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Do you enjoy fishy, educational, happiness enhancing and/or motivational music, videos, quotes, wordplay, puns, jokes, proverbs, riddles and words of wisdom?
If so, dive in to explore a deep thinking well, dwelling with mermaids and crayonfish.

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Optional long introduction (or afterword) explaining about my witty fishy tale:

Each compiled part of my witty fishy tale connects to the next in a sequence, like a chain of associated events and/or word themes. Many of the parts are in (or close to) one of their original formulations, usually originating from the public domain on the internet, or general knowledge. I have also recombined some of the old classics, to create my own versions. It may be a tiny tweak or a complete overhaul, or the merger of different puns etc. To fully understand some of the punchlines and twists in the tale, it may help if you know the original versions, or if you are an aquarist/biologist etc. Many self-made jokes and a few self-made puns have also been added. The answers might often be the interesting points to remember, but an obvious ease and/or a struggle to understand the puns can also be the fun in itself.

There are many words, used as links, in my witty fishy tale.

Those links
google images, or open specific pages, mainly on:

I have also linked to a few other webpages on the internet, from my witty fishy tale. The reason, for some of the words being equipped with links, are primarily to simplify, for you, to make a quick examination of the words and/or learn information and/or multiple meanings.

If you are already confident in your skills and knowledge, or perhaps if you have already visited the recommended music videos before, then you can naturally skip these links, to get a faster flowing experience of my witty fishy tale. However, not everything is what is seems. There can be a few differences between sources and some links might be there to explain a connection in the tale. Usually, it is the word/phrase/name that is explained, but it can also be a joke, follow-up, or setup.

Information on webpages can also change over time, with new research and/or updates. The definition of a word is not the same on all sources. Take the word witty as an example. Compare the following links on Web Archive. I do not link to the active pages in this case, just in case someone updates and makes changes on the active pages later, since that could possibly nullify my witty case example:

Web Archive 20210422204508 - Dictionary - witty

Web Archive 20220322022619 - Merriam-Webster - witty

Web Archive 20220401051810 - The Free Dictionary - witty

Web Archive 20210627005911 - Wikipedia - Witty Warning! Misleading definition.

Web Archive 20211102191942 - Wiktionary - witty

It is obviously not the same definition on all of these sources. They might share some commonality, but my own perception is that the archived definition of witty on Wikipedia is way out of line, in this particular witty case, with an extremely narrow-minded definition, while all the others seem fairly reasonable. In other cases, it is often the other way around. Edit: Wikipedia has updated the definition of witty. The updated version is an improvement, compared to the archived version I linked to on Web Archive.

Wikipedia often include pictures, that take over some of the role of explaining, instead of only using words. Wikipedia also often have alternate versions of their pages available in other languages, if you prefer that, or need it for a translation. There can also be similar related words, like wit in this case. Usually, wit does not have the same meaning as witty, but it is still related, and sometimes interchangeable, depending on how it is used. It depends on in what form the word is used and also if it is slang, or not. This further adds to the confusion.

Sometimes, I may use a closely related link, even if it is not an exact match with my perception of a word, if I have trouble finding a page with what I want to express. Perhaps in the future, pages that I have linked to may get updated, or I might find better sources and change links.

Your perception, of what a specific word means, can change drastically depending on your general knowledge. A single source is just a start. It is often good to do further research if you are unfamiliar with a word. In the rest of my witty fishy tale, I will not link to any more webpages stored on Web Archive, but to the actual webpages, or let you click on words, or part of words, to search. Hopefully, the information on some of those pages will improve, as time goes on, to make my witty fishy tale better.

I have also included links to some of my favorite songs and aquatic channels on YouTube. These are not only for the wordplay. They are also there to help you trigger thoughts and emotions. It can be the attitude, actions, music tempo, lyrics, video footage, related events, movies, album covers and/or the artists/creators/organizations etc.

Not everything is intended! You may find or imagine some connections, that I may not know about, or maybe our life experiences differ. We might not react in the same way. Some lyrics can be interpreted in more than one way. I don't know everything. However, I have done a few compromises. For example, some clips in video footage, or a few lines in the lyrics, or a small part of the music etc. Everything may not be fully to my liking, but that is not the point. I can still enjoy a song, or fancy a video.

If there are options, on how to interpret a phrase in the lyrics, and you like some ways, but not others, try to concentrate on the ones you like. If there is no such option (that you can think of) and/or if there is still some detail you don't like, then please humor me and try to imagine what you would have changed, if you were in charge of a remake. Then go with that in your mind. That should help you feel better about it? Perhaps there are other versions available, with changed lyrics, or instrumental/humming versions without lyrics? If it is still not good, just skip it, move on and choose another song!

An individual song does not fit every occasion, or every mood. Choose songs that help you enhance the type of emotions you want to temporarily experience at each specific time. However, if you have a craving for pure lamentations, or songs with sarcastic lyrics, make sure not to listen to them too often, since that may over time eventually brainwash you into only feeling worse. Try to add more upbeat musical tunes in general. Upbeat music can work kind of like a drug free "antidepressant" and/or "stimulant". I suggest to add some tunes with strong motivational ambitious drive, shuffled with happy-go-lucky tunes to free/lift your spirit. Aim to improve your psychological health, get going in a good direction and avoid getting stuck in depressing emotional quicksand.

I've made effort to be considerate when selecting jokes and recommendations for songs etc. I've tried to avoid profanity and limit overly sensitive topics. I've also tried to avoid demotivational topics, unless a spin can be put on it, with a motivational, or educational, follow-up in some way. It can sometimes be good to put things in perspective, to reset or scramble your thinking. Maybe you are making a long pike out of a single scale? Perhaps there is something, or someone, from your past that you forgot about for a long time (or something, or someone new) that can help rekindle your motivation?

If there is still something that you find offensive in my witty fishy tale, I apologize. I want to improve my witty fishy tale. It is still under construction, iteration and refinement. If you feel I should remove, add, or change something specific, please send me an E-mail.

Quotes and proverbs can originate from larger texts and be affected by the original source or later usage, especially by celebrities, politicians and authors. The meaning can often change over time, especially when quotes and phrases are translated, shortened, lengthened, twisted, or used in movies, TV series etc. Some become catchphrases, slogans and so on.

A phrase, or a word, might seem neutral, out of context, if it is the first time you hear it, but during an investigation some negative and/or positive twists can happen. When you hear such words or phrases, even out of context, there is a chance you still imagine the accent of the actors, singers, or the context, that you remember them from. Many common words and phrases may sometimes be used as euphemisms for other words (or concepts) and may be connected to different topics, perhaps regarding faith, politics, history, vulgarity etc.

Should we use words and phrases that have potential duplicitous meanings? Well, if you use them and don't want to be misunderstood, it helps if you provide sufficient context, but sometimes people only see and hear what they subconsciously, or consciously, want/expect to see and hear. It may be inevitable to be misunderstood, if the other person's mind is not open to your view and interpretation. Some people seem to interpret almost everything in a negative way. I think those people could benefit from actively trying to change their mindset, to consciously strive to be more open to positive thinking. If something seems negative at first glance, do not forget to check if there is also some options/ways to spin it in a positive/funny direction.

People may not know of less famous phrases, or phrases that originate from a genre that they usually have no special connection to. I don't think helpful quotes and proverbs should be neglected, just because of their origin or history, but it can unfortunately make them controversial. A word or a phrase can easily become controversial if something demotivational has happened or suddenly happens to whatever person, people, organization or other context you associate a specific word or a specific phrase with.

The people using motivational phrases and motivational music are often the ones who realize that they themselves (and/or the people around them) struggle and are in need of more motivational/positive thinking.

Motivational phrases and motivational music might be an important aid to inspire/stimulate hope, happiness, optimism and/or boost self-esteem and grit.

Motivational phrases and motivational music can act as two of several vital puzzle pieces, in an elaborate treatment/training process to improve (and/or maintain/prolong/support) mental (psychological) and physical health (and/or performance).

Alone, the use of a single motivational phrase (or a motivational song) may perhaps only be enough to minutely slow down (and/or delay/postpone) an ongoing severe (maybe critical) negative trend. However, it may still be useful and beneficial, especially if it can be combined with other additional measures and used with appropriate timing. Then, perhaps the situation can be diverted, or turned around, into a positive trend, or atleast make the situation more bearable?

  • Do not mistakenly confuse cause and effect.

  • Do not mistakenly confuse an eventual unfortunate ending to stem/originate from a coping mechanism of an elaborate "coping machine", if it has successfully worked as an inhibiting layer, of a multipart defence/support/solution, for a long time, but unfortunately finally gave out. The breach of the stressed defences may perhaps also seem related to inadequate rest/recuperation/rebuilding/strengthening, but in my opinion, the actual culprits are still the attackers, that cause accumulated damage due to overwhelming quantity and/or quality of attacks.

People struggle with motivation sometimes. Sometimes those sometimes are longer than others. I believe that some of the famous content I have chosen to put in my witty fishy tale may have helped many people to hold on for a bit longer. Sometimes this support is enough to reverse and improve upon the situation during difficult times and then perhaps make a comeback, maybe even better than before. If nessecary, it may also help in opening up a new perspective on the whole situation. Maybe it can act as a key to open previously closed doors. Perhaps encurage someone to lay in a new more hopeful course, if they realize that they are currently heading in the wrong direction.

The effect from a single phrase is not boundless and can get overwhelmed, especially if you constantly get flooded by demotivational phrases in our society. I believe it is a good idea to keep on learning more and more motivational phrases, as a defense and counter, but also as true inspiration. Embrace phrases that motivate you in the most positive ways and make sure to nurture them!

We may have local differences of opinion, regarding the meaning of specific proverbs and idioms, in different parts of the world. It is often influenced by people close to us. (Possibly a parent, sibling, relative, friend, teacher, boss, rival, enemy, coworker, classmates, a significant other, or a local politician etc.) They can have a huge impact on our opinions about a phrase. If you like a person, chances are higher that you will like the phrases they like to say, and/or the other way around.

Perhaps someone twisted/distorted a proverb into an anti-proverb and passed the knowledge of the twist on to you? Knowing a twisted version will also change your emotional response to the untwisted original. People may not be famous all over the world, but still make a huge local difference, since they are close to you.

There are many modified words and witty claims that are made up, for the fun of the pun, in my witty fishy tale. You can use them to amuse yourself and others, by making people laugh and/or groan. However, usually something can also be learned from them. Wordplay can help you remember. It is similar to a memory palace. Motivating proverbs can help you build character. Punny phrases may confuse and mislead, so activate your flexible mindset and alternative thinking!



If you want to create puns (or other types of jokes) involving aquatic related organisms, then you may want to start by getting inspiration from:

A selection of pun pages at Punpedia:

Fish Eel Shark Tuna Ocean Beach Dolphin Whale Otter Frog Turtle Crab Squid Animal


A selection of lists of aquatic (or aquatic related) organism at EN Wikipedia:

List of fish named after animals

List of fish common names

List of marine mammal species

List of amphibian genera

List of brackish aquarium fish species

List of freshwater aquarium fish species

List of marine aquarium fish species

List of marine aquarium invertebrate species

List of marine aquarium plant species (Also includes algae, for convenience.)



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If you have not experienced my witty fishy tale yet, what are you waiting for? Start now!

Swim through a punny and motivational quest in the sea of fishy language skills!

Come on, no more hesitating, just dive right in!


The start of my witty fishy tale:

Once upon a time there was a witty fish...  📜

What did the witty fish say, about a fantastic unbelievable tale?  🍊
You've cod to be kidding me, it's a Fantasea!  🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫

BTW, did you know that there are fishes that have adapted to live in soda lakes?

What did the witty fish say about the Amazon river dolphin?  🐬

It's dolphinitely in murky waters!

What did the witty fish say when he met the love of his life?  💘

My roemantic sole mate! I finally flounder!

What did the witty fish say when he chose a ring for his gillfriend?  💍

That's herring!

What is a story about Enoplosus armatus?  👵💍

An old wives' tale.

What did the hungry hairy frogfish say to the barber?  💇🏻‍♂️

I want a mullet with a largehead hairtail!

Which fishes might be equipment tools for a barber?  ✂ ✂️ 🪒

CombfishComb

Clipper barbHair clipper

RazorfishRazor & Straight razor

Razorbelly minnowRazor & Straight razor

KnifefishKnifeStraight razor

Fishy scissortails → ScissorsHairstyling tool scissors & Grooming scissors and shears

Fish never need to take a bath since they live in water.  ❌🛁

Instead of using soap, they rely on the assistance of an other animal. ❌🧼

(Reef Cleaning Stations | JONATHAN BIRD'S BLUE WORLD
Jonathan Bird explores cleaning stations on the reef, where animals get cleaned by other animals. Some examples are anemones and anemonefish (clownfish), wrasses, shrimp, manta rays, moray eels, goliath groupers, sea turtles and barracuda. Filmed in locations such as Malaysia, the Philippines, Yap, Australia's Great Barrier Reef and the Caribbean.
Animal/nature video on BlueWorldTV ✔ Verified Channel,
@BlueWorldTV on YouTube.
)

Why doesn't the shaggy frogfish use even a gram of soapfish?  ❌🧼

Because of grammistin.

