My Poor Fish...

***Update (and if you don't know the story about the fish, you might want to read it first, below) Joseph called me on his way home and he has come to the conclusion that if a fish was stuck in the pipe of the filter then water would spit out the back of the filter. I'm still not buying into that though because the water was ALL OVER the floor and rug and NONE on the entertainment stand. We'll see how his face looks when he gets home and I can look him in the eye... I should probably let it go, but I'm not known for letting things go...

So, I might have mentioned that I had to bring 3 fish home from school...here they are:


These poor little fish have been through some stuff. I had to bring them home from school because someone tried to kill them by dumping red paint into the fish tank. The water was tinted red for some time after that, but after many cleanings everything was fine, and thank goodness it was non-toxic paint. Now they have to put up with the 3 cats who are always trying to put their paws in the water and stuff. Anyway...there's a little background information, now to the story of what happen this morning.

I came downstairs and the fish tank was only about 1/3 full of water, the floor and rug were completely soaked and there was not very much water on the actual entertainment stand. I called Joseph and ask him if the cats had knocked over the tank, he says no, I don't believe him, but I let it go and set out to get the tank back in order (you know with the important things like water...) so I dump the fish into a bowl and count only 2 fish. I call Joseph and explain that the cats have apparently gotten a fish and he says they probably didn't eat it but played with it, which makes me nervous because now there is probably a dead goldfish somewhere in my house (I've yet to find my battery charger which is big, I can only imagine where they have put the fish). I'm feeling rather sad because even though they are stupid goldfish I'm an animal lover and hate that they have suffered some. I decide they are leaving my house-either down the toilet, to the lake, to PetSmart...I don't care where they go, but they need to leave. I go about cleaning out the tank...check the filter for the missing fish-you never know, and begin running water through the hose of the filter. Out pops the fish and down the garbage disposal he goes ALIVE...oh crap. I call Joseph again this time screaming the fish is in the garbage disposal what do I go, how can I get it out. Joe says I have to put my hand in, which I'm not excited about, but I look in and can see the fish and try to grab it. He's a slippery little sucker, but I finally grab him and put him in the bowl with his brothers (or sisters, I don't really know). All 3 fish are currently in their cleaned out tank up as high as I can get them on the entertainment center, hopefully out of range of all cats...here's a picture where they now live:


They use to be on the bottom, but I'm hoping the cats can't get to them now (I've never seen them get up on the top shelf, so hopefully my fish are safe). However, the fist sign of a cat up there and the fish have to find a new home, so, I might be giving them away in a later post. My big issue right now is with my husband. I have looked at the situation from many different angles and there is just no way the cats didn't knock over the tank. I think he's telling me a story because he didn't clean up the mess knowing I was getting up right behind him soon (which I actually didn't...the one day I kinda sleep in!). So...I decided to create a little poll, it's over on the right hand side. Did Joseph come downstairs to find the fish tank on the floor and just pick it up and leave the mess? Go ahead and vote...I'm only going to keep it up a couple of days, but I promise I'll let you know the outcome!


That's all for this time around, though it's a pretty long post. Hope you enjoyed my fish story...I promise you it is 100% true, and I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't lived it. Thanks for checking in, until next time, as always, please REMEMBER JACKSON!