If you were a fish, what would you be?

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I gave two answers.
1. If you were a fish, what would you be?
a. The cleverest fish in the river or ocean.
2. What fish would I choose?
a. a maroon clown fish.
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Except maroon's are known to be bastards!
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I've never seen a fish wedding in my tanks, does that mean they're all........ ;)
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fr499y wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:50 am Except maroon's are known to be bastards!
but handsome ones. :)
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plankton wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:53 am I've never seen a fish wedding in my tanks, does that mean they're all........ ;)
Clownfish are known to change sex, including reproductive functions. The largest, dominant fish is always a female, and when she dies, the most dominant male changes sex and takes her place. @Stephen is their something your not telling us :P
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Oh no, so we can't say male or female Clownfish anymore, because their now classed as gender neutral!? :dodgy2:
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fr499y wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:18 am @Stephen is their something your not telling us :P
My star sign (sign of the zodiac) is pisces :)
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Martinspuddle wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:35 am Oh no, so we can't say male or female Clownfish anymore, because their now classed as gender neutral!? :dodgy2:
Apparently the Clownfishes preferred pronoun is 'they' :rolleyes: ROFL
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fr499y wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 9:18 am
plankton wrote: Thu Mar 19, 2020 8:53 am I've never seen a fish wedding in my tanks, does that mean they're all........ ;)
Clownfish are known to change sex, including reproductive functions. The largest, dominant fish is always a female, and when she dies, the most dominant male changes sex and takes her place. @Stephen is their something your not telling us :P
Well I guess if Philip Schofield can do it, it's ok for clown fish too
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