We went to an exhibition called the World of Cats and Dogs this weekend.
Being animal lovers, we always enjoy looking at the various breeds of dogs and cats on display. I love Abyssinian cats and have promised myself that I would like to be owned by one before I die. But as we already have three cats, who don’t get along in the least, it’s probably not a good idea to add an Abby (known to be a rather hyperactive breed) to the volatile mix.
Marco enjoyed the dog show jumping and obstacle course enormously. And Magnus adored the tank fish. Loren always used to love the fish too, so maybe it is a baby thing. Marco was also keen for us to buy a tank there and then and if it wasn’t for the fact that we already have pond fish, two dogs and three cats, we might have relented.
I shared a house with another girl while attending university and she had tropical fish. One night, not being familiar with them, I innocently asked:
“Louise, do fish sleep?”
Louise was busy with something else and answered rather irritated that she was sure they do.
“On their sides?” I asked, peering into the tank.
Panic station. It turned out that the thermostat of the tank had malfunctioned and that the fish were busy dying. So, whenever I think of tank fish, I’m reminded of that and then I’m not so sure that I want any any more…
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Jacqui's Mum in Aus // November 19, 2007 at 10:56 am
‘Busy dying’ - just love that expression!
Our first, and almost last, attempt was with fish from a pet shop that did NOT tell us we had to put drops in the tap water we used to eliminate the chlorine. Consequently, next morning our two lovely new goldfish were doing a very static backstroke on the surface of the bowl. Eeek.
Emma Farrie // June 28, 2008 at 7:15 pm
Me and my sister bought two fish and we named them “Fish” and “fingers”. “Fish” was my fish and he was lying on his side under water. He didnt move whatsoever. So i went to get another fish the same day he died and named him fish 2. I cleaned out the fish tank to make sure there was no bacteria left from the other dead fish to pass on to Fingers. So i came home with the new fish and put him in the clean tank. The next day he was swimming about quite happily, but there was something wrong. He kept rolling side to side. But he was still happily swimming. When i came back from our day trip to a garden centre, the fish was lying identically the same as how Fish 1 was lying. On its side under water. I moved the ornament and he started swimming again, but then he stopped dead. I was v ery puzzled so i put our net in the water to catch the fish, he didnt fight at all. so i took him out the water, and he was flapping about like nothing else. so i put him back in the water again and then he was lying on his side. I decided that the fish was dying, so i left him for an hour or two. I came back only to find that he was lying on his side again. So i caught him with the net again and he didnt move, i flushed him down the loo. But what puzzled me was that my sisters fish is still alive and kicking after seeing the other two fish die in front of his little beady eyes. It was quite sad and Fingers has now lost two of his companions.
I hope the fish was not sleeping that i flushed down the loo. :O!
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