1. All ads must contain photo's of actual equipment/livestock for sale. Please read the rules before selling.

Guppies, Guppies, Guppies. (Pta. East)

Discussion in 'Livestock Classifieds' started by Noodle, May 20, 2012.

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.
  1. Noodle

    Noodle

    Joined:
    Jun 24, 2010
    Messages:
    224
    Likes Received:
    10
    Location:
    Pretoria
    Hi Guys,

    In September of 1905, the 'The American Magazine' Published a hilarious short story by Ellis Parker Butler, entitled 'Pigs is Pigs'

    It's a story of Railway agent Mike Flannery, who wants to charge the livestock rate for a shipment of two guinea pigs. The Recipient refuses, insisting that they are pets, and fall under a lower rate. Flannery is insistent, so the recipient refuses to accept delivery, and leaves.

    Flannery is then stuck with the guinea pigs, till he gets instructions from HQ as to what he should do with them. During the inevitable bureaucratic delays and buck passing, the animals were reproducing geometrically in Flannery's station house.

    You can see a 1954 Walt Disney Cartoon of the story here:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYXlF3sa9xs

    Or Download the text version from Gutenburg, (15Kb) here:

    http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2004/2004.zip

    So, What's this got to do with fish?

    One word: GUPPIES!

    I'm feeling like poor ol' Mike Flannery.

    They've invaded All my tanks, which are so thick with fry, I don't know how other fish can breathe without choking on them.

    I can't bring myself to use them as feeder fish, or to simply 'Flush' them (metaphorically speaking).

    Is there any way I can control their breeding? Like maybe putting the females on 'The Pill' or something?

    In the meantime, I've got what seems like millions of them. Anybody want some?.. Somebody?... Anybody??... Please??... Pretty please?!



    'Scuse my verbosity, I've had a couple of Beers!

    Mods: Sorry If I've miss-posted this, I wasn't sure which discussion this falls under.
     
  2. Guest




  3. f-fish

    f-fish #unspecified

    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2009
    Messages:
    9,642
    Likes Received:
    2,260
    Location:
    JHB - Randburg
    oh - snap, I know the feeling (guppies in every thank not the couple of beers one) ... only thing that works for me is lower the temp, everything slows down.
     

Recent Posts

Thread Status:
Not open for further replies.

Share This Page