#fishies

Following the leader!

A new mermie digital painting. :)

Merry Christmas everyone!

From ComiQuarium, to you all (especially the fellow fish lovers out there)

Ollie & Näkki

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When you’re sorting the tank filters and a big boye wants cuddles. 

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“Gotta make sure they are cherished”

Someone with a degree in biology please explain this, is the grouper really cruising for cuddles or are we misinterpreting its behavior?

Because it looks awful cuddly is what I’m saying

Fish are WILDLY intelligent and many are so social that they naturally have social behaviors for interacting with other different species as a whole reef-wide community!! When it comes to interaction with humans, many fish can learn to recognize specific humans and increasingly seek attention such as scratches, rubs and simple play behaviors!

@linddzz can you confirm the fishy desire for skritches?

I’ve had a 4ft goliath grouper come up to me and stare reproachfully until I started giving her scritches and gravel showers. Picking up handfuls of the gravel and gently dropping it over their back is a nice fish massage. We encourage the behavior bc it’s a great time to check over them for any health concerns.

Also this looks like maybe a diver helping with a gravel vac tube. Basically a big siphon used to take junk out of the bottom of tanks.

But yeah this is pretty standard grouper neediness lmao

My betta fish used to love getting little pets

I’ve had 5-6 bettas over the years that have enjoyed cuddles. Half of those would do just about anything to swim into my hand or butt up against my fingers during tank cleaning to “ask” for attention. Fish are smart and some species are very, very sweet if they happen to imprint on you.

Brings new meaning to the concept of “pet fish”

New whip #coralheart #fishies #axolotyl #prettyinpink (at HOrda Skate co.)

you could say I had a whale of a time today but really it’s all just a big fishy to me #whaleshark #fishies #oceanlove #seashepherd #protecttheocean (at La Paz, Baja California Sur)

Aquaria (Part Three of Three) [Bits & Bobs]

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Now that the game has been ‘fixed’ enough that I can stand to enter it for any amount of time, I am FINALLY releasing the remaining parts of my Aquaria Set. I had wanted to include some screenshots of the UI options, but I guess that little detail missed this patch - Oh Well…

Included in this post are the tabletop aquariums that I had done right before the release of Cats & Dogs, as well as the aquarium tables that I made as Base Game alternatives for the one released with MFPS. Those have two different versions - one similar to the MFPS one, with pre-set collections of fish (Custom Tuning), and another that has 11 slots inside with accompanying small 'fishbowl’ rocks that one places inside of the table to be able to place the fish of your choice (No Custom Tuning), as well as both having a full set of slots on top of the table to work with (9 Large & 16 Medium slots). They are both available with 25 swatches - 5 different edges (black, white, dark brown, light brown and 'red lacquer’) as well as having differing choices of interiors (5 each). Place the small rocks for the interior before trying to decorate the tops, as if there is an open slot inside the tank from an un-placed rock slot, the game will want to place any small-slotted item inside.

There are two variations of the Base Game 'extra’ fishbowls, with some of the interior 'clutter’ removed and re-colored. They also stack, as well as the coffee tables, just in case you want to conserve space while trying to complete the Fishing aspiration with its requirement of mounting or bowling fish.

I took the EP01 Lab Tube, widened it, and added two extra slots into the interior, that has an accompanying tiny geode to use for the 'aquarium’ part of it (EP01 required for both). I didn’t worry (read: bother) with making an interior water effect for the tube itself. Shown above with the three geodes fully stocked.

Lastly, to round out the release, are some select items from Sulani’s seas for larger aquaria. All base game compatible, I took one of the coral reefs and re-sized it to what I felt looked right for this purpose, then added 10 slots onto it for placement of the additional items that act as aquariums. Those are (as shown above): a coral branch, a sponge lump, the sponge tubes, and the starfish all with 5 swatches each. They act as regular aquariums when clicked on - just choose 'Open’ to begin adding the fish of your choice. Each holds 6 fish, and as with the previous Aquaria rocks, all are somewhat varied with the placement of the fish for maximum 'random’ effect. (It is Best to be 'inside’ of the Aquaria to be able to use the options for fish placement) (there’s also a wall starfish as a bonus)

I may at some 'near’ date release some of my variations of Default Replacement fishing spot signs and some new ponds for lots. Maybe…

Part One of the Set: HERE     
Part Two of the Set: HERE     

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What You See When You Turn A Fish Inside Out

Sandra Raredon works at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, and it’s her job to look inside fish. The museum holds specimens of nearly 4 million fish representing 70% of the world’s known species. The incredible forms that these fish have evolved are captured in this new exhibit, X-Ray Vision: Fish Inside Out.

From top left, see the disc-shaped lookdown, the aerodynamic wingtip shark, the snake-like viper moray, the tropical long-nose butterflyfish, and the intimidating long-spine porcupinefish. The exhibit has a wonderful Flickr gallery, and will be at the National Museum of Natural History through August 2012. From there it will travel the country as part of the SITES program, full schedule here.

Specialized and exotic, looking inside these fish is a fantastic way to appreciate the wonders of evolution that have sprung from nature’s continuing journey. 

Bonus: Here’s an interactive fish x-ray explorer!

(viaSmithsonian Museum)