68RUSTANG
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1. Start by watching him/her try to jump out of the container you are using to start drip acclimating them.
2. Place the plastic bag they came in over the container. Listen to him/her jump against the bag.
3. Place acrylic lid over said container. Watch fish peacefully acclimate for a few hours.
4. Thinking fish is calm and ready to be added to his/her new home. Remove glass lid from one side of tank and move container into position.
5. Remove acrylic lid from acclimating container, watch as fish skips across closed glass lid on other side of tank to comes to rest on floor behind tank and stand.
6. Reach with hand only to have fish squirm farther away.
7. Sensing you are not going to be able to retrieve fish, run down stairs to garage to get a flashlight. During your flashlight mission, scream for assistance from your eleven year old daughter.
8. After successfully creating a "911" scenario. Return to tank area to find fish is now close enough to be retrieved, but covered in dust bunnies.
9. Move assorted cords out of way, and actually pick up fish.
10. Place fish in tank, only to realize it is frozen with its mouth stuck open.
11. Swish fish in water while trying to answer questions from daughter. Main theme was "Didn't you think he was a jumper?" See items 1 & 2 which she personally witnessed.
12. Amazingly fish perks up and actually swims out of your hand.
13. Watch the fish breathe extremely hard for a long time in plain sight.
14. Explain to the rest of the family (who have just caught up to the excitement area) why your new fish is covered in "fuzz".
15. Watch fish finally relax and give that boy are you stupid, I hope you can remember to feed me look. :spin1:
2. Place the plastic bag they came in over the container. Listen to him/her jump against the bag.
3. Place acrylic lid over said container. Watch fish peacefully acclimate for a few hours.
4. Thinking fish is calm and ready to be added to his/her new home. Remove glass lid from one side of tank and move container into position.
5. Remove acrylic lid from acclimating container, watch as fish skips across closed glass lid on other side of tank to comes to rest on floor behind tank and stand.
6. Reach with hand only to have fish squirm farther away.
7. Sensing you are not going to be able to retrieve fish, run down stairs to garage to get a flashlight. During your flashlight mission, scream for assistance from your eleven year old daughter.
8. After successfully creating a "911" scenario. Return to tank area to find fish is now close enough to be retrieved, but covered in dust bunnies.
9. Move assorted cords out of way, and actually pick up fish.
10. Place fish in tank, only to realize it is frozen with its mouth stuck open.
11. Swish fish in water while trying to answer questions from daughter. Main theme was "Didn't you think he was a jumper?" See items 1 & 2 which she personally witnessed.
12. Amazingly fish perks up and actually swims out of your hand.
13. Watch the fish breathe extremely hard for a long time in plain sight.
14. Explain to the rest of the family (who have just caught up to the excitement area) why your new fish is covered in "fuzz".
15. Watch fish finally relax and give that boy are you stupid, I hope you can remember to feed me look. :spin1:
