Alis girls Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 I have a new toy- a gravel cleaner. Having wasted £6.99 in Wyevale getting some contraption to clean the pooey gravel in the fish tank I found the stupid thing useless so ordered an battery one off Amazon. No where in the instructions did it say the fish should be removed when using so I set to hoovering out the gunge only to find the remains of Britney in the thing when cleaning it. (lily Allen died some weeks back) OH roared (yes hes a beast) and we have now just got Duffy and Beyonce left. Darent tell kids. I think they might notice but by then I will have got some more fish. tanks looks cleaner just a bit emptier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Oops! Mom once bleached the bridge we used to have in our tank and bleached the fish when I was little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Oh dear - so sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 MMmm Lwescott your mum and I obviously went to the same school of fish care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Oooops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 Ooops Sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaP Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 One of our cats who is now 15, got ES goldfish when ES was 4 ES is now 18 and we still haven't told him Lisa P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Oh dear - best to keep quiet about it I think. I've only just told the kids that Sophie ate our last budgie (about 8 years ago). Thankfully time has softened the blow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I've only just told the kids that Sophie ate our last budgie (about 8 years ago). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 They obviously realise that she's gone I hasten to add but they thought she died of 'hurumph' natural causes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura & CTB Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 I guess Sophie thought it was perfectly natural. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 When I was little I thought my goldfish Tom and Jerry lived for a very long time, as friends had goldfish that died and were flushed down the toilet. Little did I know that we had several Tom's and several Jerry's My mother only told me once I'd left home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 My goldfish lived for a good few years - a lady from nursey bought me them (Sam and Ella) but they were always the same. I think I cried when Ella died! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 We have enver had much luck with fish except in later years. when ES was about 4 wehad 4 goldfish named after the Teletubbies and the the Tweenies. All went to the "fish hosp" and came back cured Then is later years we've got Danios who last for ever except er when I hoover the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 My goldfish lived for a good few years - a lady from nursey bought me them (Sam and Ella) but they were always the same. I think I cried when Ella died! We had a Sam and Ella too, only after Fitz and Gerald had died though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 We have got one 10 year old fish in our pond, who is the only survivor of the 3 we had for the children when they were small. It lives there with about 10 descendents. They are so much happier in the pond and get less nasties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
