It's #GirlScoutCookie season again!

Just remember: A true measure of strength is being able to open a box of #ThinMints without eating a whole sleeve.

(It's #HootinTootinTuesday again! Post some jokes or funny memes under this hashtag today, and bring lots of smiles to #Mastodon.)

#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #DadJoke #FindingDory #FindingNemo #Fishtodon #DisneyMovies #GirlScoutCookies #Cookies #GirlScouts #GirlGuides #Scouting #NewYearsResolutions #Samoas #Trefoils #Tagalongs

My daughter just now: “what are all these white bumps on this leaf?” (Pointing at the fish tank)

I go over and look at neat rows of mostly-transparent whitish ovals adorning a long green leaf.

“Oh. Oh wow. I think I know,” I realize.

After a little research: “Yep, they’re angelfish eggs.” And as I go over to look again, I see the koi angelfish… uh… fertilizing the eggs with… an appendage. That’s a new one for me to witness!

“Oh no, I’m sorry,” I literally say to the fish, embarrassed that I am intruding upon such an intimate moment.

Keene, the flag cichlid, is *not* impressed. The mother angelfish gets into a minor scuffle with him. He seems genuinely surprised that she is feinting back at his bullying.

This is gonna get interesting. I can’t get a plastic tank divider here until Saturday, and then if they were to hatch I would have *no* idea what to do with the fry!

#aquarium #fishtodon #angelfish #cichlid

The first time I saw my yoyo loach laying on its side, I thought it died and I needed to scoop it out. As I did it, it suddenly sprung back to life.

Turns out this is just how yoyo loaches sleep, on their side.

So here's my yoyo loach playing dead.

#aquariumdiary #fishtodon #aquarium

Bonus #Joke
No matter how you might season it and cook it up, I could never eat a Clown Fish.

It must taste funny.

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#Humor #Humour #FunnyMeme #Fishtodon #Fish #ClownFish #IT #HorrorMovies #StephenKing

My dad kept cichlids, but never really 2 of the same species (that I know of), and I just recently got a pair of Bolivian Rams for my tank since they’re the most likely to get along with “community” fish… so I was astonished to see them feint at each other and then *kiss* for a good 3-4 seconds.

Apparently males do this to establish dominance over food or territory, and I just fed them so it makes sense, but it was amazing to see. I love that there’s always something new to learn. #fishtodon