Which fish is his own award?  🏆

Oscar

What do you call a fish with fantastic finnage?  𓆛

Fintastic

What do you call a fish in a tie?  👔

Sofishticated

What do we call two fish in a tie?  🤼

Even


What do you call a betta with a long tail?

That's a long tale...


A betta toon is Betta Boop.

Betta one male than two in a tank.

Can you do a betta pun? Let minnow.

You betta, or you'll feel my wrasse!

You can do betta! I betta you can!

I betta gold barb on it! You betta believe it!

You betta scape up! Betta be a friend!

A betta aquascape looks betta with plants.


A Betta pun is a little fishy.


Which fishes are giants, but only among small fishes?

Giant betta

Giant danio

Giant pikehead

There's always a bigger fish.  🌌

(Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, played by Liam Neeson.
In the movie: Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
)

The trout is out there.  🐟 ⛌ 🗃️

Where do fishes do yoga?  🧘 ☯️

At the riverbend.


Some fin punny this way comes, anyfin is possible.

If fishes lived on land, where would they live?  🗺

In Finland.

Which fish heard it is nice on the prarie in the New World?  🌎👂🏼

A buffalo fish.


Which fishes are bigger in a state they are?

Texas cichlidHerichthys cyanoguttatus

Green Texas cichlid (Pearlscale cichlid / Lowland cichlid — Herichthys carpintis)

Red Texas cichlid Pufferfish (Family Tetraodontidae)

Pufferfish (Order Tetraodontiformes)

Which fishes blend in in Vegas?  

Neon tetra

GloFish

Glowlight danio

Glowlight tetra

Chameleonfish

Card shark

Which slippery fish trains martial arts in East Asia?  🥋 🌏

A dojo loach.

The American Killifish Association is aka AKA.  🌎

Shakira sings: Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)  ⚽ 🌍 🏆

(Shakira - Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Song)
Song written by Golden Sounds, John Hill and Shakira.
Starring: Shakira
Music video on Shakira ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@Shakira on YouTube.
)

What does the witty fish call a pair of elephantfish?   𓆞 𓆞

Swimming trunks 🏊🩳

Which family in Africa is most shocking?  ⚡🙀🐟

Electric catfish (Malapteruridae)


I am not eccentric. It's just that I am more alive than most people. I am an unpopular electric eel set in a pond of catfish.

(Edith Sitwell) ⚡〰️ 🙀🐟


What's much weirder than seeing a cat fish? 🐱 🎣

Watching a goldfish bowl. 🥇🐟 🎳


Where do you find goldfish? 🕵🏼 🥇🐟

At the end of the rainbowfish, guarded by a leprechaun. 🌈🐟🎩

All around the globe. 🌐

In aquaria, fish ponds, lakes, rivers, streams etc. 🏞️


How do you shorten goldfish? 🥇🐟

Aufish


Why do some people invest in small goldfish? 🥇🐟

They like watching their growing investment and net profits. 🤑📈🕸💰


Which freshwater fish leaves a tip? 🥈

A silvertip tetra.


Which fishes may a silvertip tetra leave? 🥈

Silver dollar

Silverfish

Silver moony

Which was the single most expensive pet fish ever sold at an auction?  💰

Perhaps you might think it could be a goldfish, platinum arowana, diamondfish, diamond tetra, diamond killifish etc.?

But no, it was a koi: S Legend from Sakai Fish Farm.
In 2018, S Legend was sold for 203 million Japanese yen.
That was about 1.7-1.8 million US dollars, or about 1.5-1.6 million euro.
S Legend was a female kōhaku koi, nine years old and 101 cm at the time.

I can't tell if this koi is ready to spawn. She's being so coy!  𓆟

Why do people in Japan put up koinobori from April to early May?  🎏

It is in honor of children, in hope that they will have a good future.

What do you call something that smells like koi, but is not koi?  𓆟

Au de koi.

A bird left its perch wanting to grab a perch. It swam away.  🦅

Why do people tell actors to break a leg at an audition?  🦵🏼

They want the actor to end up in a cast.

What makes River Monsters so great?  🎣

A great plot.

A great film crew.

A great cast.

A great catch and release.

Which two people reely frightens the witty fish?  🎣 🕸

Rod and Anette.

When the witty fish plays basketball, why does he never dunk?  🏀

He is afraid of getting close to Anette.

Which fish plays baseball?  

A batfish.

Which fish plays football?  🏈 ⚽

A footballfish.

Which fish do you pine for if you love bacon?  🥓

A porcupinefish.

How do you know the blowfish has been working out?  🐡

It looks extremely puff.

Two boxfish are more than one blowfish.  ⬜ ⬜ 💨

Which goby and which boxfish might act cowardly in the ring?  🥊

Sir Render knight goby and yellow boxfish.

What could Jack Dempsey call an earthworm with a mean hook?   𓆛

An online scam. 🎣

A curved punchline. 🥊

What do you get if you cross an owl and an oyster?  🦉 🦪

A hybrid animal that gives you pearls of wisdom. ⚪ ⚪ ⚪

What type of mind does Artie the autonomous robot moray have?  🤖

An Artie fish-eel intelligence.

Where may young autonomous robot morays run away to?  🤖

The circuits.


Why are many fish so smart together?  🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟

Because they learn to gather in a school.    🏫

How do fishes learn of what is happening in the sea?  🆕

They listen to the current news in their school.

Which fish is the biggest tool?  🔨 🦈

The great hammerhead.

Which fish is seen as a carpenter's favorite fish?  👷🏼

A sawfish.

Which fishes are an optician's favorite fishes?  🤓 🧐 😎

Four-eyed fish

Foureye butterflyfish

Brownsnout spookfish

Macropinna microstoma

Which fishes might be 00 in James' Pond?  🤵🏻

C-catfishes

CW-catfishes

L-catfishes

LDA-catfishes

Spookfish

If plants and algae in James' Pond are pearling, what do we call him?  🤵🏻

Bubble O seven.

Which fish takes most of your bed and covers?  🛌

A hogfish or one of the hogfishes.

Which tetra is the hardest you can keep safely?  💎

The diamond tetra. (Diamond is 10 on the Mohs scale.)

How many tentacles does a cuttlefish have?  🧮

They only have two long tentacles, according to modern science.

Modern science does not include the eight arms. However, historically and in common speech, the eight arms are often also called tentacles, as an umbrella term. If you add the eight arms to the two long tentacles, it adds up to a total of ten "tentacles".

They have roughly 200 chromatophores per square millimeter...  🧮

(Cuttlefish use Hypnosis to Hunt
Created by Dylan Dubeau and Andrew Strapp.
Written, directed, shot and produced by Dylan Dubeau.
Hosted by Danielle Dufault. Edited by Jim Pitts.
Slow motion cuttlefish footage courtesy of LiquidGuru.
Animal/nature video on Animalogic ✔ Verified Channel,
@animalogic on YouTube.
)

How many tickles does it take to make a cuttlefish laugh?  🧮

Two to ten tickles.

How do fish laugh?  🤣 😆 🤭 😂

They giggle gillariusly.

Ett gott skratt förlänger livet. (Svenskt ordspråk.)      😆

~ A good laugh prolongs the life. (Swedish proverb.)


How do you make a goldfish old? 🥇🐟

Make it giggle gillariusly!

Take away the !

Do not release in the sea!


We Belong To The Sea 🥇🐟 🌊 🦈

(Aqua - We Belong To The Sea
Warning! This music video includes immodest behaviour.
Song written and produced by: Søren Rasted (Søren Nystrøm Rasted) and Claus Norreen.
From the music album Aquarius (2000), starring Aqua.
Music video on Aqua ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@Aquadkmusic on YouTube.
)

If you see a maid aid someone with a fishy tail, what aid is it?  🧜

Mermaiding

Mermaid

Financial aid

First aid, to get to water.

First aid, to breathe.

No tail, no tail  🧜

(H2O Just Add Water - Funny Conversions
Clips from the Australian fantasy teen drama series: H2O: Just Add Water
Video on H2O - just add water ✔ Verified Channel,
@h2o.official on YouTube.
)

Each tail has over five thousand plastic scales on it.  🧜

(H2O: Just Add Water - Behind the scenes: Underwater scenes
Behind the scenes of the Australian fantasy teen drama series: H2O: Just Add Water
Video on H2O - just add water ✔ Verified Channel,
@h2o.official on YouTube.
)

The Mermaid Medley  🧜

(The Little Mermaid - MEDLEY (feat. Rachel Potter)
Warning! Several parts of this medley are relatively scary.
Cosplay cover music video.
Music video on VoicePlay ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@Thevoiceplay on YouTube.
)

Under the Sea  🧜

(The Little Mermaid - Under the Sea (from The Little Mermaid) (Official Video)
OST song, composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman.
From the animated musical fantasy Disney movie: The Little Mermaid (1989)
The voice of Sebastian (a red Jamaican crab) was performed by Samuel E. Wright.
Animated Disney cartoon music video clip.
Music video on DisneyMusicVEVO ✔ Verified Channel,
@DisneyMusicVEVO on YouTube.
)

What do you call a newt living happily under the sea?    ()

A cartoon fantasy.

If you are newto amphibians, I want to inform you that:

Some newts and other amphibians may occasionally live close to the sea.
Some tolerate brackish water. Most newts live in, or close to, freshwater.
I doubt if any newts could truly enjoy living under the sea in actual seawater.
Perhaps some extinct species (or some unknown species) yet to be discovered?

The guardian - How come there are no sea frogs or evolutionary equivalent?

Amphibians | manoa.hawaii.edu/ExploringOurFluidEarth

BTW, which amphibian never stops wondering?    ( _ )

Bear in mind that this amphibian may axolotl questions.

Axolotl punAxolotl punsAxolotl punny

Axolotl funAxolotl fun factsAxolotl funny

Axolotl jokeAxolotl jokingAxolotl jokes

What do you call an illegally parked frog?  🐸

Toad


What can be flatback, loggerhead, green, hawksbill, Kemp's ridley, olive ridley, or leatherback?  𓆉

A sea turtleCryptodiraTestudines (Turtle) → Reptile

(The seven existing species of sea turtles. Hybrids and extinct species not included.)

Good luck little leatherback.  𓆉

(Saving Leatherback Turtles | Blue Planet II | BBC Earth
The leatherback sea turtle population is threatened.
Thankfully there are individuals devoted to protecting them.
Narrative by Sir David Attenborough.
Animal/nature video added in 2021 on BBC Earth ✔ Verified Channel,
@bbcearth on YouTube.
)

What do leatherback sea turtles eat with peanut butter?  𓆉

They eat jellyfish, but unfortunately they may also eat plastic trash.

To avoid a turtle disaster, don't litter! 🚯

...squishy, brainless, beautiful creatures.  🎐 ☄️

(Jellyfish 101 | Nat Geo Wild
This National Geographic Wild video was added in 2018 on YouTube.
Animal/nature video on Nat Geo WILD ✔ Verified Channel,
@NatGeoWild on YouTube.
)

What do sea monsters eat for lunch?  🍽️

Fish and ships.

Which fishes eat nuts in the wild?  🌰 🌰

Squirrelfish (Fake fact.)

Pacu (Real fact, but they also eat other foods.)

If you see an iguana foraging algae in the sea, what do you see?  🦎

U c a c iguana, aka Amblyrhynchus cristatus, aka marine iguana etc. eat.

(Unless it's a vision, picture, painting, photo, video, movie, hologram, statue, dream etc.)

Which food supplements might the witty fish take to stay healthy?  💊

Vitamin SEA

Astaxanthin

Spirulina

Chlorella

Dunaliella salina

Fish oil

Garlic (BTW, can a gar lick on a bass?)

What happened to the witty fish, after he took omega-3?  💊

He started telling super fish oil jokes.


Magnesium citrate is the most common form of magnesium supplementation, and it's better absorbed.  💊

(Magnesium for Anxiety and Depression? The Science Says Yes!
Nutrition and psychology theory video on Dr. Tracey Marks ✔ Verified Channel,
@DrTraceyMarks on YouTube.
)

Marks Psychiatry: Mental Health Doesn’t Have To Be A Mystery
Website: markspsychiatry.com
Dr. Tracey Marks is a psychiatrist in Atlanta with over 20 years experience.
Her YouTube channel teaches you about mental health issues and self-improvement.

Learn how to spot the signs of a nutrient deficiency.  💊

(23 Signs Your Body Is Deficient in Nutrients
Nutrition theory video on Dr. Eric Berg DC ✔ Verified Channel,
@DrEricBergDC on YouTube.
)

Why don't BTAs eat clownfish?  🤡🐠

Clownfish taste funny.

