Today, I saw my new pet fish completely missing the food at the bottom of his tank and sucking up the little rocks instead. My last dog died from eating rocks. I think I'm doomed to have insanely stupid pets. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, my last remaining pet, a hamster, died. Even he thinks it's better to drown in his water dish than brave the world living with me. FML
Today, my neighbor asked me to check in on his pet. When I went into his house, I couldn't find any animals. I searched all over, and finally gave up and called him. I asked him what type of pet he had. His response? "My pet rock, Stubby." That's right, I just spent some time looking for a rock. FML
Today, my pet fish died because my drunk father microwaved it. FML
Today, my girlfriend dumped me because I didn't take her pet rock seriously. FML
Today, I bought a new Siamese Fighting Fish. I was so happy with my new fish so I bought him an expensive lovely bowl, some weeds, and a toy for the bowl. I left the room to get the fish food. When I returned, the fish was gone, and the cat was sitting on the table. FML
Today, I excitedly showed my new roommate my pet fish. She then told me about how she purposely starved her last fish to see how long it would take before they started eating each other before starving to death. FML
Today, while doing some spring cleaning, I found the remains of my goldfish, which I was sure my cat ate last year. FML
Today, I found a pile of animal skeletons scattered in my backyard. It appears that last night, mother nature decided to rain so hard, that the graves of my childhood pets floated back up to the top, and covered half of my field. I now have to pick all of it up before my dog sees them. FML
Today, I spent almost two hours cleaning my fish tank, only to find out that my cat had secretly eaten all of my fish while I was cleaning the tank. FML
Today, my new dog unburied my old dog and chewed on his bones. FML
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ARSCON 15
What about a pet rock?
SubparAtBest 23
Are you sure they're stupid? Maybe they're just stoned. Maybe it seemed like a solid plan at the time and now he's just hit rock bottom.
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Comments (89)
species4872 20
Goldfish? A lot of freshwater fish do that, nothing to worry about.
smokeythekidag 12
fish sucking on rocks is normal. my fish do it too.
Kougeru 12
The food shouldn't be at the bottom of the tank to begin with....
IorvethTheXolo 8
Depends on what kind of fish. We have little bottom feeders and the food you buy for them is meant to immediately sink to to the bottom. If you feed flakes, sure, they float, but many of the better types of food don't hang around the top for more than a few seconds.
xMaeLA 24
Oh that's not too bad, OP. My brothers insanely stupid dog killed my baby kitten... Now that... That's a stupid dog..
Twisted_Angel 17
No, that's not what stupid dogs do. It's part of nature, and also bad training. Don't blame the dog, blame your brother.
IorvethTheXolo 8
Dogs are predators. We may have dumbed down the instincts of many breeds over the years, but they are still predators. Look up the term "prey drive". Many of our breeds today still have what is called a high prey drive. I have a Bluetick Coonhound and a Standard Xoloitzcuintli. The Bluetick's prey drive is strong, but I would daresay my Xolo's prey drive is stronger. Hounds are bred for it, but Xolos retain it from when they developed on their own in the jungles of Mexico and our Xolo is just higher strung than our hound. Terriers are also known for having insane prey drives. They were/are bred to hunt vermin. They make great ratters which is why so many horse people love them. Take them out to the barn and they will do their damnedest to hunt any rodents getting into the feed. Prey drive can be controlled, but it take a lot of work and is not a guarantee your dog's instincts will never take control when a small animal zips under its nose. Certain breeds are just less ideal for the home with small critters.
cantfixme36 28
Fish won't die from eating rocks. Some fish, many fish, eat (then spit out) small rocks to eat off the algae, and to "clean" their mouths
LyricaSilvan 30
Very true. Some species even do it to wear down their teeth so they don't overgrow.
DrumrollPlease 9
Some species of fish do this and then spit the pebbles out to eat the algae and lichen that grows on the rocks. Others swallow small stones because it helps with their digestion (to break down things in their stomach) so your fish may not be as stupid as it seems!
yoyojenkins 4
Maybe your just bound to be stupid they do that to get the algae off the rocks it's how the get nutrients when their food is in correct
Guy_In_The_Cornr 11
Maybe they got stoned some how and got the munchies.
ThrottleJockey 36
It wasn't a rock; it was a rock lobster!
Cheyennexo 15
I'm sorry OP. Maybe you should try a plant first.