JJ & G came to us on Christmas. They were a gift to Taylor. Her ignorant parents thought that they'd make a wonderful, easy first pet. Actually, they only wanted one but a family was very quick to give them all three of their betas. One male & two female, with a handy divider that went between the tank, just in case the male got hungry. Yes, we now know why they were quick to give us ALL their fish. Jimmy was found in the bottom of the tank this morning. I'm not quite sure what the cause of death was. It could've been his tank hasn't been cleaned since May. Or the fact that I haven't personally feed him since February... and I recently hid the food from Taylor, so she hasn't been feeding them either. It's possible that his friend got hungry and took a bite out of him... the divider was taken out a month ago. However, I wasn't about to look that closely in the tank this morning to confirm my suspicions. Either way Jimmy is gone and it's time that Jerry & Gord join him and the other fishey's that live in the world of toilet water. Thanks for the memories guys. And thanks for teaching the Daukas' that they should never, ever own a pet.
** I'm deeply sorry if this post has offended you in any way... we are not fish haters. Just couldn't stand the smell any longer.
4 comments:
One down, 2 to go! Hee, hee, hee.
Melinda
ahahahaha! yeah, we went through quite a few fish when i was little... but really, pets aren't all that bad...
That's the thing about fish; they have a life expectancy that can only be measured in minutes. You look at 'em wrong and they're done for. I'm not offended, but look out for PETA...
We just got an ant farm. Maybe try that in a couple of years. Some of our ants are a bit challenged, but interesting to watch none the less.
Robbin
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