AlexsDaddy
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So I'm laying on my couch taking a nap this afternoon when I get woke up by a knock on the door. It's one of my upstairs neighbors. She's in the process of moving out, and on top of that she's in the navy and getting ready to go out to sea for a month.
Well, she asked me if I could watch her goldfish for her while she is out. I'm like, yea, no problem. She said, "Ok. I'll bring them down in about an hour." Here I am thinking, she'll bring them down? What size tank is this?!!
So about an hour later she knocks on the door and there she is with a 10 gallon tank about 1/3 the way full with 4 goldfish!!
"So how long have you had these?", I ask. About 4 years! "I'm just waiting for them to die", she says, "but my daughter is so attached to them." I told her, "Well, if you continue to keep all 4 of them in that tank, the aren't going to last too much longer." Then I went on to explain that goldfish need 20 gallons a peice, and told her about the myth of goldfish growing to the size of their tank. She didn't like the idea of having an 80+ gallon tank though.
Maybe I'll see if I can talk her into letting me take them over to my friends house to put them in his wifes 140 gallon pond. I have a 10 gal that's already up and running that I can move the occupants and put 2 of them in there, but that's the best I can do for them.
Well, she asked me if I could watch her goldfish for her while she is out. I'm like, yea, no problem. She said, "Ok. I'll bring them down in about an hour." Here I am thinking, she'll bring them down? What size tank is this?!!
So about an hour later she knocks on the door and there she is with a 10 gallon tank about 1/3 the way full with 4 goldfish!!
"So how long have you had these?", I ask. About 4 years! "I'm just waiting for them to die", she says, "but my daughter is so attached to them." I told her, "Well, if you continue to keep all 4 of them in that tank, the aren't going to last too much longer." Then I went on to explain that goldfish need 20 gallons a peice, and told her about the myth of goldfish growing to the size of their tank. She didn't like the idea of having an 80+ gallon tank though. Maybe I'll see if I can talk her into letting me take them over to my friends house to put them in his wifes 140 gallon pond. I have a 10 gal that's already up and running that I can move the occupants and put 2 of them in there, but that's the best I can do for them.
