Shortly after the Kaikyokan Aquarium in southern Japan closed for renovations in December, its star sunfish stopped eating. The poor giant pancake was typically active, curiously swimming up to the front of its tank to greet its admirers...Turns out the sunfish was just lonely and eager to return to its adoring fans.
Only one of my pretty boys survived the LA fires. Anyway, he's in his little hospital tank, getting healthier and healthier! I read that sometimes beta fish get bored/need stimulation, so they like to learn tricks. This dramatic boy acts like he's a depressed sell-out after a maneuver. "What have I done? All that for food? My integrity. My SOUL." Okay geeze I just thought you'd like to have a little fun. I stick some of his food to the tip of a chopstick and let him jump for it. You can see how theatrically he lays down after jumping for food. Like he hates it, me, and himself. Enjoy that self-loathing on a full stomach, I guess
it’s like all the human tendency to pour love & care into our physical spaces was condensed into this 1 tiny little box,,, a space which happens 2 be entirely non-human…….. these fish r living in an underwater paradise where all their needs r met,, and i am sitting in an uncomfortable chair under bright lights listening to some mother read a story to her son, specifically banning him from looking @ the pictures (baffling), & some old ladies gossip ruthlessly about their neighbour while watching the gameshow on the tv that overlooks the whole scene. i wonder whether the fish like it here
