But... But... But Those Aren't Impulse Buying... Those Are the Fish I Forgot to Plan to Buy!!!

Those Aren't Impulse Buying... Those Are the Fish I Forgot to Plan to Buy!!!

Yes, just like when I forgot to stop smoking, I think that was yesterdays' plan... Or is it the day before that?  Or just like this blog that I forgot to plan to update... theheeeee....

Anyway,  help! I have 2 empty tanks and 3 fish species that prefers to stay alone.  What to do?

Option 1:  wait, save money and buy the fish with the tank when my pocket is ready which is a rational thing to do or...

Option 2: Buy now, buy all 3 species at once and worry about ciggy, bills, food later which is obviously not a good idea memandangkan today is baru 7 haribulan la kan.... See below!

 

*photo credit the the respective owners.

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Pantodon buccholzi -  the African Butterflyfish. This is something like owning a freshwater flying fish,  jumpy when mixed with other species. 

These guys breathes air from the water surface and are related to arowana.

Middle-Ctenopoma acurirostre- Leopard Bushfish also from Africa. Imagine a South American Leaffish going to a gay party.  

These guys magically float in the tank like seahorses and can make "small temporary tank mates" = (food!) disappear!

Bottom-Chacha bankanensis- the frogmouth catfish! It's like 1/3 head+mouth,  1/3 tummy,  1/3 tail and they secrete acid that brings the tank water pH down and it could be its stomach acid!  

So you put C. bankanensis in a tank,  that tank is basically your C. bankanensis tummy...  How cool is that?  Wait,  did I mention that this species occurs in Malaysia?  Now you know!