Tank birthday, 47+ years

[albano]

Happy Father’s Day, and Merry Christmas!

 

[MikeyZo]

Happy Father’s Day!

 

[Paul B]

I guess those were from last Christmas.

He was here playing Pickleball with the adults. He has no fear and just asks if he can play. He was good, better than some of the people that play every day.

We also have a horse rescue ranch near here. He loves horses. And pigs, goats, worms, lizzards etc.

 

[Paul B]

I have this Hippo a few years and he is one of the nicest Hippo's I have ever seen. Not a mark on him and he has never had nori. I never feed that to any of my fish because I never feed any dry foods to my fish. They eat live worms and LRS foods which is just a mix of seafoods.

I also sometimes feed clams, mussels and earthworms. Because of these foods that have living gut bacteria in them, I never get a sick fish or have to quarantine or medicate anything which is good because I haven't had any medications since Carter was President.

 

[Minifoot77]

Would you feed frozen clams or mussels? Or just the live variety?

 

[MikeyZo]

Do you collect the live mollusks from the beach?

 

[Paul B]

Would you feed frozen clams or mussels? Or just the live variety?

Yes, I normally buy clams live, then freeze them myself but LRS food is frozen seafoods with no dry food in it. Anything with live bacteria in it is good. Dry foods, no matter what the label states, do not have any living bacteria. If it did, it would spoil.

Any foods that do not need refrigeration are dead and won't help with immunity but of course will keep your fish alive.

Do you collect the live mollusks from the beach?

Not any more, since I sold my boat 3 years ago. I live on the sea but there are no shellfish on it.
They do get a lot of live white worms and earthworms. They need the living gut bacteria to stay immune.

 

[Paul B]

Unfortunately, I have a big problem today. No, not my tank, that has an undergravel filter so nothing can go wrong. It's me. I have been kind of sick for the past week. I don't think it's anything important but I am coughing my brains out and can barely stand up. I also think I have a slight fever.

I'm not sure if I have diphtheria, black ich or Brooklynella and I am all out of Prizapro.

The main issue is I can't take care of my wife. She needs help even getting dressed and putting on her shoes. But when I bend down, I start coughing.

I have to take her to her doctor today which is going to be interesting but when she is done, I am taking myself to a "Doc in The Box". I need to get over this so I can take care of her and do things like throw out the garbage. I also have been kind of lax feeding my fish but they will have to get over it.

 

[twentyleagues]

Unfortunately, I have a big problem today. No, not my tank, that has an undergravel filter so nothing can go wrong. It's me. I have been kind of sick for the past week. I don't think it's anything important but I am coughing my brains out and can barely stand up. I also think I have a slight fever.

I'm not sure if I have diphtheria, black ich or Brooklynella and I am all out of Prizapro.

The main issue is I can't take care of my wife. She needs help even getting dressed and putting on her shoes. But when I bend down, I start coughing.

I have to take her to her doctor today which is going to be interesting but when she is done, I am taking myself to a "Doc in The Box". I need to get over this so I can take care of her and do things like throw out the garbage. I also have been kind of lax feeding my fish but they will have to get over it.

Hope you feel better soon!

 

[MikeyZo]

feel better soon! I hope you both get through this without further issue.

Don’t forget to try soaking your food in garlic or selcon!

 

[Rocks reef]

Unfortunately, I have a big problem today. No, not my tank, that has an undergravel filter so nothing can go wrong. It's me. I have been kind of sick for the past week. I don't think it's anything important but I am coughing my brains out and can barely stand up. I also think I have a slight fever.

I'm not sure if I have diphtheria, black ich or Brooklynella and I am all out of Prizapro.

The main issue is I can't take care of my wife. She needs help even getting dressed and putting on her shoes. But when I bend down, I start coughing.

I have to take her to her doctor today which is going to be interesting but when she is done, I am taking myself to a "Doc in The Box". I need to get over this so I can take care of her and do things like throw out the garbage. I also have been kind of lax feeding my fish but they will have to get over it.

Feel better soon Paul!

 

[Rocks reef]

As we, or me anyway, get older, there are so many things that are not that important, interesting or needed anymore. For most of our lives we wanted or needed more money. Now I don't need more money and have enough. (much of my time now is spent taking care of my wife)

If you plan your life correctly from when you're young, you will be able to care for yourself and your spouse for as long as needed. (And No, I didn't inherit anything, I worked for every nickel I have)

For instance, I have little need to travel. We have been everywhere we wanted to go and now it is just too hard to travel to distant places so that money is not needed. We still take motor trips and sometimes Florida, But we are probably not going to Australia, or the Amalfi Coast of Italy right now.

We have two cars, Jeeps, that get us everywhere we want to go. I have no need to get a BMW, Massarotti or Jaguar. I am not the type of person to buy something to impress anyone and besides that, those cars are not American so I wouldn't have one even if someone gave one to me. I wouldn't take one anyway because I don't believe in something for nothing, so I don't play the lottery.

I also don't have a reef tank to impress anyone. Right now I could open up a produce stand for all the algae growing. I don't care, my fish don't care and Taylor Swift don't care.
The algae will leave like it always does. If you keep a natural tank and sometimes use NSW, everything in that NSW that you collect, will grow in your reef so if that bothers you, use ASW.