Clownfish cuddle up with BTAs, gradually, until they are accepted.

Clownfish keep their fishy friends close, and their stingy anemones closer.

Clownfish are friends, not food.

Why did it take so long to find the mollusc?  🕵🏼

Because it was well clamouflaged.

Leviathan open your eyes  🐲  👁 👁

(Volbeat - Leviathan [Official Animated Video]
Animated and directed by Steven Mertens, based on a painting by Karsten Sand.
Animated music video with lyrics.
Music video on Volbeat ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@volbeat on YouTube.
)

There's a lot of mystery that surrounds narwhals.  🦄

(Narwhals: The Unicorns of the Sea! | Nat Geo WILD
The "horn" is actually their left front tooth.
This National Geographic Wild video was added in 2018 on YouTube.
Additional research, discoveries and conclusions may have been made since then.
Animal/nature video on Nat Geo WILD ✔ Verified Channel,
@NatGeoWild on YouTube.
)

You met the porpoise and me  ❤️

(Heart - "Barracuda" (1977)
Song written by Roger Fisher, Nancy Wilson, Michael Derosier and Ann Wilson.
Performed by Heart.
Music video on thebandheart ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@thebandheart on YouTube.
)

Do a dad joke and a pun on porpoise! Have you heard JAWS?  🦈

Daddy Shark, doo doo doo doo doo doo.  🦈

(Baby Shark Dance | #babyshark Most Viewed Video | Animal Songs | PINKFONG Songs for Children
Very catchy animated music video with lyrics and footage with body language dance moves.
Music video on Pinkfong Baby Shark - Kids' Songs & Stories ✔ Verified Channel,
@Pinkfong on YouTube.
)

What did the dentist say to the anxious shark?  🦈

Jaws relax.

Which fish is rich and famous?  

A starfish.

Why does looking at starfish make you feel groggy?  💫

You see sea stars.

Kizunguzungu ~ Dizziness  💫

(SaRaha - Kizunguzungu (Official Audio)
Song written by Anderz Wrethov, SaRaha (Sara Larsson) and Arash Labaf.
Performed by SaRaha (Sara Larsson) in a mix of English and Swahili.
Known from: Melodifestivalen 2016
Audio on Warner Music Sweden ✔ Verified Channel,
@warnersweden on YouTube.
)

Have you seen feather stars swim?  

See feather stars and their ecology in this National Geographic video:

(Feather Stars and Their Animal Invaders | Nat Geo Wild
Animal/nature video on Nat Geo WILD ✔ Verified Channel,
@NatGeoWild on YouTube.
)

A symphony of stars  

(Markus Schulz & Christina Novelli - Symphony of Stars | Official Audio
Song (album mix version) from the album We Are The Light by Markus Schulz.
Vocals performed by: Christina Novelli
Audio on Markus Schulz ✔ Verified Channel,
@markusschulz on YouTube.
)

Which fish enjoys looking at stars?  

A stargazer.

Which fishes may be used to start a fire?  🔥

A sunfish (or a sunshine pleco) paired with a magnifying glassfish.

Firefish

Firewood catfish

Fire bar danio

Flame angelfish

Flame tetra

Why would an elegant firefish and a rock beauty ever pair up?  🌋

Lava flows in mysterious waves.

Do you know what lava is?  🌋

(Disney Music - Lava (Official Lyric Video from "Lava")
Lava (2014) is a CGI musical short film by Pixar, but can also be called a music video that uses song lyrics for storytelling. Music by James Ford Murphy.
Starring: Kuana Torres Kahele (voice of Uku) and Nāpua Greig (voice of Lele).
Music video on DisneyMusicVEVO ✔ Verified Channel,
@DisneyMusicVEVO on YouTube.
)

Why do yellow tangs avoid smokin' hot lava?  🌋

They love aloha temperature in Hawaii.

Where can you find Dory?  🕵🏼

On reruns of ellen and Paracanthurus.

What do Ich and the Eiffel Tower have in common?  🤦

They're Paris sites.

Fish with a medical degree?  🩺

A. Surgeonfish, aka doctorfish.

B. A sturgeon.

C. A fishycian.

D. Carp-iologist.

E. Red garra, aka doctor fish.

F. Tench, aka doctor fish.

...

Fishy M.D. answer solving key:

A surgeonfish, aka doctorfish.

Be a surgeon.

See a physician.

The cardiologist.

ER Ed Garra, aka doctor fish.

Fishy Tench, aka doctor fish.

In a fishy hospital 🏥 you might also encounter:

Lungfish, nurseryfish, X-ray fish, plastic sturgeons and narcosis angelfish.

On a few occasions there might be:

Bleeding-heart tetra (Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma)

Lesser bleeding heart tetra (Hyphessobrycon socolofi)

Flame-back bleeding heart tetra (Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus)

What big sea fishes can you also see in the ICU and in the army?  🦈

A general sturgeon and a nurse shark.

However, the Sturgeon General and the vets might not agree.

I See You    👁 👁

(Leona Lewis - I See You (Theme from Avatar) [Official Video]
Song written by James Horner and Kuk Harrell.
Starring: Leona Lewis
OST from the movie: Avatar (2009)
Music video on Atlantic Records ✔ Verified Channel,
@atlanticrecords on YouTube.
)


I know one thing... ...wherever we go... ...this family... ...is our fortress.

(Avatar: The Way of Water | Official Teaser Trailer
Quote from Jake Sully, played by Sam Worthington, in the teaser trailer for the movie:
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
The time is set more than a decade after the events of the first Avatar movie.
More info at: Avatar.com
Teaser trailer on Avatar ✔ Verified Channel,
@AvatarOfficial on YouTube.
)

If you find you're cast adrift and haven't got an oar (oar!)  🐎

Which ones can you count upon?

The Sea Ponies - they'll see you to shore.

If they don't come immediately when you signal SOS, then try finding:

Oarfish, paddlefish or spadefish.

What does the witty fish call a braid on a sea pony?  🐎

A seaponytail.

If the witty fish told a sea pony tale, what would he call it?  🐎

A seapunnytale.

A seahorse is not a stable animal, or is it?  🐎

What about horsefish and ponyfish, how are they different?  🐎


Which fishes go by similar names as a yellow and black transformers car?

Bumblebee gobies

Bumblebee Oscar

Bumblebee catfish


Many fishes go by the name goby.

How do goby shipments usually travel internationally in the rain?  🌧️

They go by car and go by plane. Sometimes they go by buss or go by train.

Some invasive goby species go by riding in ballast tanks, it's a pain.

Which fishes can pilot a plane?  🛩

Pilot fish

Flying fish

Flying fox

Flying gurnard

Earth has more airplanes underwater, than submarines in the sky.  🛩

Which fishes sound most fragile to transport?  📦 ⚠️

Asiatic glassfish

Glass barb

Glass catfish

Glass bloodfin tetra

Glass knifefish

Indian glass barb

Which fish is often thrown in pubs?  🎯

A dartfish.

Which fish is often thrown in prison?  🔒

A convict.

Which two fishes were sneeking peeks through the door?  🚪

A keyhole cichlid and a snook.

Which fishes are weedy animals?  🌿

Weedy seadragonWeed + Dragon

Dandy lionfishDandelion + Lion

Which fishes smell flowery?  🌹 🌷

Flowerhorn cichlidFlower

Daffodil cichlidDaffodil

Rose fishRose

Red emperorA cultivar of the tulip Tulipa fosteriana.

Dandy lionfishDandelion

Which fishes may you pine for if you love trees and math?  🌳🌳🌳

3 Pineapplefish

≈ 3 Pineapple + 3 Fish

≈ 3 Pine + 3 Apple + 3 Fish

Pine tree + Apple tree + Tree Fish


3 Pineconefish

≈ 3 Pinecone + 3 Fish

Pine tree + Tree Cone + Tree Fish


Three-spined stickleback

Tree - Pine Stickleback

Which fishes may cut grass?    llllllllllllllllllllll

Grass carp

Lawnmower blenny (Warning! One of the photos may perhaps show an other species.)

A school of fishy scissortails and a few helping handfish.

Which fishes can learn to write fast?  📝

Shorthandfish using a sea pen.

Pencilfish

Quillfish

Inkfish

Crayonfish

Which fishes sound like professional fencers?  🤺

Carpenter sharkCarpenterFence

Achilles tangAchillesSword

Knight gobyKnightSword

SwordfishSword

SwordtailSword

Guppy sword strainSword

Endler's livebearer sword strainSword

CutlassfishCutlass

SablefishSableSabre

Which fishes sound armed, excluding professional fencers?  🔫💪🏼

TorpedoTorpedo

Red-line torpedo barbTorpedo

PipefishPipe or pipes
— A pipe may be used as a weapon, or be part of a weapon.
— Pipes is slang for arm muscles.


HandfishArm

Armoured catfishArmourArm

NapoleonfishNapoleon

Man-of-war fishMan of war

Sergeant majorSergeant major

GruntGrunt

Grunt sculpinGrunt

Black lancerLancer

SpookfishSpook (Slang for someone involved in espionage.)

Fishy scissortails → Scissors

Razorbelly minnowRazor & Straight razor

RazorfishRazor & Straight razor

KnifefishKnife

KnifejawKnife

HatchetfishHatchet

SpearfishSpear

PikePike

PikeheadPike

Pike cichlidPike

Pike topminnowPike

Pike characinPike

African pike characinPike

DartfishDart

NeedlefishNeedle

Sickle butterflyfishSickle

ArcherfishArcher

ArowanaArrow

Which fishes sound duplicitous and/or like tattletales?  🎭🐀🐥

Wolffish in sheepshead clothing.

Zebra lionfish / Zebra turkeyfish

Tigerstriped catfish / Zebra shovelnose / Royal tiger shovelnose

False Tigrinus / Zebra catfish / Juruense catfish / Gold Zebra Pim

Fishy rats → Rat (Slang for what an informant is and does.)
Fishy canaries → Canary (Slang for an informant that "sings" like a canary.) SpookfishSpook (Slang for someone involved in espionage.)

MolaMole (Slang for someone undercover.)

Weasel sharkWeasel


Which fishes are named after animals?

There are many! Here are some of them: List of fish named after animals


Fishy anemone riddle:

I am a genera of sea anemones.

I am a word with six letters.

My first three letters is an automobile.

My last three letters is a household animal.

My first four letters is a fish.

My whole can be found in many homes.

In tales I can fly.

What am I?

...

If you want the answer:

Hover over or click me and me.


A family of saddleback clownfish have found an excellent home, however, they need a place to lay their eggs.  🥥 🤡🐠

(Amazing Clownfish Teamwork | Blue Planet II | BBC Earth
Narrative by Sir David Attenborough.
Animal/nature video added in 2021 on BBC Earth ✔ Verified Channel,
@bbcearth on YouTube.
)

Almost Unreal  🔧 🤡🐠

(Roxette - Almost Unreal (Official Video)
Almost Unreal is a song written by Per Gessle.
OST from the movie: Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Roxette music video with clownfish, Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle and movie clips.
Music video on Roxette ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@roxetteofficial on YouTube.
)

Where do fishes keep their money savings?  💰 🔒

At the river bank.

They also put sand dollars in offshore accounts.

How much money does Gill Gates have?  💰 🤑
About a gillion sand dollars.  𓇽𓇽𓇽𓇽𓇽𓇽𓇽𓇽𓇽𓇽

How do fish go into business?  💰 📈

They start on a small scale and grow it into a bigger scale.

Who lends money to a fish?  💰 🦈

A loan shark.

Who lends money to a shrimp?  💰 🦐

The prawn shop.

Which crustaceans draw better, pistol shrimps or crayonfish?  🔫 🖍️

What do you call a lazy lobster?  🦞

A slobster.


Best Motivational Video Speeches Compilation featuring new motivational videos by Motiversity and some of the best inspirational speeches ever from Walter Bond, Coach Pain, Mat Wilson, Elliot Hulse, and many more.

(THE CURE TO LAZINESS - Best Motivational Speech Compilation (Most Powerful Speeches 2021)
Psychology theory video compilation on Motiversity ✔ Verified Channel,
@motiversity on YouTube.
)

Create good habits! Discipline is a tool that can help you move forward and to reach success, while counteracting procrastination and laziness. Motivation can be great and very helpful, but it is often manifested like a burning emotion that may eventually fade, unless you regulary refuel it. Even people with extraordinary fighting spirit will have bad days. Routines and discipline can help you keep going during difficult periods of time, even when your motivational feelings are temporarily running low. That way, when the tides turn and your motivational feelings are refueled, rekindled and burn brightly once again, you can make a very swift comeback. You do not have to start from scratch, since you already have built up and maintained a stable base foundation and momentum. If you are unwilling to accept mediocrity, strive for discipline as a key component in your everyday life.

