We've had this one fish for years. I'm talking 11 years!! He had a family and they died off one by one until it was just him. He stayed alone for several years in his big ole fish tank home. Then one day I noticed he would swim side ways, upside down, lay on the gravel then get back up. The poor thing wouldn't give in. We had this fish before Keeli (8) was even born. She loved her fish. Lindsi (19) has had this fish since the second grade. I called him the ghost fish. I figured he probably had been dead for 5 or 6 years but his spirit was lingering around.... Well after watching him float and fall for 2 days we decided to "send him off to sea" with the other fish.. The port hole being the toilet... Keeli asked for more fish over and over again. I kept putting it off. I'm not a fan of taking care of a fish tank. It's a pain in the ass and it's so gross. As I pondered over when or if I even wanted anymore the algae continued to grow in the fish tank. We shut the lights off unplugged it and ignored it for a month! Lindsi decided she would surprise Keeli with some new fish and she got an algae eater too.. We needed one! Keeli was happy she had her fish and her "allergy eater" That thing ate and ate until the tank was spotless... He did great! Last night I noticed he was belly up on the gravel... Dang not again.. Keeli will be heart broken if I have to tell her this.. I didn't mention it and when my husband got home I told him about the fishy... Keeli wakes up this morning and I'm dreading her even walking by the fish tank. Every morning she asks "can I feed my fish" She walks to the tank and I see her looking all around. I act like I don't notice. Then she asks where's my allergy eater? I said huh? Where is my allergy eater? So I told her, honey, while you were asleep last night I seen him belly up and well... her eyes got big.. and said, he died???? OMG that is so sad, right? I told her yeah it was. Then she said well, it's sure a good thing he got that tank clean before he died!! She fed her fish and started her day. That was that!
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