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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

apocalarium

One minute, everything seemed fine,  then everything just went belly up.  There seemed no end to it.  I still don't have any answers.

But for now, anyway, things seem to have calmed down.  Just before the apocalypse, the population stood at eleven citizens.  Currently, it stands at four survivors.





Remember, a coupla weeks ago?  I introduced a few new members to the community?  One turned out to be a terrorist, and justice was swift.  Normalcy was returning, but then, but then...

It started with the guppy bachelors.  One by one, they flailed then dropped.  All three of them.

Next, the swordtail wives.  One sister wife took ill and didn't make it.  The other sister wife followed shortly after.  Husband Zorro died about a day  later.  It was either the apocolarium plague or a bad case of sexual frustration that got him.  

The final straw was when I found Hot Lips the plecostomus swimming with the fishes, but not in a good way.  I mean, Hot Lips was a freaking PLECOSTOMUS!   Those things are like the cockroaches of the fish world, likely to survive nuclear fallout!  

But not the apocalarium plague.

The four survivors seem healthy and unfazed.  

Two black skirt tetras - affectionately known as The Lesbians - look and act as healthy as ever.  They lost one of their threesome a while ago, but that was before the apocalarium plague.  The other two are buenos aires tetras of unknown gender.  There was a third, but he/she was The Terrorist...

I'm thinking that I introduced the plague into the community in my attempts to calm The Terrorist.  I put some happy juice in the water.  I'd never used the happy juice before, but found it on my shelf, and served it up to "destress" the fish.  

Well, seven of them aren't stressing anymore!

On the bright side, the plants never looked better.
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15 comments:

Anita said...

I'm having a tad of guilt laughing about the demise of your "beloved" fish.

Happy Juice? I'm a teetotaler-except during the toast at a wedding-but may I ask what kind? :)

Abby said...

It's factory name is "Water Conditioner" to "...replenish necessary electrolytes to reduce stress" and "...protects fish with four slime coat enhancers".

Hmmm, quite the cocktail?

Riot Kitty said...

Like Anita, I felt bad laughing so much...but you write so well about the animal kingdom! I don't know if I have ever blogged about my brothers and their fish, but now I'm inspired to do so.

Fish can get sexually frustrated? Who knew!

terri said...

Oh, the horror! How will the others go on??? It's just so AWFUL!

Who knew you could administer a lethal dose of water conditioner?

Since the Lesbians are not likely to produce offspring, it looks like it's up to you to increase the population again.

Anita said...

Water Conditioner... I like the Happy Juice name better.

Abby said...

Ack! I tellya, Zorro was impossible to live with for, like, a day.

Abby said...

Yeah, and what I'm wondering... what is it about The Lesbians that spared them?? Maybe I can earn some hush money from the conservative Christians in my city.

Anonymous said...

I had to squelch a laugh too. I'm sorry. Hard to believe the Happy Juice took out Hot Lips even! I suppose that's why I try to stay away from that stuff.
Oh well. Hopefully this won't affect your chances of adopting more!

Rock Chef said...

Destress stuff? Hm, never knew they made things like that for fish - we had fish when I was a child and they thrived, spawning masses of babies, most of which got eaten :-(

Abby said...

Luckily, my skills aren't screened when I go to the fish gettin' place.

Abby said...

Yes, that is the usual order of things. Tank mates having the swordtail kids over for snacks...

Betty said...

Sorry about your fish! Maybe the happy juice was expired. Poor little fish,but your description made me laugh.

agg79 said...

Wow. That sounds like a B-grade zombie apocalypse movie (Tank of the Dead). That's a lot drama going on in that 'quarium - no wonder the population has dropped dramatically. I love the personalities you describe. Too bad Hot Lips didn't survive the plague.

meleah rebeccah said...

I feel super guilty for laughing so hard, right now!

Celesta said...

This is fantastic!