If you hold a crab near your ear, you can hear the pinch.  🦀👂🏼

This is extremely rare footage of a seldom-seen behavior!  🐚

(Incredible footage of hermit crab changing shells with anemones!
Some hermits share their shells with anemones. Jonathan Bird's Blue World shows a hermit changing shells and transfering anemones between the shells.
Animal/nature video on BlueWorldTV ✔ Verified Channel,
@BlueWorldTV on YouTube.
)

How do two hermits talk to each other?  🐚 🐚

With shell phones.

Which fish is made out of two sodium atoms?  🟣 🟣

2 Na

What is there plenty of in the sea?  🔴

Water molecules. H2O

If an acid was neutralized, it is not the same as it was.  🧪

Why do marine fish live in salt water?  🧂

Because pepper makes them sneeze.

The tide doesn't actually come in and out.  ☀️ 🌐 🌑

(What you think you know about tides is all wrong…
Quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and director of the new Hayden Planetarium.
Science theory video on StarTalk ✔ Verified Channel,
@StarTalk on YouTube.
)

Why did the sergeant major leave the gym early?  💪🏼 🏋🏼

Because of pulling a mussel.

It was finishing a muscle-up, not just a pull-up, without a warm-up.

In your opinion, who is Megamind's fishy companion?  🦾🛸

David Cross, stand-up comedian.

Comedic sidekick: Minion


LFS riddle:

Two fathers and two sons went to an .
They bought thirty-six fishes.

On the way home one of the fathers said:
That is enough for all of us. We now have a dozen each.

How can this be possible?

...
  1. Perhaps he counted fry or pups, possibly released on the way home?
    (Mouthbrooders, livebearers, seahorses, freshwater stingrays etc.)

  2. Perhaps he was talking about something other than the fishes?

  3. Perhaps he was joking, rounded up or was bad with numbers?

  4. Perhaps he also counted fishes they had at home?

  5. Perhaps the LFS gave them extra fishes for free?

  6. Perhaps someone had sticky fingers?

  7. Perhaps two of the people shared an aquarium?

  8. Perhaps they visited more than one LFS on the same trip?

  9. Perhaps they also went fishing, or got extra fishes from somewhere else?

  10. Perhaps one person did not belong to the group and was excluded?

  11. Perhaps they each bought 36 fishes, but some got eaten on the way home?

  12. Perhaps there was the father, his son, and his son's son.
    This equals 2 fathers and 2 sons for a total of 3 people.
    36/3 = 12

  13. Perhaps there is only a total of 2 people?
    The fathers both had fathers, so they were also the sons.
    30-6 = 24
    24/2 = 12

  14. How can a dozen fishes ever be enough? Seems fishy...

Never Enough  🎤

(The Greatest Showman Cast - Never Enough (Official Lyric Video)
Song written by Pasek and Paul (Benj Pasek and Justin Paul).
Voiced by Loren Allred. Lipsynced by actress Rebecca Ferguson acting as Jenny Lind.
OST music video with lyrics and clips from the movie: The Greatest Showman (2017)
Music video on Atlantic Records ✔ Verified Channel,
@atlanticrecords on YouTube.
)

(GOLDEN BUZZER!
Loren Allred shines bright with ‘Never Enough’ | Auditions | BGT 2022

Great emotional audition by Loren Allred on Britain's Got Talent 2022.
Stage performance music video on Britain's Got Talent ✔ Verified Channel,
@BGT on YouTube.
)

How do reefers refer to their room dividing reef aquarium?  🐠

The Great Barrier Reef.

What did the bottom say to the front and a side,     📐
of a standard rectangular block aquarium?

Meet U @ our mutual corner!

As a rule of thumb, aquascapers at IAPLC often have...  💦🌿👍

A wet and green thumb.


Scape 4 fun! 👍

Tanks 4 scaping! 👍

Tank U 4 scaping! 👍

Scape up nicely! 👍

Scape in shape! 👍

Scape 2 compete! 👍

Scape complete! 👍

A tranquil aquarium in a waiting room can ease stress and anxiety.   🐟 

Especially peaceful fishes help you relax with their indoor fins. 🤯

What is green and good to feed most fishes that like being peaceful?  🕊️

Green peas • • •

What do fish do in a crisis?  🌿👀

They sea-kelp.


I pay attention to fishes that act strangely. 😵 🥶 🥴 🤢 😟 🥵 😒

They can let minnow if the concentration of nitrate, or nitrite, gets high.

They can also indicate issues with temperature, oxygen, carbon dioxide etc.


Remember to keep those nitrates low!  🎬

(George Mavrakis — CoralFish12g
About George Mavrakis
@coralfish12g ✔ Verified Channel on YouTube.
)

Website: coralfish12g.com


...will help answer those pesky questions...  🎬

(Marc Levenson — Melev's Reef, Inc. / melevsreef
A reefkeeper, blogger and YouTuber that can help you make reefkeeping easier.
Marc has many clever solutions and tips to help you succeed in the reefkeeping hobby.
About melevsreef
@melevsreef Channel on YouTube.
)

Website: melevsreef.com


We all learn from each other.  🎬

Always be learning!

(Ben Ochart
Emphasis on South American cichlids, Cental American cichlids and African cichlids.
Most of the content can apply to all types of fish keeping.
About Ben Ochart
@BenOchart Channel on YouTube.
)


AQUARIUM EDUCATION AND INSPIRATION  🎬

This channel focuses on EVERY aspect of the aquarium hobby.

(The king of DIY / Joey Mullen / uarujoey / The DIY fishkeeper
About The king of DIY
@thekingofdiy ✔ Verified Channel on YouTube.
)


A conversation between aquarium hobbyists, unfiltered.  🎬

(Aquariums Unfiltered Podcast — Hosted by The king of DIY / Joey Mullen
About Aquariums Unfiltered Podcast
@AquariumsUnfilteredPodcast Channel on YouTube.
)


I will show you a trick that works...  🎬

(Cory McElroy — Aquarium Co-Op
How to Properly Gravel Vacuum a Fish Tank (Detailed Version) #aquariumcoop

Aquarium maintenance tips from Cory McElroy from Aquarium Co-Op LLC.
Learn how to start a siphon and clean different types of tanks and substrates.
Instruction video on Aquarium Co-Op
@AquariumCoop ✔ Verified Channel on YouTube.
)

The team at Aquarium Co-Op and their affiliates have shared many videos on YouTube. Many of those videos are full of practical advice and often presented with a bit of fun. In my opinion, many of the tips and experiences they share are very good and useful. The videos usually educate in a beginner-friendly way, so new aquarium keepers may benefit greatly. They also offer more advanced tips for longtime hobby aquarists and aquarium professionals. Any beginner aquarist watching the videos from this team could potentially soon (in theory) transform into an advanced aquarist.

YouTube Channels by Aquarium Co-Op:

About Aquarium Co-Op @AquariumCoop ✔ Verified Channel on YouTube

About More Aquarium Co-Op @AquariumCoop2 ✔ Verified Channel on YouTube


A few of the many YouTube Channels with close relation to Aquarium Co-Op:

About Girl Talks Fish @GirlTalksFish ✔ Verified Channel on YouTube (Irene Bearly)

About Cory McElroy @TankGeekdotcom Channel on YouTube (Cory McElroy)

About Tazawa Tanks @TazawaTanks Channel on YouTube (Zenzo Tazawa)

About Jimmy Gimbal @jimmygimbal Channel on YouTube (Jimmy Nguyen)

About Corvus Oscen @CorvusOscen Channel on YouTube (Corvus Oscen)

About Aquarist Podcast @aquaristpodcast Channel on YouTube (Randy Reed)

There are more YouTube Channels that are also related to Aquarium Co-Op.
However, the links above should be plenty to get you started, right?


Hey everybody, it's Dan your friendly fishmonger at dansfish.com where we're on a mission to humanely source, maintain and transport fish to our customers.  🎬

(Dan Hodnett — Dan's Fish
About Dans Fish
@DansFish Channel on YouTube.
)

Websites: Dan's Fish dansfish.com + Get Gills getgills.com


You cannot preserve something that you don’t know exists.  🎬

(Ivan Mikolji — Mikolji
River explorer, conservationist, filmmaker, underwater photographer and artist.
About Mikolji
@Mikolji Channel on YouTube.
)

Website: mikolji.com


Hello world! How you doing? Hope you guys are all doing great, if not, as always, I hope it gets better for you.  🎬

(Lucas Bretz — LRB Aquatics
About LRB Aquatics
@LRBaquatics Channel on YouTube.
)

Website: lrbaquatics.com


I make a wide range of freshwater aquarium related informational and entertaining videos weekly.  🎬

Our goal at KeepingFishSimple is to bring happiness into people's homes with beautiful, healthy and colourful fish!

(Nick Mandikos — KeepingFishSimple
About KeepingFishSimple
@KeepingFishSimple ✔ Verified Channel on YouTube.
)

Website: keepingfishsimple.com


All about aquariums  🎬

(Mikael Nord / Micke — MN Aquariums / mnofish / Mno Fish
About MN Aquariums
@MNAquariums Channel on YouTube.
)

Facebook: MN Aquariums + MnoFish
Instagram: Mikael (@mnofish)


There are many aspects to keeping an aquarium.  🎬

If we don't use it we don't carry it!

(John Hudson and Lisa Hudson — KGTropicals
About KGTropicals
@KGTropicals ✔ Verified Channel on YouTube.
)

Website: keepfishkeeping.com


Blending Science & Fish Keeping  🎬

...dedicated to those who love fresh water fish and invertebrates.

(Jason Adams and Joanna (with sons Luke and Eli) — Prime Time Aquatics
A family oriented fishkeeping channel.
About Prime Time Aquatics
@PrimeTimeAquatics Channel on YouTube.
)


Hello small scapers!  🎬

think small

(Joanna — The Small Scape
The Small Scape Channel by Joanna, who is also known from Prime Time Aquatics.
About The Small Scape
@thesmallscape Channel on YouTube.
)


WELCOME TO THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD OF AQUASCAPING  🎬

(Balazs, Tommy, Viktor and more great people at Green Aqua
About Green Aqua
@GreenAquaShop ✔ Verified Channel on YouTube.
)

Website: greenaqua.hu/en


Creating quality aquascapes that are simple for anyone to try.  🎬

(Marc Davis — MD Fish Tanks
About MD Fish Tanks
@MDFishTanks ✔ Verified Channel on YouTube.
)


AQUASCAPING IS MY PASSION  🎬

...aquascaping journey, tips, tricks and suggestions for products to use!

(Mark-Jan Fioole — MJ Aquascaping / aquascapingamsterdam
Mark-Jan Fioole sees it as his mission to make the aquascaping hobby more popular, educate and help people succeed and overcome obstacles.
About MJ Aquascaping
@MJAquascaping ✔ Verified Channel on YouTube.
)

Website: www.mjaquascaping.com


I teach things about Aquascaping and Nature Aquarium Concept.  🎬

(Jurijs Jutjajevs
About Jurijs Jutjajevs
@JurijsJutjajevs Channel on YouTube.
)


I try to focus on showing you my fish room and aquarium updates as well as fish store tours from around the world.  🎬

(Ryo Watanabe
About Ryo Watanabe
@RyoWatanabee ✔ Verified Channel on YouTube.
)


Please enjoy the world of planted aquarium and much more.  🎬

(Oliver Knott
About Oliver Knott
@OliverKnott_aquascaper Channel on YouTube.
)


Keep On ‘Scaping  🎬

(George Farmer
About George Farmer
@GeorgeFarmerStudios ✔ Verified Channel on YouTube.
)

Website: www.georgefarmerstudios.com


Living the Aquascape Lifestyle!  🎬

I 🧡 MY JOB!

(Greg Wittstock, The Pond Guy
About Greg Wittstock, The Pond Guy
@GregWittstockThePondGuy ✔ Verified Channel on YouTube.
)

Website: www.aquascapeinc.com


GIVING FISH A BIGGER HOME  🎬

Stay fishy my friends!

