the miracle of life

As I was feeding my fish last night, I noticed that one was missing. I looked around, and I can't find it anywhere.

It's gone.

My fish have a nasty habit of doing that. Darn fish.

Anyhoo....

As I was searching the tank for the big blue fish, I see something move in the corner. Something very very tiny.

I look closer.

It's a BABY fish!

A teensy weensy tiny winy baby fishy.

I don't know which one was the mommy, but one of my fishies had a baby!!

She lived a good life

(sort of)

Rest in Peace Petunia.

My much-tormented fishy has finally gone to the big fishbowl in the sky (or the big toilet bowl in the bathroom)

Although she didn't pass away under my watch (I was in Cleveland), I still don't blame the boy, he couldn't have helped it.

Her much-tormented few months are over.

and he has a name

My classroom pet is named:

Puppy.

This way, everyone can say, "Come see Puppy", and everyone is confused when we point to the fishtank.

haha

it's STOOOPID

but I love it!!!

New addition to my classroom

I'll have to think up a name for him later. Maybe I'll have a contest with my students.

The best part of this whole thing though....the oyster's shell opens and closes with the bubbles!!!!

Hi! My name is...

My new fishies now have names.

I named the two orange ones Tropicana and Sunkist.

The boy named the three pink ones Flo, Mary and Shirley. Which, if you look closely, rhyme with a certain favorite trio of his. (He said since they were pink, they had to be girls).

My new fishies

Don't worry! Petunia's still alive and somewhat kickin'!

However, these new fishies warrant a story.

My fishtank has been empty for a while, because I have not had the chance to get to the pet store and buy some new fish. The other day, I thought about getting some fish, when I noticed that my filter was no longer running. So, I went to the pet store yesterday, bought fish, and I picked up a new filter pump. I bring the fish to their new home, and set up the pump.

To set up the pump, you need to to transfer a few parts from the old filter to the new pump. Having done this before, I knew what to do, transferred the parts, and plugged in the pump. As soon as I plugged it in, there was a very loud CRUNCH! I unplugged the pump and took it apart. The brand new pump DESSIMATED the magnet on the gear I transferred.

I brought the gear and pump back to the pet store. The very helpful man told me the magnet was stressed and that caused the loud crunching noise, and that the new pump is fine. I bought a new gear and took it home.

Just out of curiosity, I put the new gear in the old pump....

and it worked...

now I have two working pumps for my one fishytank.

5 new fishies
2 working pumps
and a partridge in a freaking pear tree...

Fishy Update

Petunia is still alive and somewhat well. She is swimming around in her new home. I bought the vase at Crate and Barrel, and the sea glass at Foster's Clam Bake. I think she likes it. If you look really hard, you can see her swimming in there.

Petunia

She's still alive, and still breathing. She's struggling, but is swimming and eating, which is good. I'm not sure if she will make it yet, but we're trying to save her.

Update on the fishy situation

IT'S A MIRACLE!!!

OH MY GOD!!!

IT'S UNBELIEVABLE!!!

So, going way back in the blog (September 18), I lost my fish. One day it was there, one day it was gone.

So, finally, I felt I was over Petunia's loss, and I went to the Fish Nook to buy myself a new fishy.

I brought him home, his name is Ruby, and I went to clean out the bowl. As I was pouring the water into the strainer (to catch the rocks) I saw a head pop out. At first, I almost screamed in horror, thinking it was just the head of my poor fishy.

HOWEVER!!!!.....it was the whole fish..............ALIVE........barely......but.........ALIVE!!!!!

He had buried himself under the rocks, and was living under them for the past month.
All the water had practically evaporated out, and I had not put any food in there for a month. He looks sickly, but I think he can make it.



Poor Petunia...fighting for life...please pray for Petunia!


Ruby, my new fishy

Update on the fishy situation

WARNING!!! THE FISH HAS NOT BEEN FOUND!!! I REPEAT THE FISH HAS NOT BEEN FOUND! HE IS BELIEVED TO BE HARD AND SLIGHTLY CRUSTY! IF YOU SEE THIS FISH, PLEASE USE CAUTION IN PICKING HIM UP. PLEASE WEAR SHOES IN THE BACK BEDROOM

Look before you leap...

I went to feed my betta (siamese fighting) fish which is in the back bedroom of the apartment today after school. I just fed it yesterday, and it was swimming around, looking happy. I went to feed it today, and it's....

GONE!!!

I kid you not...I don't know where it is. It's not in the bowl, on the table the bowl sits on, or on the floor around the bowl. I looked for about 10 minutes, and can not find it....

I am SERIOUSLY afraid of going into the room...I'm making Mike hunt for it...

Petunia...where are you??????