The Dogmother Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 I know, might outlive me too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 They look like they're about to explode.... Sorry Emma! (They're great ) LOL ...made me chuckle out loud I love Bruce in the top photo....SOOO cute...he's looking right at you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Bruce and Bob are GORGEOUS! My parents took opur tank when Splish and Splash went heavenwards down the loo, but now I'm halfthinking that the Balamory House could do with some big fat goldfish... Didnt you say Balamory house was orange shona?? would be great to get fish to match! I keep wanting to call your house Balmoral Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 The cute spherical fish killed my internet connection all day I went to reply and .... They are really sweet, I love their expressions and the way they are so spherical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 I WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THAT BRUCE AND BOB ARE STILL ALIVE TONIGHT OMG you lot do make me giggle! Just to clear things up there will be no sweepstake so Gina you can have your quid back unless its a donation to fish food Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 YAY !!! BRUCE AND BOB LIVE .....hurrah !! keep us posted, they are so cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 If they have problems swimming i will throw in the Omlet blow up egg cups! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 If they have problems swimming i will throw in the Omlet blow up egg cups! the plastic rubber ring ones?....GREAT IDEA Em !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 thought - Will the ring go around their *ahem* rather rotound tummies?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 If they have problems swimming i will throw in the Omlet blow up egg cups Haaaa haaaa haaaaa!!!!! Love it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 They don't swim so much as wriggle around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 Kind of like floating weebles....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 You've got it exactly Annie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 Kind of like floating weebles....... Weebles are so Weebles wobble but they dont fall down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 oh yes. Brilliant Emma! I had loads of weebles. they looked like this!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 That takes me back Gina! I can remember having the sailor and the strict looking one with the blonde bob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernBird Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Bruce is so cool. I love friendly fish that come to the front of the tank when you talk to them. I'm not completely bonkers, I did read somewhere that fish can distinguish between voices and will come to the front of the tank to greet people they like and ignore those they don't. With regards to their swim bladder problems we've found that when our fish get constipated this tends to agrivate the situation and have found that feeding them peas helps. You just put the peas in boiling water for 1min then pop them out of their skins and chop them into bite size pieces. Our fish love it but it does turn their poo pea grean!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 So glad you like Bruce! Will have to try the pea thing but how on earth do you know if a fish is constipated? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Em, yours look like they are....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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NorthernBird Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 When ours are having issues the seem to just 'hang' in the water, usually near the top of the tank and when they do try to swim any deeper they get half way down the tank and just float back up again. It's like with any pet you have, you just get to know them and you can tell that there is something wrong. We've got a calico telescope eye and he will quite happily spend half an hour floating on his back at the top of the tank, when he first started doing it we thought he was going to get the 21 flush salute, but a year later we've come to realise that it's just something that he does cos apart from that he spends the rest of the day happily swimming around with his mates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 Well unfortunatley Bruce and Bob are no more We came home from work this evening to find they had died and we cannot think why as they seemed to be doing so well. We have buried them next to the apple tree in the garden. A sample of water was taken and tested at the aquatics centre we got them from and they could find nothing wrong with it - all within parameters needed for healthy fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 oh that's really sad - and they were so sweet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Oh no Emma what a shame................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted April 27, 2007 Share Posted April 27, 2007 Oh no so sorry Emma karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