(Bigrich Price, Josh and more great people at Ohio Fish Rescue
About Ohio Fish Rescue
@OhioFishRescue-com ✔ Verified Channel on YouTube.
)

Website: ohiofishrescue.com

Many small streams can together become a large river.  🏞️

Like the mighty river, flowing from the stream  🏞️ 💖 🔦

(Love Shine A Light performed by the artists of Eurovision 2020 - Eurovision: Europe Shine A Light
Multi cover version of the song Love Shine a Light written by Kimberley Rew.
Starring multiple artists of the cancelled Eurovision Song Contest 2020, but also Katrina Leskanich, in the replacement TV show Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light.
The song Love Shine a Light was originally performed by Katrina and the Waves and won the Eurovision Song Contest 1997.
Music video on Eurovision Song Contest ✔ Verified Channel,
@EurovisionSongContest on YouTube.
)

The basics of fluvial geomorphology          🏞️
(the science behind the shape of rivers)


(Why Rivers Move
Part 1 in a two-part series in collaboration with Emriver.
Showing the use of physical river models called stream tables.
Science video on Practical Engineering ✔ Verified Channel,
@PracticalEngineeringChannel on YouTube.
)

💧 The unintended consequences of      🏞️
trying to change the course of rivers


(Why Engineers Can't Control Rivers
Part 2 in a two-part series in collaboration with Emriver.
Showing the use of physical river models called stream tables.
Science video on Practical Engineering ✔ Verified Channel,
@PracticalEngineeringChannel on YouTube.
)

River Flows in You  🏞️ 🎹

(Yiruma, (이루마) - River Flows in You
Piano music composed and performed by South Korean pianist Yiruma.
Yiruma is his stage name. He is also known by his Korean name 이루마 (Lee Ru-ma).
From the album: First Love
Music video on YIRUMA place / 이루마 official ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@yirumaplaceofficial on YouTube.
)

If I was a river  🏞️
You would be my ocean
 🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫

(Tina Arena - If I Was a River (Official Music Video)
Song written by Diane Warren.
Starring: Tina Arena
With lyrics below the player.
Music video on Tina Arena ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@tinaarena on YouTube.
)

With eyes of ocean blue                👁 👁
You saved my drowning heart
A rope admist the waves
          🌊 🌊 🌊 🌊

(SUNDAY CHILL PICK: James Dymond & Stine Grove - Birds Of A Feather (Acoustic version) + LYRICS
Song presented by Raz Nitzan Music, made by James Dymond and Stine Grove.
This acoustic chillout version is starring: Stine Grove
Music video on RazNitzanMusic ✔ Verified Channel,
@RazNitzanMusic on YouTube.
)

Deep Inside the Ocean  🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫

(ASHA -'Deep Inside the Ocean' music video
Song written by Asha Blaine and Anthony 'Antz' Trujillo.
Starring: Asha Blaine
Music video on Asha Blaine Channel,
@ashablaine on YouTube.
)

Invincible  🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫

(Carola - Invincible [Official Video]
Song written by Thomas G:son (Thomas Gustafsson), Bobby Ljunggren, Carola Häggkvist (Carola Maria Häggkvist) and Henrik Wikström.
Starring: Carola Häggkvist
"Invincible" is the English version of the Swedish song: "Evighet" (~ "Eternity")
Known from: Melodifestivalen 2006
Music video on Carola Häggkvist ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@CarolaHaggkvistofficiell on YouTube.
)

Sailors rudder sail than row boats across the ocean.  ⛵ 🚣

What is a miraculous liquid remedy for seasickness?  🧪

A fishy magic pocean.

A potion put them in the ocean  🧪

From the front label of the animated movie:
Help! I'm A Fish, aka A Fish Tale.

This movie was released in: 2000 in Denmark, 2001 in the UK and 2006 in the US.
It is known for the OST title track: Help! I'm a Fish (Little Yellow Fish) by Little Trees.
Similar versions of this bubblegum pop song has also been recorded by Creamy and K3.

Baby Moana Meets the Ocean  🌊 💚

(Baby Moana Meets the Ocean | Disney Princess
From the movie: Moana (2016), aka Vaiana or Oceania.
Video clip with music on Disney Princess ✔ Verified Channel,
@DisneyPrincess on YouTube.
)

How does the ocean say good-morning and farewell?  🌊

It waves.


How do you know the sun will rise?

It will dawn on you.


It's a new dawn...

(Nina Simone - Feeling Good (Official Video)
Song written by: Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse.
Starring singer and civil rights activist: Nina Simone
Music video on Nina Simone ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@NinaSimoneMusic on YouTube.
)


I am the dawn

(Celtic Woman - The Sky And The Dawn And The Sun
Composer lyricists: David Downes (Downes David Anthony) and Brendan Graham (Graham Brendan Joseph).
Performed by: Celtic Woman
Audio on Celtic Woman Official ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@CelticWomanOfficial on YouTube.
)


Hidden Sun of Serenity

(Alex M.O.R.P.H. - Hidden Sun of Serenity (feat. Cheryl Barnes) (Extended)
Song composed by Alex M.O.R.P.H. (Alexander Mieling) and Dennis Schimonik.
Songwriters: Alex M.O.R.P.H., Dennis Schimonik, Timo Kollöchter and Cheryl Barnes.
Featured artist: Cheryl Barnes
Alex M.O.R.P.H. website: alexmorph.com
Audio on Alex M.O.R.P.H. ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@alexmorphofficial on YouTube.
)

Feel The Light  🛸

(Jennifer Lopez - Feel The Light (Official Video From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Home)
Songwriters: Stargate (Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen), Emile Haynie and Kiesza (Kiesa Rae Ellestad).
Music video starring Jennifer Lopez, with an OST from the movie: Home (2015)
Music video on Jennifer Lopez ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@JenniferLopez on YouTube.
)

Wow, that is such a beautiful cenote!  🦯 🔦

(The Blind Cavefish | JONATHAN BIRD'S BLUE WORLD
There is no natural light in the submerged caves deep underground.
Jonathan Bird and cave explorer Christine Loew go to Riviera Maya in Mexico.
They visit a sunless ecosystem, where the top predator is an elusive tiny blind cavefish.
Animal/nature video on BlueWorldTV ✔ Verified Channel,
@BlueWorldTV on YouTube.
)

It's a new day  🎸 🤠 👢 🐎

(Bryan Adams - Here I Am
Songwriters: Bryan Adams, Hans Florian Zimmer and Gretchen Peters.
OST from the movie: Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002)
Music video on Bryan Adams ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@bryanadams on YouTube.
)

I will still rise  🪂

(Katy Perry - Rise (Official)
Song written by Katy Perry, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin and Ali Payami.
Starring: Katy Perry (Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson)
Anthem song for the Summer Olympics in Rio 2016.
Music video with subtitle lyrics as an option.
Music video on Katy Perry ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@KatyPerry on YouTube.
)

Here Comes The Sun  🌞

(Here Comes The Sun (2019 Mix)
Song composer and lyricist: George Harrison
Three members of The Beatles performed in this version of the song: Paul McCartney (Sir James Paul McCartney), George Harrison and Ringo Starr (Sir Richard Starkey).
Audio on The Beatles ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@TheBeatles on YouTube.
)

What color is the sun? It is white! White! White!  

(Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the REAL Color of the Sun
Quote by Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and director of the new Hayden Planetarium.
Science theory video on StarTalk ✔ Verified Channel,
@StarTalk on YouTube.
)

You're the voice, try and understand it  🎤

(John Farnham - You're the Voice (Official Video)
Song written by Keith Reid, Chris Thompson, Maggie Ryder and Andy Qunta.
Starring: John Farnham
Music video with chorus lyrics below the player.
Music video on John Farnham ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@JohnFarnhamTV on YouTube.
)

I am the voice  🎤

(Celtic Woman - The Voice
Composer and lyricist: Brendan Graham (Graham Brendan Joseph)
This cover version is performed by Celtic Woman with vocals by Lisa Kelly.
The Voice became famous through Eimear Quinn in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996.
Audio on Celtic Woman Official ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@CelticWomanOfficial on YouTube.
)

When we hear the voices sing                      👂🏼
The book of love will open up and let us in


(Mr. Mister - Broken Wings
Song written by John Lang, Steve George and Richard Page (Richard James Page).
Starring: Mr. Mister
Music video with lyrics in optional subtitles.
Music video on MrMisterOfficial ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@MrMisterOfficial on YouTube.
)

I will take these broken wings          ❌🤐
And watch me burn across the sky


(Naomi Scott - Speechless (from Aladdin) (Official Video)
Composed by Alan Menken.
Lyrics by Pasek and Paul (Benj Pasek and Justin Paul).
OST from the Disney remake movie: Aladdin (2019)
Starring singer: Naomi_Scott as princess Jasmine.
Maybe the quote metaphorically refers to rising back up from adversity, like a phoenix?
Music video with lyrics in optional subtitles.
Music video on DisneyMusicVEVO ✔ Verified Channel,
@DisneyMusicVEVO on YouTube.
)

If the Scatman can do it, so can you  👨🏻🎙️

(Scatman (ski-ba-bop-ba-dop-bop) Official Video HD - Scatman John
Song written by Scatman John (John Paul Larkin) and Antonio Nunzio Catania [Tony Catania (Tom Civic)].
Starring: Scatman John (John Paul Larkin)
Music video on Scatman John Official YouTube Channel ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@ScatmanJohnOfficial on YouTube.
)

Which fishes, except cartoons, may mimic human language?  🗨

Talking catfishTalking

DiscusDiscuss

ParrotfishParrot

Parrot cichlidParrot

Cockatoo dwarf cichlidCockatoo

Cockatoo waspfishCockatoo

Sea ravenRaven

Big Mouth Billy Bass
However, Billy might sing more than he talks.
Also related: Travis the Rainbow Trout and Cool Catfish.

What did the witty telemarketing fish say?  📞

Cod I have a moment of your time?

Each one forges their own happiness.  ⚒️

Forge while the iron is hot.  ⚒️ 🌡

Is this burning an eternal flame?  🔥

(The Bangles - Eternal Flame (Official Video)
Song written by Tom Kelly, Susanna Hoffs and Billy Steinberg.
Starring: The Bangles
Music video on The Bangles ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@TheBanglesMusic on YouTube.
)

Fire in the ice  🔥 🧊

(Roxette - The Look
Song written by Per Gessle.
Roxette music video starring Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle.
Music video on Roxette ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@roxetteofficial on YouTube.
)

I'll walk through fire and through rain...  🔥 🌧️

(Loreen - Tattoo (Official Lyric Video)
The winning song from Melodifestivalen 2023 and Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
Written by Bassflow (Peter Boström), Joker (Paul Jimmy Thörnfeldt), Jimmy Jansson (Erik Robert Jimmy Jansson), Cazzi Opeia (Moa Anna Maria Carlebecker), Loreen (Lorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui) and Thomas G:son (Thomas Gustafsson).
Starring: Loreen
Music lyric video on Loreen ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@loreen on YouTube.
)

St. Elmo's Fire  ⛈ 🎆

(John Parr - St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion) (Official Music Video)
Song written by David Foster and John Parr.
Starring: John Parr
OST from the movie: St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
Music video on RHINO ✔ Verified Channel,
@rhino on YouTube.
)

Smoking can be hazardous, unless it's clothing.  🚭 🤵


Dress for the occasion.

Dress for fun.

Dress for work.

Dress for women.

Dress for men.

Dress for success.

Dressed up like a million dollar trooper  🤵🏻

(Taco - Puttin' On The Ritz (ZDF Silvester-Tanzparty, 31.12.1983)
Song written by Irving Berlin.
Starring: Taco
With optional subtitle lyrics.
Music video on Taco ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@Taco on YouTube.
)

Suit yourself.  👨🏻‍💼

Back In Black  📈

(AC/DC - Back In Black (Official Video)
Song written by Brian Johnson, Angus Young and Malcolm Young.
Starring: AC/DC
With chorus lyrics below the player.
Music video on AC/DC ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@acdc on YouTube.
)

Which fish needs new clothes?  🧺

A ragfish.

Sharp Dressed Man  🤵🏼

(ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man (Official Music Video)
Song written by Dusty Hill, Billy Gibbons and Frank Beard.
From the ZZ Top album: Eliminator
The Eliminator is the name of the red customized 1933 Ford coupe Hot Rod on the cover.
With lyrics below the player.
Music video on RHINO ✔ Verified Channel,
@rhino on YouTube.
)

c'mon join the joyride   🎸🎸🚗

(Roxette - Joyride (Official Video) [Remastered]
Song written by Per Gessle. Joyride (30th Anniversary Version)
Remastered Roxette music video starring Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle.
With lyrics below the player.
Music video on Roxette ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@roxetteofficial on YouTube.
)

The act of joyriding may refer to riding (or being carried, or travel on, or in) a vehicle, mount or something else, with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it. The joyride may be in any way or form that the ones experiencing that specific joyride enjoy. (Some people may enjoy a slow steady ride, while others may prefer something more daring.) The driver etc. may perhaps be the owner etc. of the vehicle etc., but not necessarily. If not, then there may or may not be permission involved. I do not condone any illegal joyriding! Make sure to follow all laws and regulations in your country and be safe! However, there is also fantasy joyriding, like in this music video. Then you can just relax, let your spirit free, dream away and safely enjoy the joyride. You can make up any scenario you want in your imagination, without limiting yourself to reality in your fantasy.

