to my goldfish...may you RIP
alas...what a tragedy! over the past few days, i have moped at home, trying every way possible to save my dad's gold fish...
...it all happened when Jeff, my brother's roommate, looked at our goldfish tank, admiring the grace and immense size of the 4-5 year old goldfish. These weren't just any ol' goldfish...no...they were my dad's goldfish, and he's a guy who knows how to take care of his pets. while managing to be thrifty by not spending millions of dollars on goldfish food/medicine/water treatment/etc, my father used an ingredient he knew best: TLC (not to be mistaken with 'the learning channel' or 'tina left eye lopez'...just plain ol' 'tender love and care'. he raised those goldfish to be the best adult karp they could be...but *woe* jeff decided that the water was too cold, and turned up the thermostat.
...he turned it up to 90 degrees Farenheit. *BLAST HIM!!*
the next morning, my dad's beloved fish were poached salmon.
*weeps*
he later bought new baby fishes, but it was as if the tank was cursed...as soon as he got new fish, they quickly died for reasons unbeknownst to us. we changed the filter and got a new water filtration system...and we thought we put an end to the euthenasia of such innocent beings...BUT NO!
a week after the new filter was installed, the fish contracted some weird disease called Ichthyopthirius multifiliis...yes, believe it...the innocent ones developed a bad case of Ichthyopthirius multifiliis. trying to salvage the lives that were left, i placed the living ones in a separate bowl, treated them to some new water (that was sanitized and dechlorinated) and a little heat to kill the bacteria. (according to the internet, it said if you raise the water to about 80 degrees, the bacteria will die and the fish will live)...but no...the next morning, all the fish were dead.
...and now my father has given up on raising fish...completely.
i hope he will regain the strength and courage to raise his prize winning fish, as he did so few months ago, but only time will tell.
May they rest in peace. Our prayers will be with them in Fish Heaven.
...it all happened when Jeff, my brother's roommate, looked at our goldfish tank, admiring the grace and immense size of the 4-5 year old goldfish. These weren't just any ol' goldfish...no...they were my dad's goldfish, and he's a guy who knows how to take care of his pets. while managing to be thrifty by not spending millions of dollars on goldfish food/medicine/water treatment/etc, my father used an ingredient he knew best: TLC (not to be mistaken with 'the learning channel' or 'tina left eye lopez'...just plain ol' 'tender love and care'. he raised those goldfish to be the best adult karp they could be...but *woe* jeff decided that the water was too cold, and turned up the thermostat.
...he turned it up to 90 degrees Farenheit. *BLAST HIM!!*
the next morning, my dad's beloved fish were poached salmon.
*weeps*
he later bought new baby fishes, but it was as if the tank was cursed...as soon as he got new fish, they quickly died for reasons unbeknownst to us. we changed the filter and got a new water filtration system...and we thought we put an end to the euthenasia of such innocent beings...BUT NO!
a week after the new filter was installed, the fish contracted some weird disease called Ichthyopthirius multifiliis...yes, believe it...the innocent ones developed a bad case of Ichthyopthirius multifiliis. trying to salvage the lives that were left, i placed the living ones in a separate bowl, treated them to some new water (that was sanitized and dechlorinated) and a little heat to kill the bacteria. (according to the internet, it said if you raise the water to about 80 degrees, the bacteria will die and the fish will live)...but no...the next morning, all the fish were dead.
...and now my father has given up on raising fish...completely.
i hope he will regain the strength and courage to raise his prize winning fish, as he did so few months ago, but only time will tell.
May they rest in peace. Our prayers will be with them in Fish Heaven.
posted by Joe @ 10:33 PM
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