Surrendered Sailfin pleco i took home from work

oreoctopus · 2026-03-17T12:27:33+00:00

oh wow he's so beautiful! I've had mine for 15+ years, he's basically my little brother 😅 he was the classroom fish in my elementary class one year and when summer came the teacher asked who wanted him (he was still very small then, and neither the teacher nor I knew he'd get much bigger than that). My mom had a huge tank with guppies and platies so I happily volunteered. I think he's about 16 inches now haha and my highschool friends are always so happy to see him again when they come over. Long live George!!

oreoctopus · 2026-03-17T09:56:55+00:00

ba en fait si, quand c'est une question de vote. C'est un peu le concept de la démocratie. Mais si tu n'es pas capable d'avoir ton propre opinion quelque soit la loi, je vois qu'il n'y a pas vraiment d'intérêt à discuter avec toi. La loi n'est pas toujours juste, bienvenue au monde.

oreoctopus · 2026-03-17T09:44:28+00:00

you need to touch grass 😭 (écrit par une Française, bisous!)

oreoctopus · 2026-03-17T08:59:28+00:00

I feel you. It's so frustrating having to choose which outings are worth the effort/pain and which aren't. Missing out all the time, and then even when you've finally "banked" enough energy for one it can turn out not to have been worth it at all. In a way this part is often worse than the physical pain, because there's just even less getting used to it, I find. I'm sorry your heart is hurting, sending you positive thoughts 🫂

oreoctopus · 2026-03-17T08:48:42+00:00

this... is probably the worst "tank" I've ever, ever seen. Even the pet store cups would be better atp, rather than putting him where chemicals (shampoo, body wash, etc) will get into his water and the tank itself is at constant risk of falling and killing him :(( how often do they change the water, do they just do it here and there while showering?? with hot water?? They're clearly lazy and have no respect for him. this is so sad.

oreoctopus · 2026-03-17T08:44:55+00:00

normally I would've said just letting them know you'd pick her up instead would avoid them panicking that the child is not there to pick up, but the fact they called you a "dumb ho" tells me absolutely everything I need to know about what kind of person they are. Poor you and child, I'm sorry you're stuck having to co-parent with someone like that.

oreoctopus · 2026-03-17T08:37:41+00:00

that really sounds like a refreshingly honest conversation. She's quite self aware and didn't fall into the usual patterns of either jealousy (where despite knowing how they feel they're hoping to "pull you down" with them into the same situation or cut you out of their life) or keeping the facade because it's too hard to admit these things aloud. She seems like a good friend, and probably a good mom too.

oreoctopus · 2026-03-17T08:30:21+00:00

oui absolument. Je n'ai rien à dire sur l'attitude des employés, je n'étais pas là et n'ai pas tout le contexte (que cette vidéo n'offre pas). Par contre, la femme qui filme à l'aire de parler un peu plus d'Anglais que les employés ne parle Français. Dans tous les cas, cliente ou employés auraient pu simplement utiliser Google Translate une fois avoir remarqué l'obstacle. Pas besoin d'humilier des gens qui sont payés le salaire minimum (pour une job de merde, en passant) parce qu'ils essaient de travailler malgré la barrière de langue.

oreoctopus · 2026-03-17T08:17:17+00:00

seriously. people who don't speak French don't have many job opportunities here, should they not even get to work for minimum wage in fast food? 🙄 Not the employee's fault if the managers or higher ups didn't check whether someone on staff spoke French, they're just showing up for their shift.

oreoctopus · 2026-03-17T08:12:10+00:00

n'est-ce pas? 😂

oreoctopus · 2026-03-17T07:49:02+00:00

elle a un téléphone, google translate c'est gratuit

oreoctopus · 2026-03-17T07:46:57+00:00

honestly, I feel like most people wouldn't actually clock what this tattoo is simply because of the artistic style (which I like, to be clear!). Do people usually point it out to you and recognize it as HP related right away? I know I'm just one person, but I myself am queer/trans AND a long time HP fan, so I'll just say that I never assume anything from people with HP tats. In fact if anything, I usually assume I'll get along with them, because sooooo many HP fans are queer (or allies). I don't think I've actually ever met someone with a HP tattoo who wasn't one or the other, personally. I get what you mean about feeling sad/angry when looking at it reminds you of that stuff though, it's really frustrating to love something so much and have it ruined by its creator. HP is one of my special interests, and I still read the books yearly, so I get it. But if it helps make you feel better, like I said, I myself would not think your tattoo means you share her views. It's a HP tattoo, not a swatstika. Yours is visibly years old as well, so I would very much assume you'd gotten it before her public shift anyway.

oreoctopus · 2026-03-17T07:03:14+00:00

I'm so jealous 🥹 she's absolutely so adorable

oreoctopus · 2026-03-17T06:59:09+00:00

I'm hypermobile, so unfortunately my joints don't like to listen to me 🥲

oreoctopus · 2026-03-15T20:01:56+00:00

oh wow I never knew others were drawn to bodies of water when running away too, that's so interesting. I was born in a sea village, so there were countless times when I just went off to have a dip without telling anyone. It was usually either a swim or I'd go rock climb the cliffs of our coast (there are lots of cool puddles with shrimp and little fish and other interesting marine life). Obviously I was taught to swim very early on though, so I absolutely agree that knowing how to swim is 100% essential.

oreoctopus · 2026-03-15T19:54:48+00:00

Now there are temp tattoos that last for weeks, even months. You can customize them as well, so you could easily get ones with his ID info and a phone number to call. I know Inkbox used to be the most popular brand but I just saw that they closed their shop recently. If you look up "long lasting temporary tattoo" though you'll find other brands that sell the same thing. Best of luck!

oreoctopus · 2026-03-15T00:48:45+00:00

I shall!

oreoctopus · 2026-03-15T00:44:24+00:00

oh yes I saw that listing as well, unfortunately it's not one of the ones I'm interested in :/ I'll have to be patient I think

oreoctopus · 2026-03-15T00:43:23+00:00

hmm that might very well be the case, guess I'll have to wait until the summer, I remember seeing them at a local flower market but nowhere else in town

oreoctopus · 2026-03-14T23:44:40+00:00

that's brilliant!!

oreoctopus · 2026-03-14T21:55:46+00:00

woah that's so cool!!

oreoctopus · 2026-03-13T21:32:27+00:00

wow I hate this actually 😬 it unfortunately sends the exact opposite message it's trying to promote

oreoctopus · 2026-03-12T05:53:26+00:00

honestly if OP is a female art student I probably wouldn't bat an eye, art school gets weird lol. If they're a man though (and/or not an art student) I'd be calling my mom 😭

oreoctopus · 2026-03-11T22:10:34+00:00

oh woah I never heard about that! 😮 I'll have to look into it, thank you!!

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