Fly a fantasy...   🐉🐶

(Limahl - Never Ending Story (Official Music Video)
Song written by Keith Forsey and Giorgio Moroder.
Starring: Limahl (Christopher Hamill)
OST from the movie: The NeverEnding Story (1984)
Music video on RHINO ✔ Verified Channel,
@rhino on YouTube.
)

On a magic carpet ride   🧣

(Mena Massoud, Naomi Scott - A Whole New World (from Aladdin) (Official Video)
Song composed by Alan Menken.
Lyrics by Tim Rice.
OST from the Disney remake movie: Aladdin (2019)
Starring: Naomi Scott as princess Jasmine and Mena Massoud as Aladdin.
Music video with lyrics subtitles.
Music video on DisneyMusicVEVO ✔ Verified Channel,
@DisneyMusicVEVO on YouTube.
)

What did the witty fish call his bright green motorpike?   🏍 

Sublime

Firebird   🔥🐦

(Roger Shah pres. Jukebox 80s - Firebird (Official Video)
Music video on rogershah Channel,
@rogershahartist on YouTube.
)

Drive   🚗

(Gareth Emery - Long Way Home [Official Video]
Track from the album Drive by Gareth Emery.
Music video on Gareth Emery ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@garethemery on YouTube.
)

Cruising is not how fast you drive, but how you drive.   🚘

Auto racing is not how fast you drive, but how you drive fast.  🏎

Parkour is not just about how fast you run, but how you run.  🏃

Have you ever seen a salmon run?  🏃

Well, salmon had to say it...

BTW, what game does a game fish enjoy?

Salmon Says

Running with the Wolves  🐺 🏃 🐺

(Running with the Wolves (WolfWalkers Version)
OST from the animated movie: Wolfwalkers (2020)
This is a re-recorded "WolfWalkers Version" of Aurora's single: Running with the Wolves
The WolfWalkers Version has medieval Irish instruments in the backgrund.
Song by Aurora, in collaboration with Bruno Coulais and folk group Kíla.
Audio on AURORA ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@AuroraMusic on YouTube.
)

Time flies like an arrow; Fruit flies like a banana.   🍌

Which fishes are cricket hitters?  🏏

Batfish 🦇 (Fake fact.)

Archerfish 🏹 (Real fact.)

Why are clouded archerfish so happy?  🌤 🏹

They spit on and eat whatever bugs them.

They like it fresh.

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Using their mouths and water, they have no expenses for bows and arrows.

In the wild no organisms significantly prey on them, except humans.


Which fishes sound like insects?

Bumblebee catfishBumblebee

Bumblebee gobyBumblebee

WaspfishWasp

MosquitofishMosquito 🦟

Eastern mosquitofishMosquito 🦟

Fish larvaeLarvae 🐛

ButterflyfishButterfly 🦋

Freshwater butterflyfishButterfly 🦋

Butterfly barbButterfly 🦋

Butterfly rayButterfly 🦋

SeamothMoth


Scientists have created a flea from scratch.


Hey, if it's on the Internet, it MUST be true!


If you repeat something enough times, it comes to feel good and true.

(Dr. Derek Muller — Veritasium — The Illusion of Truth
Psychology theory video on Veritasium ✔ Verified Channel,
@veritasium on YouTube.
)

Veritasium: An element of truth. Website: veritasium.com
About science, education and anything else Dr. Derek Muller finds interesting.
I find many of his videos on YouTube interesting. Here are a few of them:

The Science of Thinking For most of us, thinking is at least somewhat unpleasant.

This is why we can't have nice things ACTUAL CONSPIRACIES

Clickbait is Unreasonably Effective HERE'S THE PROOF

Why Are 96,000,000 Black Balls on This Reservoir?Can You Swim in Shade Balls?

The Biggest Myth In Education YOU ARE NOT A VISUAL LEARNER

Is Success Luck or Hard Work? THE SUCCESS PARADOX

A wizard was wandering the streets of London.  🧙


Sarcasm can have punintended consequences.


What's the difference between unemployment puns and carpentry puns?

Unemployment puns would not work, but carpentry puns woodwork.

Why are postmen so unhappy all the time?         ✉️
Because they're given the sack every morning.


(You are absolutely fluent in English if you can understand these
Learn beautiful British English (modern RP) with English teacher Lucy Bella Simkins.
Educational video on English with Lucy ✔ Verified Channel,
@EnglishwithLucy on YouTube.
)

Are you getting these phrases wrong too?  🌰

(Are you getting these phrases wrong too? | EGGCORNS
Language facts and etymology fun. By Rob Watts.
Educational video on RobWords ✔ Verified Channel,
@RobWords on YouTube.
)


So let's have a look at the difference between job and work in English.

(Difference Between JOB and WORK in English (+ TEST!)
Explanation and examples by British English pronunciation teacher Greg Pioli.
Educational video on English with Greg Channel,
@EnglishWithGreg on YouTube.
)


I have not failed. I've just found ten thousand ways that won't work.

(Thomas Alva Edison) 💡


The shovel was a groundbreaking invention.

When you sing, you begin with Do-Re-Mi  🎤

(The Sound of Music | "Do-Re-Mi" Clip | Fox Family Entertainment
Song written by Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II and Richard Charles Rodgers.
OST from The Sound of Music (1965), both a movie and a stage musical.
Music video starring Julie Andrews as Maria, with the children.
Music video on Fox Family Entertainment ✔ Verified Channel,
@FoxFamilyEnt on YouTube.
)

Can you sing? True or false?  🎤


You will find the answer
When you answer to the Call


(Celtic Woman - The Call (Official Video)
Songwriters: David Downes (Downes David Anthony) and Brendan Graham (Graham Brendan Joseph).
Music video starring Celtic Woman performing The Call.
Music video on Celtic Woman Official ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@CelticWomanOfficial on YouTube.
)

I Will Love Again  💔🩹

(Lara Fabian - I Will Love Again
Song written by Mark Taylor and Paul Barry.
Starring: Lara Fabian
Music video on Lara Fabian ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@LaraFabianofficial on YouTube.
)

Whenever I feel blue 😰, I start breathing again.  😮💨

Breathe  😮💨

(Gareth Emery - Breathe feat. Annabel (Official Music Video)
Breathe, a single from Gareth Emery's upcoming album Analog.
Featuring: Annabel
Music video on Gareth Emery ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@garethemery on YouTube.
)

TAKE A DEEP BREATH  😮💨

(Shakira - Try Everything (Official Video)
OST from: Disney's Zootopia (2016)
Song written by Sia and Stargate (Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel S. Eriksen).
Starring: Shakira as herself and as Gazelle, an anthropomorfed CGI toon Thomson's gazelle.
Music video with lyrics in the subtitles.
Music video on Shakira ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@Shakira on YouTube.
)


No rule without exceptions.


An exception only confirms the rule.


Nothing can be made foolproof, because fools can be so ingenious.


Anyone is welcome to challenge my theory, as long as I'm still right.


Even the best can make mitsackes, as I have now proven.


Failure is a great teacher.


...I think most of the time when we're talking about failure,
we really mean iteration
...

(Ask Adam Savage: Coping With (and Learning From) Failure
Advice from the maker Adam Savage, famous from the TV series MythBusters.
Psychology theory video on Adam Savage’s Tested ✔ Verified Channel,
@tested on YouTube.
)


Assiduus usus uni rei deditus et ingenium et artem saepe vincit.

~ Constant practice devoted to one subject often outdues both intelligence and skill.

(Cicero)


Practice makes training.

Practice makes perfect sense.

Practice, practice, practice.

Instead of chasing perfection, focus on growth.  🧠 💪🏼

(7 Subtle Habits That Make You Mentally Strong
Psychology theory video on TopThink ✔ Verified Channel,
@TopThink on YouTube.
)

If I could reach, higher  🧗

(Gloria Estefan - Reach
Song written by Diane Warren and Gloria Estefan.
Starring: Gloria Estefan
An official song of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
Music video on Gloria Estefan ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@GloriaEstefanOficial on YouTube.
)

Hold on through it  🧗

(VOCAL TRANCE: Michael Angelo & Sharon Valerona - Echoes [Essentializm] + LYRICS
Song presented by Raz Nitzan Music, made by Michael Angelo (Michael Koumi) and Sharon Valerona (Sharon Valerie Rona Dongen).
Audio, with lyrics below the player, on RazNitzanMusic ✔ Verified Channel,
@RazNitzanMusic on YouTube.
)

Hold On  🧗

(Wilson Phillips - Hold On (Official Music Video)
Song written by Carnie Wilson, Chynna Phillips and Glen Ballard according to EN Wikipedia.
Starring: Wilson Phillips (Members: Chynna Phillips, Wendy Wilson and Carnie Wilson.)
Music video remastered in HD. Ian Thomas is strangely credited as the writer, under the music video on YouTube, but I assume that is a mistake of confusion, since Ian Thomas wrote an other song, also named Hold On, made famous when it was covered by Santana.
Hold On is a very frequently used title for songs and albums in the music industry.
Music video on Wilson Phillips ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@wilsonphillips4652 on YouTube.
)

Carry On  🧸🧸🧸

(Olivia Holt - Carry On (from Disneynature "Bears")
Olivia Holt performing Carry On, an OST from the Disneynature movie: Bears (2014)
Music video on DisneyMusicVEVO ✔ Verified Channel,
@DisneyMusicVEVO on YouTube.
)

Sharing is caring. ♥🧸🧸

Shared joy is double joy.  😁😁

You give, you get. You take, you lose.  🤔

You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.  🥅 🏒 💯

(Wayne Gretzky and his father Walter Gretzky.)

Take A Chance  🎲

(ABBA - Take A Chance On Me (Official Music Video)
Song written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus.
Starring ABBA.
Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.
Official ABBA music video remastered in HD. Lyrics in the subtitles.
Music video on ABBA ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@OfficialABBA on YouTube.
)

Take a chance, come on and dance  🎲 💃 🕺

(Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) (Official HD Video)
Song written by Robert Clivillés and Freedom Williams.
C+C Music Factory (C&C) with Freedom Williams performing together with visualization (lipsyncing) by Zelma Davis to the powerful vocals of Martha Wash.
Chorus lyrics in the description below the video.
Music video on C&C Music Factory ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@ccmusicfactory3210 on YouTube.
)

Everybody take a chance  🎲 🎮

(DJ BoBo - TAKE CONTROL
Song written by DJ BoBo (Peter René Cipiriano Baumann), Daniel Peyer, Mark Wyss and Gutze Gautschi (Kurt Gautschi), with mixing by Axel Breitung.
Starring: DJ BoBo and vocals by singer Christiane Lupp (Christiane Eiben).
Stage performance music video.
Music video on DJ BoBo ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@TheOfficialDJBoBo on YouTube.
)

Like the river will lead the water to the sea   🎲
Take on me, take your chances on me


(Roxette - Chances
Song written by Per Gessle.
Roxette music video with Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle.
Music video on Roxette ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@roxetteofficial on YouTube.
)


Rather hear a string that breaks, than to never draw the bow. 🏹

Rather hear a string that breaks, than to never play tennis. 🎾

Rather hear a string that breaks, than to never play bass. 🐟

Rather hear a string that breaks, than to never play the violin. 🎻

Master of Tides  🎻 💦 🔱 ⛲ 🦑 🌊

(Lindsey Stirling - Master of Tides (Official Music Video)
Music track from the album Shatter Me by Lindsey Stirling.
Lindsey Stirling plays the violin, in a sea fantasy water fountain light show, while dancing in the splashing water together with steampunk cosplay performers.
Music video on Lindsey Stirling ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@lindseystirling on YouTube.
)

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.  🎲

No Guts No Glory   🌌 🔫 🤠 ⭐ 🐎 🚀

(No Guts No Glory (from The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers)
OST theme song from the cartoon series The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers.
(Animated space western, originally TV broadcasted 1986 - 1989.)
The theme song was written and composed by: Phil Galdston (Philip Edward Galdston) and John Van Tongeren (John Warrington Van Tongeren).
Performed by: John Van Tongeren, using the stage name Johnny Vancouver.
John Van Tongeren website: johnvantongeren.net
Audio on John Van Tongeren ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@johnvantongerenJVT on YouTube.
)

One day... or day one? You decide!  🔜


Everything is easy, unless you make it difficult.


Everything is easy when you know it.


Easy peasy. Easy does it.


Do what I say, 'cause I said it!


Do what I say, not what I do!


In spite of our disagreements, I am glad about one thing.

Everyone reading this is on the same page.


What is the second to last letter in the English alphabet?

Y

Because I asked U.

If you rearrange the letters of postmen, they become annoyed.   ✉️


What has 4 letters, occasionally has 12 letters, always has 6 letters, formally has 8 letters, but never has 5 letters.

Did you notice the period?

Did you know that punctuating...  💬

(15 Psychological Facts That Will Blow Your Mind
Psychology theory video on BRAINY DOSE ✔ Verified Channel,
@BrainyDose on YouTube.
)

What may happen if you straighten out a question mark?  ❓ ❗

Mark my words, the meaning of it may become an exclamation!

How do you console an English teacher?  🙋🙋🙋

There, their, they're.

