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Old June 20th, 2008  
Fish Master
 
where do I even begin

Well..........

Last few days have been sorta nutso...but, as some have known from talking to me, a LFS is going out of business and I could feel the aurora pulling me like a magnet! (OK I have no will power to stay away)...but to be totally honest, I spent the 45 min ride telling myself that I was going to stock up on a years worth of all the supplies I needed...I did want to see if I could scrore up a couple angels tho..he has some amazing ones in the past and I thought maybe I could find a good deal on some there...well I did get two of the cutest lil things!! they are a lil bit bigger than a nickel...Chip n Dale is their names for now...chip.JPG

dale.JPG

So I was thrilled and they have acclimated and jumped right in with moe, curly, n larry..even though there is a big size difference, they all keep together..so far so good!

then I finished getting all my supplies to last forever, and was in the process of checking out..so proud of myself that this was it, and on my way I was going..

THEN!!!! all holy cow manure broke loose! the place was a zoo literally, as everyone wanted something and there was only one employee, the owner, working..I then hear as im in line, "their of no use to me anymore, grab what you want"! so I get out of line, to walk over to where he was standing, and low n behold, hes talking about his bettas!!! by the time all the ppl were grabbing at those pathetic cups, and swishing all these poor babies around over and over, there were 3 left...(my inner self was screaming NOOOOOOO you have no more room!!) low n behold, all my supplies and my beautiful angels got bagged up and the bag of choice for everything, was a 20 gallon long! I just knew I couldnt leave those last 3 boys for the vultures in that store..NO WAY NO HOW!! so of course the boys were free, and the tank, which is beautiful, he sold it to me for 10 bucks ...its brand new but of course I had to buy the heater, filter, and all the deco's...he was out of heaters so thats on the walmart list tomorrow...

Im so much needing a place to live now !! LOL (joke) and I was so nawty about this entire thing, that I hid everything in my trunk until the bf went to work...then that night, I acclimated the boys in breeder nets in my 55 gallon...the bf is obsessed with the oscars so he never goes in our spare room to check on those tanks he came home today before me, and I got the " ah honey, um the fish fairy come last nite while I was asleep?" BUSTED~~~ so heres some pics of the new boys also ...
simba boy.JPGzazu 2.JPGshenzi boy.JPG

the first boy is simba..hes so fiesty and so tiny but brave
the second boy is zazu whose very laid back and just roams around like hes in heaven
the third boy is shenzi who adores his plants and is the hardest one to get pics of...im so outta control...I guess now that my kids have grown and I have so much time on my hands, I could be doing worse things...alot of my friends tell my bf "it could be a worse addiction like drugs or something" and his reply is "im sure it costs the same"! LOL
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Old June 20th, 2008  
Fish Master
 
and heres their digs!

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Old June 20th, 2008  
Fish Mentor
 
Shawnie...You are just plain naughty! That's it! I've had enough of this obsession lol

Congrats on the new "Hide N Seek" kids...I think that may be part of the fun is seeing if anyone notices lololol...

P.S. I love Simba!
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Old June 20th, 2008  
Fish Master
 
im so nuts karen!!!!!!! I think I need to be commited or something LOL ...I have 7 now and even tho my grand-daughter thinks they are all hers, they are amazing boys..

simba is a ham isnt he...im sure he will clean up well...
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Old June 20th, 2008  
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Hi Shawine!
Congrats!!!!! hehehe... I would have done the same thing! Your Angels are beautiful and I just love your new Bettas! Simba is beautiful! I just love his coloring and what a sweet face he has. Shenzi has a great unusual coloring and is beautiful! And of course.. your Zazu is gorgeous as well!
Great score on that tank too! Lucky to have a LFS go out of business lol.. but not so good if it was a good place and now you have to find somewhere else to get your fish and supplies!
YEsss..... you did great!
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Old June 20th, 2008  
Fish Master
 
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Hi Shawine!
Congrats!!!!! hehehe... I would have done the same thing! Your Angels are beautiful and I just love your new Bettas! Simba is beautiful! I just love his coloring and what a sweet face he has. Shenzi has a great unusual coloring and is beautiful! And of course.. your Zazu is gorgeous as well!
Great score on that tank too! Lucky to have a LFS go out of business lol.. but not so good if it was a good place and now you have to find somewhere else to get your fish and supplies!
YEsss..... you did great!
He WAS a great place..but after him say the bettas were of no use to him anymore, I lost respect and I was shocked..O well..maybe its good hes closing ty for the comment kate!
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Old June 20th, 2008  
Fish Mentor
 
Shawnie, you are too much!

I hope ANOTHER LFS doesn't go out of business, or you will be IN the business...


They are lovely, I ESPECIALLY like the Angels, I have looked for some like that, but they just aren't available up here, and people won't ship angels up here as they don't ship easily.
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Old June 20th, 2008  
Fish Master
 
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Shawnie, you are too much!

I hope ANOTHER LFS doesn't go out of business, or you will be IN the business...


They are lovely, I ESPECIALLY like the Angels, I have looked for some like that, but they just aren't available up here, and people won't ship angels up here as they don't ship easily.
I would love a breeding pair someday...I just adore them ..these two are so tiny.

maybe if mine breed, I can take a trip to alaska!! ive always wanted to visit

Hope your having a great weekend!!!
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Old June 20th, 2008  
Moderator
 
Shawnie, Shawnie, Shawnie what are we going to do with you ? you didn't even let us go with you That would have been some sight!
Good catch all around and those angels are to die for!
Carol
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Old June 20th, 2008  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
Congrats!!!!
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Old June 20th, 2008  
Fish Helper
 
My angels started out anout the size of a nickel too.Over the last few months they have grown quite a bit.They provide endless hours of entertainment for me.I could not imagine not having at least one.I also added my two Beta tanks,although you cannot see the Bettas all that well.
You did the right thing buy saving the Betas,and Angels,they all look wonderful.
Have fun with them!
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Last edited by fishbum; June 20th, 2008 at 10:27 PM. Reason: poor spelling,nutin knew 4 me
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Old June 20th, 2008  
Fish Keeper
 
wooo hooo!! new babies!!! congratulations!!! they're all lucky to have you as a mom!!
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Old June 20th, 2008  
Fish Mentor
 
Nice score, Shawnie! They're all beautiful, but Simba! My goodness what a cutie he is!
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Old June 20th, 2008  
Fish Keeper
 
Ahh, Shawnie..............bless your heart. I am sure if you approach it from the "animal rescue" perspective, your bf will just be amazed at how selfless you are...

They are 3 beautiful boys, you will enjoy them. On cleaning day, just remember the devil made you do it.

You will be getting so much good karma for this, girlfriend.................oh life is good, isn't it??

Great rescue.

Val

PS: Chip & Dale are soooooooooo cute. As big as a nickel..imagine how sweet!!
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Old June 21st, 2008  
Master Of Fish Poo!
 
Those are our favorite fish.. Bettas and Angels.. underwater cats & dogs.
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Old June 21st, 2008  
Fish Master
 
they are all doing well!! and yes im going to be nuts on cleaning day LOL ...seems i have the betta/angel bug also...

Ty all for the nice comments even if im nutso!

and carol, if we went together, imagine the things we would have right now!
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Old June 21st, 2008  
Fish Keeper
 
Congrats on the new babies!!!I just love the color of Simba!!!What a great score for you and not to mention the saving of those 3 Betta Boys
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Old June 21st, 2008  
Fish Master
 
ty shell!

everyone says "great score" but my backs sayin, "MORE TANKS MORE CLEANING UGH!" LOL

im going to do some tank switching tonite ...oh the joys of trying to catch fish
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