my new goldfish Update: BRIGITTE IS DEAD
Remember last August when there was a discussion about betta fish? Rob G told me all about them.
Just a few days later at Walmart, there were a number of bettas on a dark, depressing shelf in the back. All but one of them were dead. The remaining one looked awful--faded and pale--but I felt so terrible about it that I bought him. I thought he'd die, but I didn't want him dying in that horrible, filthy little container.
At home, I put him in a pretty 1-gallon spherical bowl, gave him a meal of betta kibble, and was rewarded the next morning by the sight of a happy, healthy, brilliantly colored, deep-red fish. He had even built a bubble nest during the night.
It's been 10 months. He's still happy and healthy. This is what he looks like, except that his fins and tail are about twice as long:
I named him Cranberry.
Just a few days later at Walmart, there were a number of bettas on a dark, depressing shelf in the back. All but one of them were dead. The remaining one looked awful--faded and pale--but I felt so terrible about it that I bought him. I thought he'd die, but I didn't want him dying in that horrible, filthy little container.
At home, I put him in a pretty 1-gallon spherical bowl, gave him a meal of betta kibble, and was rewarded the next morning by the sight of a happy, healthy, brilliantly colored, deep-red fish. He had even built a bubble nest during the night.
It's been 10 months. He's still happy and healthy. This is what he looks like, except that his fins and tail are about twice as long:
I named him Cranberry.
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Lambchop wrote:Remember last August when there was a discussion about betta fish? Rob G told me all about them.
Just a few days later at Walmart, there were a number of bettas on a dark, depressing shelf in the back. All but one of them were dead. The remaining one looked awful--faded and pale--but I felt so terrible about it that I bought him. I thought he'd die, but I didn't want him dying in that horrible, filthy little container.
At home, I put him in a pretty 1-gallon spherical bowl, gave him a meal of betta kibble, and was rewarded the next morning by the sight of a happy, healthy, brilliantly colored, deep-red fish. He had even built a bubble nest during the night.
It's been 10 months. He's still happy and healthy. This is what he looks like, except that his fins and tail are about twice as long:
I named him Cranberry.
Will the irony ever cease?
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I'm so glad that you rescued him, Lamby. How sad it is that the employees didn't even care to look at their own inventory, thus allowing them to die! It makes me want to put them into a bowl, not feed them or give them a clean place to lay their heads, and see how they like itLambchop wrote:Remember last August when there was a discussion about betta fish? Rob G told me all about them.
Just a few days later at Walmart, there were a number of bettas on a dark, depressing shelf in the back. All but one of them were dead. The remaining one looked awful--faded and pale--but I felt so terrible about it that I bought him. I thought he'd die, but I didn't want him dying in that horrible, filthy little container.
At home, I put him in a pretty 1-gallon spherical bowl, gave him a meal of betta kibble, and was rewarded the next morning by the sight of a happy, healthy, brilliantly colored, deep-red fish. He had even built a bubble nest during the night.
It's been 10 months. He's still happy and healthy. This is what he looks like, except that his fins and tail are about twice as long:
I named him Cranberry.
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This is why Walmart should not be allowed to sell fish. (Although conditions are hardly better at Petco or any of the other chain pet stores.)izzarina wrote: How sad it is that the employees didn't even care to look at their own inventory, thus allowing them to die! It makes me want to put them into a bowl, not feed them or give them a clean place to lay their heads, and see how they like it
Crazy for the blue white and red
Crazy for the blue white and red
And yellow fringe
Crazy for the blue white red and yellow
Crazy for the blue white and red
And yellow fringe
Crazy for the blue white red and yellow
Irony? What irony? I'm serious. I named him "Cranberry" because of his lovely color. He's exactly the color of fresh, ripe New England cranberries. Everyone thinks the name fits.Flyingcursor wrote:Lambchop wrote:Remember last August when there was a discussion about betta fish? Rob G told me all about them.
Just a few days later at Walmart, there were a number of bettas on a dark, depressing shelf in the back. All but one of them were dead. The remaining one looked awful--faded and pale--but I felt so terrible about it that I bought him. I thought he'd die, but I didn't want him dying in that horrible, filthy little container.
At home, I put him in a pretty 1-gallon spherical bowl, gave him a meal of betta kibble, and was rewarded the next morning by the sight of a happy, healthy, brilliantly colored, deep-red fish. He had even built a bubble nest during the night.
It's been 10 months. He's still happy and healthy. This is what he looks like, except that his fins and tail are about twice as long:
I named him Cranberry.
Will the irony ever cease?
Cranberries are one of my favorite snacks. Should I refuse to eat them? Turn up my nose at cranberry juice? Boycott Thanksgiving celebrations . . . just in case?
Besides, he's got me blocked, so that post was officially invisible to him. The rule is that if you've announced that you've blocked someone, you cannot complain further about their posts. You cannot eat your cake and still have it.
Thank you, Izz. You, too, Gonzo.
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That's why my daughter quit her job at the local SuperPets. Too many animals dying daily.gonzo914 wrote:This is why Walmart should not be allowed to sell fish. (Although conditions are hardly better at Petco or any of the other chain pet stores.)izzarina wrote: How sad it is that the employees didn't even care to look at their own inventory, thus allowing them to die! It makes me want to put them into a bowl, not feed them or give them a clean place to lay their heads, and see how they like it
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Re: my new goldfish
Without being sarcastic, how the hell does one Euthenize a fish??Cranberry wrote:I had to have her euthanized within a month.
Surely just a flick to the head or a swift flush down the toilet?
By the way, what about "Kaya" as a name. It is the name of the lead singer from "youth in asia"...... geddit!
see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youth_in_Asia
Listen to me young fellow, what need is there for fish to sing when i can roar and bellow?