Ralph: Penny won a goldfish at the carnival. But we didn't have a place to put him. So I bought a tank, food, sand, marbles and equipment! And we both went belly-up!
Fish: Oh, relax! It's just a little fish humor!
Joke aside, this actually happens if you’re not careful. Never just pour a fish from its travel bag into a new tank. The temperature shock can kill it. Always float the bag in the tank for 10-15 minutes so the temperatures will gradually adjust and then open the bag.
Goldfish can withstand this kind of shock better than other kinds of tropical fish, but it’s never good for them.
modelnut101 over 10 years ago
What is it about GOLDFISH that the colourist didn’t understand?
Airtime Vu over 10 years ago
New hybrid GOLDFISH
Kevindrabble over 10 years ago
That is not a GOLDFish, that is a rare Amazon purple people eater! Don’t stick you finger in the tank!
CYGNUS X1 over 10 years ago
Nemo? Is that you? All drains to not lead to the ocean!!!
rnmontgomery over 10 years ago
the dude at the carnival booth probably owns the pet store . . .
shamino over 10 years ago
Joke aside, this actually happens if you’re not careful. Never just pour a fish from its travel bag into a new tank. The temperature shock can kill it. Always float the bag in the tank for 10-15 minutes so the temperatures will gradually adjust and then open the bag.
Goldfish can withstand this kind of shock better than other kinds of tropical fish, but it’s never good for them.
hippogriff over 10 years ago
It certainly isn’t being koi about it.
Darrell Patton over 10 years ago
That “free” fish gets expensive.