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Circle of Life - My Goldfish Died

Posted on 11/05/2009 5:45:32 PM PST by JoeProBono

Over the years I've had many fish tanks.

More recently I had to "settle" for goldfish because of exigent circumstances.

Got a couple of "junk fish" from Wal-Mart and a used an old 30 gal tank.

These hearty goldfish thrived and lived literally through fire and ice storms.

I named them Franny and Zooey. They thrived and grew and "loved" each other.

On occasion they developed "Ick" - Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, a single-celled parasite also known as Ich.

Treatment with medications always solved the infection.

A few days ago Ich raised it's ugly head and, despite "heroic" efforts short of CRP, Manny died.

Zooey (on the right) is in mourning.



TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: circleoflife; fish; goldfish; jpb
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1 posted on 11/05/2009 5:45:32 PM PST by JoeProBono
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To: JoeProBono

You have my sympathy.


2 posted on 11/05/2009 5:48:30 PM PST by ZX12R
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3 posted on 11/05/2009 5:50:57 PM PST by Dr. Sivana (There is no salvation in politics.)
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I’ve had some goldfish for years and when one of them died recently the other one was clearly affected by it.


4 posted on 11/05/2009 5:51:37 PM PST by vbmoneyspender
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To: JoeProBono

i hate ich

you have my sympathies / i’ve raised goldfish,too.


5 posted on 11/05/2009 5:56:51 PM PST by MissDairyGoodnessVT (=^..^=)
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To: JoeProBono
Count yourself lucky. Our Ick problem cost us about $300 in fish. We have a 150 gal Salt Water Reef aquarium. Copper will fight Ick, but Copper would wipe out the more expensive part of the tank, the live coral. After loosing several fish we had to quarantine all the fish in a sterile tank for weeks, while we did multiple water changes on the reef tank. It was a horrible experience, and many salt water aquarium hobbyist quite the hobby during their first Ick breakout.

Our’s is back and as beautiful as ever. Now we quarantine all new fish to make sure nothing enters.

6 posted on 11/05/2009 5:57:44 PM PST by NavyCanDo
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>> despite “heroic” efforts short of C[PR]

You’re whining about a dead fish, and you didn’t do CPR?

You’re not the man I thought you were, Joe.

(then again, you didn’t say CPR you said CRP. If that has something to do with fish back-ends, I don’t wanna know about it — you get a pass.)


7 posted on 11/05/2009 6:06:05 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Stop dissing drunken sailors! At least they spend their OWN money.)
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To: JoeProBono

We won one of those cheap little goldfish at the fair. It lived for years, and years, during most of my children’s childhood and grew to enormous proportions. Sad for everyone when it passed.


8 posted on 11/05/2009 6:08:28 PM PST by Arkinsaw
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9 posted on 11/05/2009 6:08:41 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: Nervous Tick

Please forgive my blunder. My eyes are a bit bleary.


10 posted on 11/05/2009 6:11:35 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: JoeProBono
C'mon, Joe... this is a family site, for goodness' sake...


11 posted on 11/05/2009 6:14:43 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Stop dissing drunken sailors! At least they spend their OWN money.)
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To: JoeProBono

Losing a pet no matter what sort of creature is always hard.


12 posted on 11/05/2009 6:17:58 PM PST by randomhero97 ("First you want to kill me, now you want to kiss me. Blow!" - Ash)
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To: JoeProBono

Condolences.


13 posted on 11/05/2009 6:21:14 PM PST by TheVitaminPress
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To: JoeProBono

Just...well.

Been there but can not spell plycos... csn not spell it now... the big black sucker fish that sucks algea???

My daughter had a huge one. One day it was missing. My step girl told me she heard a load splash in the night.

It committed suicide, jumped the tank and lid and dried up under the desk.

It was really sad.

Never let a splash go by you.


14 posted on 11/05/2009 6:22:32 PM PST by Shyla
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>> Please forgive my blunder. My eyes are a bit bleary.

Wow, you really loved Manny the goldfish, didn’t you?

Okay, I won’t rip on you about it for the rest of today. Promise.


15 posted on 11/05/2009 6:22:34 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Stop dissing drunken sailors! At least they spend their OWN money.)
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To: JoeProBono

It’s not the circle of life... but the spiral of flush.


16 posted on 11/05/2009 6:26:36 PM PST by irishtenor (Beer. God's way of making sure the Irish don't take over the world.)
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I admire their ability to survive, almost no matter what.
17 posted on 11/05/2009 6:27:30 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: Shyla

“Never let a splash go by you.”

Thank you Shyla, I shant.


18 posted on 11/05/2009 6:30:53 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: Nervous Tick

Who could possibly love a goldfish?


19 posted on 11/05/2009 6:36:27 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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I can only afford a silverfish.


20 posted on 11/05/2009 6:37:03 PM PST by Larry Lucido (This tagline excerpted. To read more, click on MyOverratedBlog.com)
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