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A Sad Two Days

We had a couple of sad days this week. About a week ago our fish, Fred, started to look a little sick. He started to get fin and tail rot. I know that sounds bad, but it can usually be cleared up with antibiotics. We started Fred on some antibiotics and made sure the water had the right PH, but he continued to get sicker and sicker. The last few days of the week he lost his ability to achieve equilibrium and on Friday he finally just couldn't hold on anymore. Now I think that we would be dog people if we didn't rent, but we have definitely become fish people. I could watch Fred swim around for hours. He was quite the funny character. Cory has had him for about six years, so he was a pretty big fish. We were pretty sad when he died. This was the fish that we drove to get a new filter for over a year ago at 3am because he was overfed by some kids and couldn't breathe. But at least we still have Wilma, his woman friend, we thought.

She started to mope around the bottom of the tank underneath Fred and she would swim around him in circles trying to get him to play when he was sick. Then on Saturday we came home and found her dead in the fish tank. It sounds crazy, but I think she might have died from a broken heart. She looked so sad yesterday. She just kept swimming around and starring back at us. So now all we have left is our little algae eater. Our tank looks so empty. I tried to find some pictures to post, but we don't have any and all the ones online are copy righted, but if you are interested they were cichlids. Fred was gold and Wilma was white and black stripped. We'll miss them.

Comments

The Studes said…
That's so sad... poor fred and wilma.. haha I just got it! Flintstones.
DottieLou said…
wow what a love story. happy fish hunting
oh how sad...your fish died, now an eye infection. What a week you have been having. That is so sad. At least your fish knew you loved them. 3am to find a filter? That is devotion.
claire said…
Now you can go get a bigger pet, like a lizard or frog!
Jeanette said…
I'm sorry for your loss, we are fish people here too =0(

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