I bet he doesn’t pay child support either
Feb 28, 2007 A day in our life
I have blogged about Skyler & Spencer’s new fish and my Mother’s Day fish. I’ve told you about our our Mollie fish and our Convict fish having babies [but not together]. And you heard all about our new big aquarium and the fish castle we got Lee for his birthday. Heck, I even told you about my husband, the fish hunter. I think it’s safe to say that we are a little loony about fish, so this little exchange between Lee and I shouldn’t be too much of a surprise.
Two of our Parrot fish got together to procreate. This came as a big surprise to me since I thought they were both female. One of the fish is pink [the female] and the other is purple [the male]. Who knew Parrot fish were so secure with their manhood that they would swim around in a rather feminine shade of fish skin.
The first day we noticed the babies there was a whole swarm of them. But by day two many of the babies were gone. We have two Angelfish in that tank plus numerous Convicts, some more Parrots and some other fish. Obviously the babies weren’t safe, so Lee decided to move them [and their parents] to their own tank.
Before we went to bed Lee was looking at the purple daddy fish, who was still in the big tank. He goes, “You’re a punk.”
I sad, “Um…what?”
Lee proceeded to tell me that the dad Parrot was a punk because he ran and hid in the cave when Lee tried to get all the babies and the parents in to their own tank. He said, “He ran and hid and just left the kids behind. The mom stayed out to protect them.”
I said, “So what you’re saying is he’s a deadbeat dad?”
Lee said, “Pretty much. He won’t stand up for his kids.”
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March 1st, 2007 at 8:01 pm
Very funny, thanks for the smile today. I sure needed it!
March 1st, 2007 at 10:38 pm
We love fish, too. We have never had babies in the 10 years of fish raising. Unless we just have never noticed them before they were eaten.
March 1st, 2007 at 11:02 pm
What imaginations. I wonder where he gets it.
March 2nd, 2007 at 7:54 pm
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