Comments on: Jack, the Fish https://www.burnmagazine.org/burn-diary/2014/01/jack-the-fish/ burn is an online feature for emerging photographers worldwide. burn is curated by magnum photographer david alan harvey. Sat, 18 Jun 2016 11:49:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.4 By: Akaky https://www.burnmagazine.org/burn-diary/2014/01/jack-the-fish/#comment-277989 Tue, 28 Jan 2014 19:14:18 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=20953#comment-277989 Yeah, I thought it smelt too, Sidney

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By: Sidney Atkins https://www.burnmagazine.org/burn-diary/2014/01/jack-the-fish/#comment-277447 Mon, 27 Jan 2014 21:32:38 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=20953#comment-277447 AKAKY,

Listen chum, are you trolling for piscean puns again? I refuse to rise to the bait.

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By: a civilian-mass audience https://www.burnmagazine.org/burn-diary/2014/01/jack-the-fish/#comment-276393 Sun, 26 Jan 2014 09:42:32 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=20953#comment-276393 and the cat ate the fish…

oups:))))

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By: Akaky https://www.burnmagazine.org/burn-diary/2014/01/jack-the-fish/#comment-276090 Sat, 25 Jan 2014 21:17:31 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=20953#comment-276090 this is giving me a haddock…

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By: andrew b. https://www.burnmagazine.org/burn-diary/2014/01/jack-the-fish/#comment-274838 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:53:40 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=20953#comment-274838 And for the bit of trivia today, can anyone name the movie in which these fish had a prominent reference? Bonus points if you can name the significance of it for the director, and a current star who was in it who has the “wrong” name in the credits….

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By: andrew b. https://www.burnmagazine.org/burn-diary/2014/01/jack-the-fish/#comment-274837 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 17:48:33 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=20953#comment-274837 Nice. And Jack is a happy fish – you can tell because he is building a “bubble nest” on the edges around the top of his tank.

I had a “Hex” tank for Siamese fighting fish at one point – it was hexagonal shape, and had glass dividers to make 6 compartments. The fish could see each other, and so would “show” (flair their fins) frequently. I was told some people with tanks like that would have fish fights, removing the dividers and then betting on which fish would win. I never did that. They will, indeed, fight another of the same sex to the death.

Their native habitat is rice paddies and very shallow areas in asia. They are, surprisingly, quite happy when they live in a little bowl like that.

Enjoying your week at the BurnDiary lens, Matt. Keep it up!

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By: Paul https://www.burnmagazine.org/burn-diary/2014/01/jack-the-fish/#comment-274721 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 06:58:27 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=20953#comment-274721 Lovely image, beautiful colours. Fascinating information Gordon, I never knew fighting fish existed.

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By: Gordon Lafleur https://www.burnmagazine.org/burn-diary/2014/01/jack-the-fish/#comment-274611 Thu, 23 Jan 2014 00:57:47 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=20953#comment-274611 Jack, by necessity, requires a solitary life, given that he appears to be a Siamese fighting fish who will fight to the death with another male. Nice photo.
Fish can live a long time. My oldest son used to be into fish big time, we inherited a small tank with the left-overs after he finally stopped being the crazy fish kid. There are a couple of catfish in there that have to be at least 12 years old. We never see them, they hide during the day. We have three 99cent goldfish to liven up the tank. They’ll be big enough to eat soon if they keep growing at this rate.

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By: Frostfrog https://www.burnmagazine.org/burn-diary/2014/01/jack-the-fish/#comment-274528 Wed, 22 Jan 2014 19:15:32 +0000 http://www.burnmagazine.org/?p=20953#comment-274528 One of my fish is 13 years old. Enjoying your everyday life during your short time home.

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