for a boy?

:rofl:

:P

Crowntails are the most aggressive betta. Maybe Cujo. :think:

[The Doctor.]

19. Well then

How about "Annabelle"?

But I'm sure 'Phil' would work too.

[VenusRising]

20. Are you "Boy Named Sue"ing my fish?

:rofl:

[The Doctor.]

23. That's better than Suing a fish named 'Boy'.

But I like 'Susie Rocket' too.

:D

[VenusRising]

25. Not much to get from a fish.

Maybe some spit bubbles.

Susie Rocket is a very cool name. :thumbsup:

[Oeditpus Rex]

21. Ralph

[VenusRising]

29. Why Ralph?

Is that a name off the top of your head or is it after a specific Ralph?

:hi:

[Oeditpus Rex]

33. It's just a name that's stuck with me

ever since the first "Superman" movie.

Remember when Lois got an Exclusive Interview with him?



"Do you have a first name?"

"What, you mean like Ralph or something?"



Ralph Superman. :D

[VenusRising]

35. LMAO!

No, I don't remember because I never saw Superman.

[Oeditpus Rex]

40. Gasp!

And you call yourself a Mer'kin. :spank:









I've never seen any of the "Star Wars" movies.

[VenusRising]

41. Send me to Guantanamo.

:cry:

[Oeditpus Rex]

42. I guess you can send me to Rigel VI

Or whatever penal-colony planet they had in "Star Wars." :shrug:

[VenusRising]

43. We're so screwn.

Why do we hate America?

[Lil Missy]

28. Throtmorten. Seriously. Or Joe Baforone.

[VenusRising]

30. Is Seriously a choice?

:P

[Lil Missy]

38. Sure it is!

:D

[Guava Jelly]

47. I love betas

Haven't had one in years. :hi:

[bertha katzenengel]

48. Congrats! He's beautiful. Does he have a mirror?

[VenusRising]

49. UPDATE: Dead Fishie

:cry:

I don't know what happened. All of the water levels are good and tests look fine. He just got very lethargic yesterday and was dead this morning when ZI got up for work.

I'll miss you little fishie. You were my favorite betta ever!

[Oeditpus Rex]

51. Awwwww

Poor li'l fishie. :cry:



:hug:

[VenusRising]

52. I know.

I'm really bummed about it. He was a beautiful and friendly little fish. :(

[Shell Beau]

50. Only one of my fish has a name. Our eel's name is Eelvis!