Zookeeper Gabe's Animal Thread V6.0

Anung Un Rama said:
You caught it in the wild? Thats badass.
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Nope. hitch hiked on live rock. When you see rocks in a saltwater aquarium, odds are some of it was aquacultured either in the Gulf of Mexico, Fiji Islands, etc and there's all sorts of critters that'll survive the trip. I fed mine to a group of freshwater peruvian puffers.
 
jefferz said:
Nope. hitch hiked on live rock. When you see rocks in a saltwater aquarium, odds are some of it was aquacultured either in the Gulf of Mexico, Fiji Islands, etc and there's all sorts of critters that'll survive the trip. I fed mine to a group of freshwater peruvian puffers.
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I had a porcupine puffer in college. Loved that motherfucker.
 
MusclesMarinara said:
Emotional connections in wild animals... This is something I've wondered about.
My wife found a chipmunk that had been injured. She had offered him some comfort by providing him with the concealment of a few leaves. Later while checking up on him she found that one of his fellow chipmunks was standing by to see what had happened to his friend. So the questions stand; did the chipmunks recognise my wife's actions as friendly and were the two chipmunks actually friends?
I find this fascinating. Over the years I have seen thing that I can only register as compassion. I recall the rather sad scene of a racoon who had been hit by a car. His sibling stood at the side of the road wringing its hands in distress.
Then there was the groundhog I rescued. Does he know me? Does his mother know somebody helped rescued her baby?
And I provide the birds with fresh water. They wait for me to rinse the bath to get the fresh water. Am I their friend?

I love the furry and feathered guys. I would like to believe we have a connection that transcends the boundaries of species.
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I personally believe there are emotional connections between animals.

Around 15+ years ago, I witnessed something "incredible" that made me believe this. A cat was knocked down by a car while crossing the road. Her partner got by her side sniffing on her body and all. What really surprised me was a minute later when there was a motorcycle that rode by, the male cat dashed towards it. At first I thought it was mad and getting revenge of sort. Then another bike rode by and the male cat once again ran towards it and chase after it for a split second. That's when I realised it seems to be attempting suicide.

I noticed the gender of the cats because I went to carry the dead female cat to the pathway instead of leaving it in the middle of the road. The male cat was on constant lookout couple of meters away while I did that.
 
5crew said:
I personally believe there are emotional connections between animals.

Around 15+ years ago, I witnessed something "incredible" that made me believe this. A cat was knocked down by a car while crossing the road. Her partner got by her side sniffing on her body and all. What really surprised me was a minute later when there was a motorcycle that rode by, the male cat dashed towards it. At first I thought it was mad and getting revenge of sort. Then another bike rode by and the male cat once again ran towards it and chase after it for a split second. That's when I realised it seems to be attempting suicide.

I noticed the gender of the cats because I went to carry the dead female cat to the pathway instead of leaving it in the middle of the road. The male cat was on constant lookout couple of meters away while I did that.
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lol I think it was just trying to protect her. Not commit suicide.
 
Anung Un Rama said:
I had a porcupine puffer in college. Loved that motherfucker.
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Puffers are hands down my favorite fish. I've never had a porcupine though. I got tired of having to breed food for them and haven't gotten anymore. I've kept 7 different types, fw and sw, over the years and I have to stop myself every time I see them at the LFS. In all those years I've only ever seen 1 puff up, and that's because he got stuck to the intake of a filter.
 
jefferz said:
Nope. hitch hiked on live rock. When you see rocks in a saltwater aquarium, odds are some of it was aquacultured either in the Gulf of Mexico, Fiji Islands, etc and there's all sorts of critters that'll survive the trip. I fed mine to a group of freshwater peruvian puffers.
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Alive or did you stun it first?
 
I was going to say I know puffers can be nasty but didn't think they could take on a mantis even in fresh water.
 
Found this footage of Gabe at work:



Legend has it they are still fighting to this day...
 
jefferz said:
Nope. hitch hiked on live rock. When you see rocks in a saltwater aquarium, odds are some of it was aquacultured either in the Gulf of Mexico, Fiji Islands, etc and there's all sorts of critters that'll survive the trip. I fed mine to a group of freshwater peruvian puffers.
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Wait how come you fed the mantis shrimp to your fish? Aren't they rare or something? Also how did this derpy looking fish take on a badass .22 caliber punching shrimp.

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TrippleOG said:
Hey Gabe is this really a bear? G dam..
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Yeah, think that bear was in a German zoo and had some sort of skin condition. Poor fella.

@neverwas I always liked Jamps but those fuckers aren't cheap.

@Minotauro Rex glad I never had to do that. I guess one of the big jacked red Roos had an emu pinned at my last zoo. Not a fun fight to break up.
 
fightingrabbit said:
Wait how come you fed the mantis shrimp to your fish? Aren't they rare or something? Also how did this derpy looking fish take on a badass .22 caliber punching shrimp.

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They have bolt cutters for mouths.
 
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