...let go of your negativity...  🗑️

(7 Things You Must Let Go Of To Be Happy
Psychology theory video on TopThink ✔ Verified Channel,
@TopThink on YouTube.
)

If you can't take it anymore, sing: Let It Go  🎤 ❄

(FROZEN | Let It Go Sing-along | Official Disney UK
Sing-along with Idina Menzel in this full sequence from Disney's Frozen.
Music video with sing-along lyrics.
Music video on Disney UK ✔ Verified Channel,
@DisneyUK on YouTube.
)

Was it easy singing the English version of Let It Go?  🎤 ❄
Then try the "Multi-Language" version:

(Let It Go - Behind The Mic Multi-Language Version (from "Frozen")
"Multi-Language" music video with lyrics in the comments.
Music video on DisneyMusicVEVO ✔ Verified Channel,
@DisneyMusicVEVO on YouTube.
)

To really see the breath of the melody, sing in the freezing cold.  🎤 ❄

Like the waves upon the ocean      🎤 ❄
Rolling toward the shore


(Jon Henrik Fjällgren - The Way You Make Me Feel (feat. Elin Oskal) [Official Video]
The Way You Make Me Feel is a combination of a song and a joik.
• Jon Henrik Fjällgren (the joiker) EN Wikipedia - jonhenrik.com - Facebook
• Elin Oskal (singer) Instagram - Facebook
• Maret Nystad (loved one)
Written by Jon Henrik Fjällgren, Sharon Vaughn and Tobias Lundgren.
Music video on Jon Henrik Fjällgren ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@jonhenrikfjallgren6489 on YouTube.
)

Which fishes prefer the cold and have white blood?  

Icefishes 🧊 (Real fact.)

Milkfish 🥛 (Fake fact.)

Which fishes in Nevada like warm desert springs?  🌡

Springfish (Railroad Valley springfish and White River springfish.)

Which are a musician's favorite fishes with strings?  🎵

Bass 🐟

Guitarfish 🎸 🐟

Banjo catfish 🪕 🐱 🐟

Which kitchen utensil can play classical music?  🎵

The Chopin board.

Pizza:  🍕

With pizza jokes, it's all in the delivery!

Nothing tops a plain pizza.

I never sausage a beautiful pizza.

Calzogne pizza spells nice.

I'm leaning towards pizza.

Give pizza chance.

You have a pizza my heart.

I fall to pizzas without you.

Pizza chefs work hard, they knead the dough.

When does a pun become a dad joke?  🤦

When it's full groan!

My nose is runny, it's snot funny!  🤧

Don't annoy pediatricians. They have little patients.  👶

A man is never as big as when he is on his knees to help a child.  👶

(Pythagoras)

How should you treat a baby goat?  👶 🐐

Like a kid.

We are all children in the beginning.  👶

Kärt barn har många namn.  👶

~ Beloved child has many names.

~ Dear child has many names.

If you want you can also add "A" before the translated idiom starts. The opening word, or words, in this Swedish idiom and proverb, can potentially be exchanged with other words or phrases. It may be done to more accurately fit, or to twist, this idiom for the occasion. However, in Sweden this idiom is very often used without actually changing it, even if it doesn't exactly fit. It still has an implied meaning. It may be applied to other people, animals or things, it doesn't have to be a child. Sometimes it may be sarcastically implied with a distorted twist, if there is another obvious reason for having many names. However, usually (but not always) this idiom is used in a very affectionate and benevolent way, in relation to nicknames etc.

There are a few discussions and theories regarding this idiom and potentially related idioms in English at Stack Exchange.

This also relates to more Swedish figures of speech.

Which fishes have crappie names?  💩

Crappies (White crappie and black crappie.)

What does the witty fish call a hostile wizened female fish?  💢

A hagfish.

What does the witty fish call a sofishticated female fish he likes?  👸

My ladyfish!

Where does a ladyfish keep her spending money?  👸

In an octopurse. 🐙 👛 👝 👜

Which female fishes are royalty?  👑👸

Protomelas taeniolatus
Red empress / Spindle hap
Empress

Seriphus politus
Queenfish / Queen croaker
Queen

Lutjanus_sebae
Queenfish
(Among other names.)Queen

Holacanthus ciliaris
Queen angelfish
Queen

Balistes vetula
Queen triggerfish / Old wife
Queen

Devario regina
Queen danio / Fowler's danio
Queen

Botia dario
Queen loach / Bengal loach
Queen

Cyphotilapia frontosa
Lake Tanganyika queen cichlid / Front cichlid / Frontosa / Humphead cichlid
Queen

Scarus vetula
Queen parrotfish
(Among other names.)Queen

Scarus taeniopterus
Princess parrotfish
Princess

Neolamprologus brichardi
Princess of Burundi / Princess cichlid
(Among other names.)Princess

Nothing in this world could stop the spread of her wings  👑

(Alessandra - Queen of Kings (Official Music Video)
The winning song from Melodi Grand Prix 2023 and 5th place in Eurovision Song Contest 2023.
Written by Alessandra (Alessandra Watle Mele), Henning Olerud, Linda Dale and Stanley Ferdinandez.
Starring: Alessandra (Alessandra Watle Mele)
Music video on Alessandra Mele ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@alessandrasmusic on YouTube.
)

How does a queen parrotfish sleep?  💤🦜

In a mucus cocoon on the seabed or in a crevice.

BTW, where did The Flintstones sleep? 💤

In Bedrock.

How do pelagic fishes usually sleep?  💤

In school or in a waterbed.

How does a princess parrotfish sing?  🎤🦜

Aquapella

Where does a school of princess parrotfish sing?  🎤🦜🦜🦜

On the choral reef.

The best way to make a friend is to be one.  🤝🏻

Who do you want to see in the mirror?  🔲❓


So to answer the question why do mirrors appear to flip things horizontally? Because you flip them horizontally. So the mirror is just showing you what you presented to it.  🔲

(Dianna Cowern — Physics Girl
Why do mirrors flip horizontally (but not vertically)?

Educational video on Physics Girl ✔ Verified Channel,
@physicsgirl on YouTube.
)

Physics Girl educates about science. Website: physicsgirl.org

BTW, I especially find the vortex phenomenon videos interesting.
People may have seen this phenomenon before, but few people understand it.
An education from Physics Girl, in these videos on YouTube, might help:

Crazy pool vortexFun with Vortex Rings in the Pool


Some say karma is a mirror.  🔲

You are free to call, or replace, the concept of karma with something else.
You are free to choose if you want to believe in it or not.
However, a few things you can ask yourself are:
Can your action, inaction, intent and level of effort result in different outcomes?
(Those outcomes may, or may not, directly relate to you.)
In what ways do the choices you make, or do not make, matter?
During what time frame and perspective? For what and for whom?
What do you want now and in the future? What do you consider to be important?
Are you content with your current heading and situation?
Do you want to make adjustments? What do you think of your available choices?
Have you considered changing goals, or creating new pathways? What do you think?

Karma Karma Karma Karma Karma Chameleon  🦎

(Culture Club - Karma Chameleon (Official Music Video)
Music video on Culture Club ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@CultureClubOfficial on YouTube.
)


All the little things that you do good come back to you, to you

(VOCAL TRANCE: Last Soldier & Tricia McTeague - Outshine The Light [Amsterdam Trance] + LYRICS
Song presented by Raz Nitzan Music, written by Last Soldier (شهاب شولی Shahab Shuli Nezhad),
Stephen Massa (Stephen Luke Massa) and Tricia McTeague.
Featured vocalist: Tricia McTeague
Audio, with lyrics below the player, on RazNitzanMusic ✔ Verified Channel,
@RazNitzanMusic on YouTube.
)


If you want to find an honest person, become one.

A good conscience is a comfy pillow to sleep on.  💤

Keep your dreams alive  💭

(2 Brothers on the 4th floor - Dreams (Will come alive)
Music video on 2Bros4thfloor ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@2Bros4thfloor on YouTube.
)

Let The Dream Come True  💭

(DJ BoBo - Let The Dream Come True (Official Lyric Video)
Song written by DJ BoBo (Peter René Cipiriano Baumann), Kurt Burger and Axel Breitung.
Starring: DJ BoBo and vocals by singer Lori Glori (Lori Hölzel).
Music lyric video on DJ BoBo ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@TheOfficialDJBoBo on YouTube.
)

Teamwork makes the dream work.  💭


Believe you can and you're halfway there.

(Theodore Roosevelt) 🧸

If you believe it then you can  

(Katy Perry - Electric (Official Music Video)
Electric (Pokemon 25 Version) with lyrics.
Song written by Katy Perry, Jonathan Bellion, Bruce Wiegner, Lucas Marx, Al Calderon, Rachel Kanner and three of The Monsters from The Monsters & Strangerz: Stefan Johnson, Jordan K. Johnson and Oliver Peterhof.
Starring: Katy Perry (Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson)
Music video on Katy Perry ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@KatyPerry on YouTube.
)

To believe in a miracle  🦋

(Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding - Miracle (Official Lyric Video)
Song written by Calvin Harris (Adam Richard Wiles), Burns (Matthew James Burns), Ellie Goulding (Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding), Pablo Bowman and Peter Rycroft.
Starring: Ellie Goulding (Elena Jane "Ellie" Goulding)
Music video on Calvin Harris ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@CalvinHarris on YouTube.
)

Love comes to those who believe it  💕😍🥰💞

(Céline Dion - That's The Way It Is (Official Video)
Song written by Max Martin (Karl Martin Sandberg), Kristian Lundin and Andreas Carlsson (Andreas Mikael Carlsson)
Starring: Céline Dion (Céline Marie Claudette Dion)
Warning! Kissing gourami (Helostoma temminckii) is not a suitable species to keep in such tiny aquariums as shown in the footage at the beginning of the video.
Music video, with lyrics below the player, on Celine Dion ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@CelineDion on YouTube.
)

Don't stop believin'         🚇
Hold on to that feeling


(Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (Official Audio)
Song written by Steve Perry, Jonathan Cain and Neal Schon.
Starring: Journey
Audio with chorus lyrics below the player.
Audio on journey ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@journey on YouTube.
)

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.  🚶

'Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles   🎹 🚶‍♀️

(Vanessa Carlton - A Thousand Miles (Official Music Video)
Song written and performed by Vanessa Carlton.
Music video on Vanessa Carlton ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@vanessacarlton on YouTube.
)

Before you criticize a person, walk a mile in that person's shoes.  👞👞
That way you are a mile away and have that person's shoes too.

Which fishes does a cobbler cobbler need to make a shoe?  👞

Sole and eel, using needlefish and threadfin.

golden shoes  🥇 🥾🥾

(Herreys - Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley (LIVE) Eurovision Song Contest's Greatest Hits
Starring Herrey's on a celebration show, re-performing Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley.
Music written by Torgny Söderberg. Lyrics written by Britt Lindeborg.
Music video on Eurovision Song Contest ✔ Verified Channel,
@EurovisionSongContest on YouTube.
)

...if you get blisters on your heel...  👟

(What that extra lace hole on your shoes is for
Instruction video on Dan Becker ✔ Verified Channel,
@DanBecker on YouTube.
)

Walking On Sunshine  👣 🌞

(Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine (Official Music Video)
Song written by Kimberley Rew.
Starring: Katrina and the Waves
Music video on KatrinaTheWavesVEVO ✔ Verified Channel,
@KatrinaTheWavesVEVO on YouTube.
)

Hard to keep your feet on the ground  🤸

(Lionel Richie - Dancing On The Ceiling
Song written by Lionel Richie, Michael Frenchik and Carlos Rios.
Remastered HD music video starring Lionel Richie.
Music video on lionelrichie ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@lionelrichie on YouTube.
)

Footloose  🤸

The song Footloose was written by Dean Pitchford and co-written by Kenny Loggins.

(Kenny Loggins - Footloose (Official Video)
OST from the movie: Footloose (1984)
BTW, smoking can be hazardous...
🚭
With chorus lyrics below the player.
Music video on Kenny Loggins ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@KennyLoggins on YouTube.
)

(Blake Shelton - Footloose (Official Music Video)
OST from the remake movie: Footloose (2011)
Music video on Blake Shelton ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@blakeshelton on YouTube.
)

She says feel that jumpin' beat,  💃 🕺
and to get up on your feet


(Electric Light Orchestra - Rock n' Roll Is King (Official Video)
Song released in 1983. Written by Jeff Lynne, co-founder of Electric Light Orchestra (ELO).
Music video on ELO ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@elo on YouTube.
)

Everybody move your feet  💃 🕺

(DJ BoBo & Emilia - EVERYBODY ( Celebration Show )
Song written by DJ BoBo (Peter René Cipiriano Baumann), Daniel Peyer and Joe South according to EN Wikipedia. However, Axel Breitung, Mark Wyss and Gutze Gautschi (Kurt Gautschi) may perhaps have been involved?
Starring duet on the Celebration Show and Celebration album versions of the song:
DJ BoBo and Emilia (Hanna Emilia Rydberg-Mitiku).
Music video on DJ BoBo ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@TheOfficialDJBoBo on YouTube.
)

Go-Go  💃 🕺

(Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go (Official Video)
Song written by: George Michael (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou)
Starring: Wham! - An English pop duo consisting of George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley (Andrew John Ridgeley).
Music video on WHAM! ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@Wham_Official on YouTube.
)


If you feel lost, create a clear goal in your mind, then work hard to realize it.