If you need a perfect tank, you have the wrong hobby. This is supposed to be fun so if you are fretting over these things or you allow your fish to keep getting sick, you may need a different hobby, just like if you keep running out of money, you need a different job besides a different hobby. There is money all over the place, you just need to be a little smarter, neater, nicer and energetic than the next person. I certainly don't believe in Welfare if you are young enough and healthy enough to work, welfare is to help people who "can't" take care of themselves.

In my job as a Commercial/ Industrial construction electrician foreman, when the industry was slow, my union made us take time off to allow everyone a chance to work. Sometimes it was a month and sometimes a year. I loved those times and usually doubled my income through side jobs. I would do anything including paint houses, pulling weeds, drive people to the airport etc.
No jobs were below me.

Life is easy and as we get older, it is health that is important, it's the only important thing.
I am also too old to argue and, on these forums, so many people want to argue with me about stupid things like why my fish don't get sick. I am tired of those arguments, especially from people with sick fish. If you feel that quarantining or medication is the way to go, do that.

We are supposed to be having fun, not arguing about the correct way to have fun. If treating fish is fun, do that.

Much of my money is spent on things to help my wife. I just bought a motorized chair and a couple of years ago I bought a motorized handicapped scooter for her. I am sure as time goes buy I will buy more of these types of things and it doesn't matter how much these things cost as long as they help my wife, even a little as my wife is my life which is why I married her over 50 years ago.

I try to keep myself healthy mainly so I can continue to care for my wife who has MS.
I get myself up at about 5:00 every morning, rain or shine so I can walk two miles. I don't particularly like doing that but if it helps me stay healthy, it's what I will do.

We also eat only healthy food, no fried or especially deep fried foods (except rarely, fried calamari because I just need that occasionally)

Love it Paul, well said! You continue to impress me sir with your knowledge and wisdom on life

 

[Paul B]

Thank you Rocks. I appreciate it and am glad at least a few people read my dribble.

 

[Paul B]

I went to a Doc in the Box yesterday and saw a "Doctor". At least the "Nurse" introduced him as a doctor but he was about as old as my Grand Son who is 11. He was wearing an "Osh Gosh Be Gosh" shirt and drinking his coffee from a "drinky cup" with a straw.

He looked in my mouth and nose and listened to my lungs for about 15 seconds and without even taking my temperature or blood pressure gave me a prescription for a nasal spray and some pills.

(He also gave me a script for a chest X Ray)

The nasal spray makes my nose run uncontrollable, so I have to wear a bib, and the pills have an antihistamine in them which he said is supposed to numb my lungs and throat, so I won't cough as much.

It did. I managed to walk this morning, which was a mistake because halfway through my walk I discovered that those pills also numb your brain, legs, arms, eyes and everything else you may need for daily things like living.

My wife will get up soon and I hope I can even see her through this stupor.
By the way, I'm still coughing, only now, I can't feel it.

 

[Patrick.S]

I recommend a fully medicated quarantine… or eat some raw clams

 

[Rocks reef]

Thank you Rocks. I appreciate it and am glad at least a few people read my dribble.

More than a few do my friend!

 

[Rocks reef]

Hey Paul,
Random question. Did @BeanAnimal ever get his copper fish?
I imagine you are still collecting pennies on your walk so you can melt them down in your wood fired forge to make him one. I'm sure he will appreciate it since he's been bugging you one for ..oh.. years!

 

[Paul B]

Random question. Did @BeanAnimal ever get his copper fish?
I imagine you are still collecting pennies on your walk so you can melt them down in your wood fired forge to make him one. I'm sure he will appreciate it since he's been bugging you one for ..oh.. years!

Bean will get his copper fish when they start to make pennies out of copper again. Now they are made out of old Toyota Land Cruises or 8 track tape players. (google them)

I should have figured this doctor had a problem when he wrote on his "Etch A Sketch" with a Crayola purple crayon.

 

[Paul B]

I recommend a fully medicated quarantine… or eat some raw clams

I already eat so many raw clams that when I walk in the mud, my feet automatically dig me down up to my neck.

 

[BeanAnimal]

I went to a Doc in the Box yesterday and saw a "Doctor". At least the "Nurse" introduced him as a doctor but he was about as old as my Grand Son who is 11. He was wearing an "Osh Gosh Be Gosh" shirt and drinking his coffee from a "drinky cup" with a straw.

He looked in my mouth and nose and listened to my lungs for about 15 seconds and without even taking my temperature or blood pressure gave me a prescription for a nasal spray and some pills.

(He also gave me a script for a chest X Ray)

The nasal spray makes my nose run uncontrollable, so I have to wear a bib, and the pills have an antihistamine in them which he said is supposed to numb my lungs and throat, so I won't cough as much.

It did. I managed to walk this morning, which was a mistake because halfway through my walk I discovered that those pills also numb your brain, legs, arms, eyes and everything else you may need for daily things like living.

My wife will get up soon and I hope I can even see her through this stupor.
By the way, I'm still coughing, only now, I can't feel it.

I hope you feel better soon Paul.