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W-T-Effing-F? Worst Present Ever: Siamese Fighting Fish Trapped in Your iPod Speaker
Condemned to the throb of your musical bad tastes. No room to even turn around. Can this be real? Apparently it’s so real and so desired that some Australian pet stores can 't keep it in stock, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. The iPond—yes, that's right, the iPond, surely an epitome of parasitic marketing—is one-fifteenth the recommended tank size for its miserable inhabitant. The tank's water capacity is about 22 ounces. A Melbourne Aquarium spokesman said Siamese fighting fish require a minimum tank size of 2.5 gallons.
All I want for Xmas is a better world for fish.
Julia Whitty is Mother Jones' environmental correspondent. You can read from her new book, The Fragile Edge, and other writings, here.
Comments
How can the poor fish even survive a day like that? This can't be real, can it?
Thanks for posting this; I saw the pic the other day and spent about a half hour storming around my living room, fuming.
Posted by: Casey Miner on 12/18/07 at 9:48 AM Respond
The Australian equivalent of torture. At least they're not miniaturized prisoners of war.
Posted by: Mann on 12/18/07 at 1:55 PM Respond
It's not just the sicko who thought of this one it's the sickos who buy them.Does this planet have intelligent life????????????
Posted by: misha on 12/23/07 at 4:42 PM Respond
i thought this was funny
Posted by: frank on 09/08/08 at 7:45 PM Respond
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