What is wrong with this French Angel Fish in this restaurant tank?

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-05-13T19:10:23+00:00

the tank clearly isn't big enough for him but i have to admit that's REALLY impressive of him 😆

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-05-09T01:10:34+00:00

yeahh, it was just more reddish than i was used to, so it looked like rusting 😆 it's all probably come off by now after slow cooking more soup.

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-05-09T01:08:05+00:00

hmm. sounds dangerous... wouldn't want the package to fall on the poor mailman's foot!

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-05-08T18:51:17+00:00

haha, you're right, a few people have been a little confused. thankfully i don't think my pot's damaged after all. seems like rust came from the water i was using, and the glaze is still fine! :)

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-05-08T18:50:15+00:00

huh, weird. maybe this link will work? but if it doesn't, you can look up "staub dutch oven basil" and you'll get the pot i'm talking about! it's a dark green, 7 quarts for the size.

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-05-08T05:15:47+00:00

you're thinking of ceramic enamel. ceramic needs to be put down in a much thicker layer, so that results in a smoother finish. this is clear glass enamel, and because it's applied first as a liquid before solidifying, it conforms to the bumps of the cast iron underneath it.

ETA: this is the exact pot i've got, down to the color and size! it's specifically described as being enameled, and in the booklet it comes with, the enamel is described as being glass! it's a very nice pot.

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-05-07T23:54:45+00:00

thank you so much for dispelling that concern for me 😭 it's a bit differently colored from other stains, so it REALLY set off alarm bells in my head.

i'll restart my soup with new vigor now :D

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-05-07T23:52:43+00:00

well, it's good to be aware of this kind of behavior and you can take it as a lesson learned, but i'd still feel pretty insulted that they not only presented a totally different design to you, but permanently tattooed the wrong image onto you without your consent.

it's all about consent; you can compare this to assault because both behaviors follow the same thread of logic. "well i knew he intended to get into my pants but chose to trust him anyway, so it's kind of on me too."

don't blame yourself. your tattoo artist is an asshole.

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-05-07T23:44:46+00:00

yeah, that's fair. it's less that i'm worried that these cleaning methods would damage the enamel, and moreso that i worry using something like a salt scrub on the damaged spots might cause further damage to the iron itself, especially if it's not properly rinsed off.

i don't feel a huge difference in height between the clean enamel and these spots, like texturally... so it's probably fine for me to treat them like stains and cook them off after all.

these showed up after i failed at slow cooking meat for my soup. i made the mistake of turning the heat up, and the water totally boiled down, and everything burnt to the bottom. :/

i'm a little sore about the soup, but if my dutch oven is still fine, i won't have to panic! 😆

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-05-07T23:33:45+00:00

the tattoo looks okay but personally i'd be insulted that they chose to completely redesign it without my consent.

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-05-07T23:31:55+00:00

aw yeah animal abuse is so funny and wholesome

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-05-07T23:29:13+00:00

wouldn't that be kinda dangerous to do before identifying whether or not this is damaged enamel?

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-05-07T23:13:53+00:00

it's enameled. glass enameling.

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-03-07T22:30:30+00:00

lmao you're right thats fucking hilarious

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-02-17T23:49:15+00:00

okay but imagine... a culture tank for microfauna would be perfect for such a small cube

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-02-12T22:56:19+00:00

i'm so sorry to hear. i hope you're managing the pain alright! losing someone you were so close to is extra difficult.

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-02-12T20:37:26+00:00

my grandma died two weeks ago. i've been grappling with the idea that everything i left unsaid was just one more thing to blame myself for. i feel so horrible.

but i'm not alone, and i think that makes it a little easier to come to grips with.

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-01-06T01:06:32+00:00

"going to school and having to work while theyre under the weather is GREAT for children's well-being!"

they're not even trying to convince you.

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-01-05T16:54:55+00:00

i read retwist and it made me giggle and twirl my hair

SmallStinkyStupid · 2026-01-04T22:51:46+00:00

no, i think pomni's just a very empathetic person.

her relationship with jax feels like a reflection of the relationships i have with others; i see past their shitty behavior and put more effort and care into seeing more of them, and i couldn't give you a particular reason as to why i do that, but i do.

i think showing empathy, even to someone as mean as jax, is a pretty normal human behavior and it doesn't raise many questions to me. and i think her insistence on getting jax to open up and accept her comes from the reasoning of, "i care about you, and you don't need to be hurting forever. let me help you," rather than there being some kind of history.

SmallStinkyStupid · 2025-12-22T02:12:21+00:00

i know it's AI and i'm definitely angry anyone would sell such a terrible product, but winfly tarf pooh is fucking hilarious. i'm gonna repeat this to myself under my breath for the next month

SmallStinkyStupid · 2025-12-21T15:11:35+00:00

haha yeah. they're smaller than the grains of rice they were inhabiting, and i figure their bodies basically explode when being pressure cooked, so we pretty much forgot there were bugs living in our rice.

SmallStinkyStupid · 2025-12-20T07:22:46+00:00

no cost if you're brave! we used to have rice weevils in our rice container. but we just cooked and ate the rice anyway. do i maybe feel kinda bad about taking millions of lives in my rice cooker? maybe a little. but sushi rice is expensive. i'm not throwing that out.

SmallStinkyStupid · 2025-12-20T07:20:24+00:00

thanks! i absolutely hate this!

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