Not the new fish I expected

[Fishfur]

Went to pick up the fish I ordered a couple of weeks back. I was delayed because I twisted my right wrist.

So happens that I need my right hand to be functional to use my cane, but since I wrenched the wrist I’ve gone nowhere, waiting for the wrist to improve enough so I could walk more than a few steps & drive.

So off I went earlier this afternoon, confident I knew just where I was going, though I’ve never been to this store before. Just enter the address in Map and off I go.

Now, my phone’s battery desperately needs replacement but I’ve been trying to wring every possible minute out of it before I have to ante up the outrageous price for a new iPhone battery.

It seems I may have waited too long, cause this afternoon the Apple Map app had clearly lost its grip on reality.

It insisted that 2 different places that were not where I wanted to go, were where I told it to take me.

So a trip that ought to have taken 45 minutes took 2 hours one way. I think the nice guy in the store who answered the phone each time I had to call to get better directions must have thought I was nuts after my third call!

But I got there in the end.

First thing I discover is that the Blue badis I have been looking forward to so much were not available. It seems they lost the entire tankful.

If I’d picked them up when I originally ordered them, it would have been me that lost them, so it might have been a blessing in disguise.

Since there were no Badis, I decided to get Pseudomugil luminatus - aka Red Neon blue eye rainbowfish, instead. They are very colourful when they’re happy so I’m looking forward to that and they are supposed to be fairly easy to breed. Guess I’ll see how they get on.

Most unfortunately, none of the fish I got today were old enough to be sexable, so whether or not I have reasonable sex ratios remains to be seen.

Part of the order was a group of six Glowlight danios ( Celestichthys choprae ).

I had a few of them a very long time back but hadn’t seen them since until now. They’re quite pretty & I think are the most colourful of the danionins (or they will be once they get settled).

The rest of the order was as expected - some more Daisy’s ricefish & Chili rasboras to fill in for some that have passed on from age & 3 ivory mystery snails. Hope there is a pair there.

So I have plenty of work to do!

 

[3Fishnight]

Hope your wrist gets better. People often think im nuts the very first time i talk to them. You rock fishfur. How many tanks do you have total?

 

[A201]

Sounds like you had quite a day.
Hope your wrist gets better soon.
Be sure to post pics of the new fish.

 

[Fishfur]

Hope your wrist gets better. People often think im nuts the very first time i talk to them. You rock fishfur. How many tanks do you have total?

Thanks for the kind wish & how nice of you to say that. Right now there are 5 tanks running, with a 29 that’s out of commission because it developed a steady leak.

I got a 60 breeder to replace the leaky 29 & a 33 long which was going to be for the Badis. They are still at the store, thanks to my wrist.

Once they are set up it will be 7 tanks, 6 with fish, my jar tank + whatever I can find space for as live food culture containers for moina, scuds, worms, daphnia & whatever else I can find a way to grow.

Sounds like you had quite a day.
Hope your wrist gets better soon.
Be sure to post pics of the new fish.

Thanks & I will. I could shoot pics of them in their bags but they are so pale, poor things, there’s really nothing to see. In a few days they should be feeling & looking much better.

 

[bgarthe]

Sounds like you had quite a day.
Hope your wrist gets better soon.
Be sure to post pics of the new fish.

I second that.

 

[Hellfishguy]

Too bad about the Badis, but the Pseudomugil make a nice consolation prize. Sparring males look amazing.

 

[Fishfur]

Too bad about the Badis, but the Pseudomugil make a nice consolation prize. Sparring males look amazing.

Let’s hope I have a reasonable ratio of M to F.

 

[GlennO]

I love all of the blue eyes. Red neons are one of the prettiest. Good luck with them.

 

[Fishfur]

I love all of the blue eyes. Red neons are one of the prettiest. Good luck with them.

They are beautiful, that’s for sure. I’m kind of wishing I’d got a few more while I was there. Oh well, if I did decide to go back at least now I know where the store is .

 

[RayClem]

Fishfur

If you twisted your wrist of the hand needed to hold your cane, you might benefit from a wrist support or brace. There are many different types. I do not know what might be available in Mississauga, but here in the states they are available at places like Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, etc. You might want to check Amazon.ca as they carry a large selection and you can get them delivered to your door so you do not have to go out to find one.

The proper wrist support should enable you to hold your cane with less pain and also reduce healing time. The last thing you want to do is place added strain on an already injured wrist.

Best wishes for rapid healing.

 

[Fishfur]

Fishfur

If you twisted your wrist of the hand needed to hold your cane, you might benefit from a wrist support or brace. There are many different types. I do not know what might be available in Mississauga, but here in the states they are available at places like Walmart, Walgreens, CVS, etc. You might want to check Amazon.ca as they carry a large selection and you can get them delivered to your door so you do not have to go out to find one.

The proper wrist support should enable you to hold your cane with less pain and also reduce healing time. The last thing you want to do is place added strain on an already injured wrist.

Best wishes for rapid healing.

Thank you kindly & you’re quite right - the very last thing I want is to add insult to injury.

I got a brace from Amazon which arrived a couple of days after I hurt it. A tensor bandage was not enough support. The brace has a piece of aluminum on the underside to prevent the joint from bending.

I’m pretty proactive when it comes to things like this as I’ve had a bit more experience than anyone needs with assorted injuries over the years. Had carpal tunnel surgery on this wrist a few decades ago but the brace I used then is long gone.

The brace has been extremely helpful but whatever I’ve done to the wrist will take a few more weeks to heal, based on prior experience.

This business of getting older is not for the faint of heart :-(.

 

[RayClem]

Thank you kindly & you’re quite right - the very last thing I want is to add insult to injury.

I got a brace from Amazon which arrived a couple of days after I hurt it. A tensor bandage was not enough support. The brace has a piece of aluminum on the underside to prevent the joint from bending.

I’m pretty proactive when it comes to things like this as I’ve had a bit more experience than anyone needs with assorted injuries over the years. Had carpal tunnel surgery on this wrist a few decades ago but the brace I used then is long gone.

The brace has been extremely helpful but whatever I’ve done to the wrist will take a few more weeks to heal, based on prior experience.

This business of getting older is not for the faint of heart :-(.

As they say, getting old is not for wussies. I just ordered a knee brace from Amazon as I started having some pain in my right knee when getting up from sitting. I went for one of the more expensive options. I had to get the XXL size. Pharmacies only carry XL and that was too small.

It sounds like the wrist brace you ordered was not quite substantial enough. Ones with Velcro straps rather than Ace type bandages are sturdier.

 

[bgarthe]

Right knee for you RayClem and left knee for me. You’re right abt getting old is not for wussies.

 

[Fishfur]

As they say, getting old is not for wussies. I just ordered a knee brace from Amazon as I started having some pain in my right knee when getting up from sitting. I went for one of the more expensive options. I had to get the XXL size. Pharmacies only carry XL and that was too small.

It sounds like the wrist brace you ordered was not quite substantial enough. Ones with Velcro straps rather than Ace type bandages are sturdier.

I did get one with Velcro and an aluminum insert - it’s quite sturdy. I might not have made that quite clear.

The ace bandage was just what I had on hand right afterward - better than nothing but definitely not good enough, not to mention being more difficult to use.