I think I'll do something original and post pictures of fish.
by Hipuks on Jan 16, 2009 7:40 AM CST
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PrintAs some of you already know, a couple of weeks ago my signficant other came from the hellhole that is Chicago to sunny Southern California to visit yours truly. We did some sightseeing, among other stuff...And we went to the Aquarium of the Pacific, as we're both nerdy fishkeepers. Here's some pics I took at the aquarium, hope the unwashed masses likes them. Also, don't expect any scientific names, I know about saltwater fish about as much as I know about basketball.
Click on the pics if you want a higher-res image.
I know, this is a bird, not a fish. In one part of the aquarium they have a bird exhibit. You can buy some sort of overpriced extremely super duper special nectar at the entrance, and when you go inside the bird go crazy for it and land on your hand. This is a bird on my girl's hand. (Yeah, eventually they did poop on her)
Probably my favorite picture of them all.
Someone needs to come out of the closet...
How big is this fish?...
Big enought to eat rip this kid's head off. ( I wish I could say I took that picture on purpose, in order to show scale, but it was an accident really, I cursed the kid under my breath before I realized how the picture came out)
Did you know that the plural for fish is fish? And fishes is used when you're referring to more than one species of fish? Well, now you know.
I don't know why Red Lobster goes to the trouble of setting up such an authentic environment.
The mysteriously named Sawfish.
This is the biggest mofo at the aquarium. This thing weighs about 300 pounds. In fishkeeping circles this weight is called "lean Shaq".
Awesome little pufferfish.
I don't know how this picture of the San Antonio Spurs playing defense got mixed up with all the other pics.
I think they're playing zone in this one.
I threw a Clownfish down the toilet just like in Finding Nemo so it could escape to freedom. Unfortunately the fish died a horrible death due to chlorine and ammonia poisoning.
Nemo's less well known brother. He gets stopped by the police a lot more.
This is one of the coolest things at the aquarium. They have a shallow pool where you can pet sharks and rays. The rules is to only use two fingers( that's what she said). So yeah, that's right, I petted a motherfucking shark.
Another awesome thing. This is a shark's egg. They put a clean film over it so you can see the actual baby shark as it develops. It's even better in person because you can see the little shark move sometimes. It would be even awesome-er if they did this to a human.
Subtlety is not this fish's forte.
I wish I had something funny to say.
Fucking awesome coral reef. My dream would be to go to Georgia's Aquarium, the biggest in the world. Of course, they don't accept gay fish.
I bet watching this while being on an acid trip while listening to Dark Side of the Moon while watching the Wizard of Oz while watching a planetarium's Floyd laser show is the trippiest shit ever.
Fabulous seahorse.
And last but not least, a Wal-Mart employee, in sore need of dental insurance.
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You win at life
pufferfish = evil
subtle fish = Miró messing up with nature
seahorse = in dire need of trimming
I love you, Hipuks. Recced into Nirvana. Now go watch Los Simuladores.
awesome pictures, great quality
What the Bowen giveth Horry taketh away. --LatinD (2008 Playoffs Round 2, Game 1)
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by Hamer_SpursFan on Jan 16, 2009 11:18 AM CST reply actions
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Awesome pics Hipuks… thanks for sharing. and yeah the same question as KA1Z3R has: what are those birds doing in an Aquarium?
i keep meaning to take and post a picture of my pond for hipkus to critique. i bought this house last year that has a pretty big man-made pond. it was kinda crappy looking when we moved in, but just got it fixed up after it had taken some storm damage in the fall. its mostly presentable now, i think.
just when i get ready to get a good clear picture of it, we get blasted with a clipper. zero degrees, pond frozen over, hibernating coy fish (and probably other kinds) out of site.
there is this one little orange guy that was mysteriously hovering close to the surface last week. when the pond froze up, my wife told me that he was stuck in there and had surely frozen to death. however, the next day, he had somehow worked himself free of the ice encasement. is it possible at all that he could still be alive?
i did not see the fish stuck, so i guess that my wife could be mistaken. but it just seems miraculous that a fish could do such a thing. maybe hes just pressing up against the bottom of the ice, belly up……thoughts, fish-guru?
I don’t know much about ponds, but when fish go up and hang around the surface is because of lack of oxygen, since the upper parts have more oxygen than the lower ones. If the whole pond is covered by ice then there would be low oxygen in the pond, since water gets oxygen from the air.
I don’t think he was encased in ice, that would require the fish to be stuck in the same place for a long time as the water around it was freezing.
He was pressing against the ice belly up though right? If that what’s happened he probably died and the other fish ate him. It happens all the time. But I do have to say that I think you’re supposed to to cover the pond so that it doesn’t freeze in the first place.
Last thing, if you want to keep a pond the right way…It’s gonna be some work. Just warning you. If you like doing work on the weekend and stuff then it’s great, but if not…
Do you have a filter on this puppy?
thanks for the reply on this. been out of town for a few days, so im just now reading it.
turns out that the fish in question is somehow still alive (story with happy ending?) he did get kind of close to the surface, but somehow managed to get himself lower – at least as of this morning when i spotted him. he wasn’t belly up for sure, i just didnt know where the fish was and i was speculating because i thought surely he was dead.
no way to avoid the freeze in ohio, but we do have a contraption that spits out a weak stream of water 24/7. never really got the reason for that thing until this year – its designed to keep the water moving so that the entire thing doesnt freeze over.
one funny thing, we noticed some footprints on the ice. had to be a raccoon or squirrel. they went right up to the water hole and right back – but we still have the same number of fish, so they didnt get any. had to be a small critter, whatever it was as we have one of those leaf nets over it right now and he would have had a hard time getting under it without tearing it off.
the short version of how much work all this is: when i moved in, it was poorly lined and had a slow leak. it also had one of those tupperware shoe container things as its filter. it required constant maintenance. after a tree fell into it this september, i got it all fixed up with the help of some professionals. real filter, new liner, fixed up exterior. now the filter needs cleaned about once every 3 weeks or so. way better.
thanks for the knowledge. i will shoot off a picture or two when the weather gets warmer and we pull the net off.
Thanks, Hipkus
Been wanting to ask you, what kind of camera do you use? They’re great pics. The jellyfish are awesome.
Allez Spurs!
Good times, Hipuks. I enjoyed it and it was enjoyably good.
(I was just gonna say “Awesome,” but Matthew Fucking Powell took that one.)
by SgtinManusArmy on Jan 16, 2009 11:40 PM CST reply actions
I think Powell takes other people’s comments and edits them so that it looks like he said them.
We specialize in misinformation around here. Facts and stats just get in the way.
by Wayne Vore (ATS) on Jan 17, 2009 8:56 AM CST up reply actions
Fantastic post. And you managed to impress with a “that’s what she said” line in one of your hilarious captions. Hipuks, you are the man.
by silverandblack_davis on Jan 19, 2009 7:02 PM CST reply actions
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