If your goal is far away, add smaller goals on the way and go step by step.


All ways are good, except the bad ones.


Shortcuts will take longer.


Better late than never.


All roads lead to Rome.


Rome wasn't built in a day.


It was very time consuming,
but I went back for seconds,
when I ate a clock yesterday…


A hero is no braver than an ordinary man,
but he is brave five minutes longer.


(Ralph Waldo Emerson)


I need a hero

(Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero (Official HD Video)
Song written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford.
Starring: Bonnie Tyler
The song was initially made as an OST to the movie: Footloose (1984)
The song, in its original version and several cover versions, has since been featured in many commercials, trailers, movies, TV series and games etc.
Music video on Bonnie Tyler ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@BonnieTylerOfficial on YouTube.
)


Some kind of hero

(Alan Walker & Sasha Alex Sloan - Hero (Official Music Video)
Song written by Alan Walker (Alan Olav Walker), Slipmats (Mats Lie Skåre), Big Fred (Fredrik Borch Olsen), Marcus Arnebekk, Gunnar Greve (Gunnar Greve Pettersen), Kristin Carpenter and Rasmus Budny.
Starring: Alan Walker and Sasha Alex Sloan sadgirlsloan (Alexandra Artourovna Yatchenko)
With lyrics in the description below the music video on YouTube.
Music video on Alan Walker ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@Alanwalkermusic on YouTube.
)


There's a hero

(Mariah Carey - Hero
Song written by Mariah Carey and Walter Afanasieff.
Starring: Mariah Carey
Audio on Mariah Carey ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@MariahCarey on YouTube.
)


Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

(Dale Carnegie)


A photographer is like a cod, which produces a million eggs in order that one may reach maturity.

(George Bernard Shaw) 📷


Which fishes affects a photographer's image? 📷

ISO

Flasherwrasses

Sunshine pleco

White cloud

Glassfish

Tripod fish


Are you born with a photographic memory,
or is it something you have to develop bit by bit? 📷


What kind of photos does a sea turtle take? 📷

Slowfies


What do shellfish use to take shellfies? 📷

Clameras

Sometimes a picture says more than a thousand words. 📷 🖼️ 🎨 🖼


To the complaint, 'There are no people in these photographs,'
I respond, There are always two people: the photographer and the viewer.


(Ansel Adams) 📷


You don't take a photograph, you make it.

(Ansel Adams) 📷


Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.

(George Bernard Shaw) 📷

Live Is Life  🤗 🎸 😎 ❤️

(„BIGGEST LIPDUB EVER" - OPUS „Live Is Life“ - KAPFENBERG - The real world record!
Song written by Ewald Pfleger (Sunny), Kurt René Plisnier, Günter Grasmuck, Niki Gruber and Herwig Rüdisser. The performance in the video is thanks to 6.000 people, including members of Opus, that celebrated with this song for 10 hours in Kapfenberg in Austria.
Lipdub music video on opus Channel,
@opus on YouTube.
)

Starting right now I'll be strong  💪🏼 🏋🏼

(Rachel Platten - Fight Song (Official Video)
Music video on Rachel Platten ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@Rachelplatten on YouTube.
)

Eye Of The Tiger  👁 🐅

(Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger (Official HD Video)
Song written by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan. Performed by Survivor.
There are several version of the song Eye of the Tiger.
Initially there was an album version and a singe version and a demo version.
The demo version with tiger growls was used as OST in the movie: Rocky III (1982)
The music video on YouTube has chorus lyrics below the player.
Music video on Survivor Band ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@Survivorbandmusic on YouTube.
)

I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter  👁 🐅

(Katy Perry - Roar (Official)
Warning! This music video includes immodest behaviour.
Song written by Łukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Cirkut, Bonnie McKee and Katy Perry.
Starring: Katy Perry (Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson)
Music video with lyrics and an empowering jungle vibe.
Music video on Katy Perry ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@KatyPerry on YouTube.
)

Why did the tiger barb eye the last few pages in the book?  👁 🐅

It's common for a tiger barb to become a fin nipper.

List Of Fin Nipper Fish - Fish Keeping Guide Fin Nipper Care

Which fishes have the eyes of a tiger?  👁 👁 🐅

Tigerfish: Terapontidae — Tigerperches / Grunters

Galeocerdo cuvier — Tiger shark

Carcharias taurus
Sand tiger shark / Blue-nurse sand tiger / Grey nurse shark / Spotted ragged-tooth shark


Enchelycore anatina — Tiger moray / Fangtooth moray / Bird-eye conger

Enchelycore pardalis — Tiger moray eel / Leopard moray eel / Dragon moray

Esox masquinongy × Esox lucius or Esox lucius × Esox masquinongy
Tiger muskellunge / Tiger muskie


Puntigrus tetrazona — Tiger barb (Including many breeding varieties.)

Syncrossus — Tiger loach (1 genus with 6 species.)

All Pseudoplatystoma — Tiger shovelnose catfish / TSN. (Including hybrids.)
However, especially: Brachyplatystoma juruense
False Tigrinus / Zebra catfish / Juruense catfish / Gold Zebra Pim


Brachyplatystoma tigrinum
Tigerstriped catfish / Zebra shovelnose / Royal tiger shovelnose


Batasio tigrinus (An Asian species of catfish. More info at: Seriously Fish)

Astronotus — "Tiger Oscar" etc. (Among many other names.)
All three of the currently accepted species of Astronotus, and some hybrids of Astronotus, may sometimes be called Tiger Oscar in the trade. The naming situation is somewhat muddled and unclear. I'm guessing it may sometimes depend partially on the color variety and partially on the species, or subspecies etc. When the name tiger oscar is used it usually refers to some types and varieties of A. ocellatus, but not always. It mostly depends on the naming preferences of the people involved. It may also differ between different countries, companies, retailers, breeders, books, magazines, websites etc.

Astronotus are often thought of more like wet pets, than most other common aquarium fishes. They are very popular in the aquarium hobby and are often named individually by their owners. They are often compared to dogs since they have their individual ways and personalities. When Astronotus are kept in a school they can also act together similar to a pack of hungry dogs toward their owner. They can be greedy during feeding and grow fast, when they get lots of food and the water quality is maintained good enough. When they become adults they can form breeding pair bonds and become more aggressive.

They are often grouped together with monster fish and tankbusters, since they are often bought small, but soon grow bigger and are not suited to be kept for long in small tanks. They are known to jump, especially for food. Owners should make sure to keep that in mind and provide a good solution to prevent them from jumping out. Normal tank covers are sometimes not enough, especially when dealing with bigger individuals, since they are powerful and might break or lift normal covers. This can often happen even when it is not during normal feeding time. For example, if a bug crawls or flies by the aquarium. The Astronotus may repeatedly jump and try to eat the bug, even if the bug is on the other side of a transparent cover.
  • Astronotus ocellatus — Has many different names, with or without "tiger" in the name: Oscar, oscar fish, red oscar, oscar cichlid, tiger oscar, tiger oscar cichlid, tiger oscar fish, velvet cichlid, marble cichlid etc.

    A. ocellatus is the most common Astronotus in the trade. There are many different wild forms and breeding variants. Hybrids of Astronotus are also often sold as A. ocellatus, even if they are not actually pure species.

    A few name examples, with both "oscar" and "tiger": Tiger oscar, black tiger oscar, red tiger oscar, short body tiger oscar, super red tiger oscar, lemon tiger oscar, albino tiger oscar, white tiger oscar, long fin tiger oscar, veil tail tiger oscar etc. For these names it is also optional to add the word "fish", or the word "cichlid", at the end, or the word "super" or "wild" or other words (such as the size, or stage of age, or breeding generation) wherever they fit. It is also possible to combine different combinatons of the fin varieties, or body shape varieties (short body etc.) with the other varieties.

    There are also many other common names of Astronotus that don't seem to contain the word "tiger". Sometimes they might be feral (very common in Florida) and/or hybrids or specific color varations (blue, green, copper, gold/golden etc.) that people want to separate from the others by name, possibly in an attempt to make a distinction clear to improve sales, or try to clear up confusion. Maybe sometimes it is so that customers might have an easier time when trying to find whatever type of Astronotus they are looking for on stocklists, or simply to try keeping them separated and organized somehow. There are other reasons aswell. However, I suggest you make up your own opinion on what they might be (and your own conclusions about why) by doing your own investigation by searching the internet and asking other aquarists etc. if you are passionate about Astronotus and want more details.


  • Astronotus crassipinnis — Bumblebee Oscar
    A. crassipinnis is often confused with other species of Astronotus.
    A. crassipinnis is not as common in the trade as A. ocellatus.
    A. crassipinnis maximum size is slightly less than A. ocellatus.


  • Astronotus mikoljii — Mikolji’s Oscar
    A. mikoljii was officially described in 2022 and named after Ivan Mikolji.
    Aquarium Glaser GmbH - Astronotus mikoljii
    Mikolji.com - Astronotus mikoljii | A new species of Oscar cichlid
    FishBase.se - Astronotus mikoljii
Poecilia (hybrids sp.) — Tiger Endler or tiger guppies etc.

This list of fishy tigers is to be continued/expanded...

It's the final countdown   🚀

(Europe - The Final Countdown (Official Video)
Song by Swedish rock band Europe, written by lead singer Joey Tempest.
Music video on europethebandtv ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@europethebandtv on YouTube.
)

This is The Deep End of my witty fishy tale, fin, well, almost...   🏁

Keep your motivation up, your wits about you,

and maybe you'll come back, to my tale, who can tell?

What is the moray of the story?  𓆙

Fishy

Save The Best For Last  ❄ 🕯️

(Vanessa Williams - Save The Best For Last (Official Video)
Warning! This music video includes gentle .
Song written by Jon Lind, Phil Galdston (Philip Edward Galdston) and Wendy Waldman.
Starring: Vanessa Williams
Music video on VanessaWilliamsVEVO ✔ Verified Channel,
@VanessaWilliamsVEVO on YouTube.
)

She gives me bubble kisses...   🧜 🥇 🐟

(Vanessa Williams Presents Bubble Kisses
Short animated music video at amazon.com with Vanessa Williams singing.
From the audio book for children with the same name as the music video.
About a young girl with a magical goldfish that can tranform her into a mermaid.
Written by Vanessa Williams and illustrated by Tara Nicole Whitaker.
The audio book includes the song Bubble Kisses on a CD and digital download.
)

amazon.comPUBLISHING - Vanessa WilliamsBarnes & Noble

BTW, what would the witty fish call Vanessa Williams, if she transformed into a fish?

Finessa Gilliams.

YOU HAVE TO SEA THESE PUNS!   🐟🐠🤣

(YOU HAVE TO SEA THESE PUNS! | The Pun Guys
John Nonny and Dan Shaba on a fishy punning spree.
At Ripley's Aquarium of Canada, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Punny aquarium video on The Pun Guys ✔ Verified Channel,
@ThePunGuys on YouTube.
)

Things Can Only Get Better   🆙

(D:Ream - Things Can Only Get Better (1993) (Official Video)
Song written by Peter Cunnah and Jamie Petrie.
Starring: D:Ream with lead singer Peter Cunnah
Music video on DReamOfficialVEVO Channel,
@DReamOfficialVEVO on YouTube.
)

The Only Way Is Up   🆙

(Yazz - The Only Way Is Up
Song written by George Jackson and Johnny Henderson.
Starring: Yazz (Yasmin Evans) and The Plastic Population
Music video on YazzVEVO ✔ Verified Channel,
@YazzVEVO on YouTube.
)

Up, up                                           🆙 🆙
There's no way but up from here


(Shania Twain - Up! (Official Music Video) (Green Version)
Song written by Shania Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange.
The green (pop) version of the song, starring: Shania Twain
With lyrics below the player.
Music video on Shania Twain ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@ShaniaTwain on YouTube.
)

Y arriba, y arriba ~ And up, and up   🆙 🆙

(Los Lobos - La Bamba
OST by Los Lobos from the movie La Bamba (1987) with vocals by Cesar Rosas.
The movie is about the life and career of Ritchie Valens, played by Lou Diamond Phillips.
The song La Bamba is originally a Mexican folk song.
Ritchie Valens made a Chicano rock adaptation of this song in 1958.
Audio on Los Lobos ♪ Official Artist Channel,
@loslobos on YouTube.
)





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