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July 15th, 2009 by shoppingmum

Remember the prawns and fish? I thought of snapping their photos when I’m free, but it’s too late now.

My dear hubby who’s quite stubborn who stands firm to his principles, thinks that having a fish pump turned on 24/7 is a waste of electricity. As much as I applaud his effort towards a greener world, ahem, I couldn’t stop myself from thinking that this is such a stupid bad idea. LOL!

You see…one prawn mati the moment it reached home right? So I thought, I would snap photos of the new mini aquarium the next morning, when it’s nicer for photos. But as soon as I got downstairs, I saw a muddy fish tank with a dead prawn and 3 upside-down fishes. Ya, all died except one fish.

So, naturally, I questioned hubby why he didn’t turn on the pump the whole night and he said it’s not necessary. O.o Anyway, I can’t do much already, and he settled the fish tank. The kids were disappointed when they found out that there was only one fish left. Hubby got smart, and he left the pump on for the day when we out to work and to school. And I thought, ok la, at least we still have a fish, and I can buy some new fishes later.

But this morning, I found that the last fish was dead too. Why? It’s because daddy is the culprit again! He turned off the pump. Ahhhh!!!! Kek sei ngor loh...

Justin almost cried when he saw that upside-down fish. His last fish!!! He’s very much into keeping his pets, so I could see that he’s very sad about the fish. This time, it was not me who scolded hubby, it’s Justin. LOL! He kept asking “Papa, why you turned off the pump? Now my fish died already you know? NO MORE FISH! Why you don’t listen? Cannot off the pump you know?”

So, hubby quickly settled the dead body and the fish tank so that he could please his prince. Poor daddy, he has to please both his princess and prince now…LOL!

Then, I heard daddy mumbling…”Maybe we should get some turtles.” O.o

Wah seh…how long will the pets survive this time? I really think it’s not a good idea to have pets, unless you can make sure that they stay healthy, and live long under our roof. I used to have a lot of hamsters and I made a couple of baby announcements when my hamster family expanded. Just imagine that I have up to 5 cages for my hamsters ok? So, I know too well about the responsibilities of having pets, let them be small or big.

So, hubby’s thinking about turtles again…Aiyo…

8 Responses to “An Empty Aquarium…”

  1. Aiya keep the fish outdoor la ..no need turn on pump 24/7 just occasionally 4 filtering …my hub do like tat loh.

  2. What kind of fish u bought? buy only PeeKok, just need minimum air.

  3. Arlene, really ah? Outdoor no need pump? There is a stupid cat which comes into my garden woh…But maybe it’s not so smart to open the cover la…

    Allisia, peacock and satay loh, given free. PEEKOK also died!!! LOL!

  4. my hubby has the same principle!!! For my case is the water filter, my friend told me it only cost about RM5 a year with power on everyday and I told my hubby, but he just can’t stand seeing that water filter on especially when we’re away for few days. He always “pandai-pandai” off it and I always scold him… haha…

    I dunno how does that water filter work and dunno if power off will affect the system or not… so better leave it on.. grhhhhhhhh… sometimes really beh tahan him…

  5. oh.. turtles are easier to maintain.. coz 1 have 2 in the house, and don’t need lots of attention :) maybe it’s a good idea for turtle for a start… :) and poor fish and prawns kena “murdered” by your hubby..

  6. wah… your husband must be a very good environmentist.. the other day when they had the save energy globally, did your hubby off all the lights? :) last time i also kept an aquarium with a few fishes but slowly slowly, one died after another.. wonder why.. somebody must have off the pump too… :) )

  7. Put water plants and rare fish that doesn’t required much oxygen. :P

  8. haha turtles are easier to jaga!