Re: Donna / Forest Park Hike / baby goldfish!

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Okay... how did you know Bella & Leon were male & female? 20 baby goldfish?! Too cool! Crazy trying to take care of them too though, I bet! Good luck and congratulations too!

Donna / Forest Park Hike / baby goldfish!

Donna I'm so sorry to hear about Shenan. You totally did the right thing and I'm sure Shenan knows that too. It's so hard to say goodbye to a family member like that I went on a one hour hike today wit the sweetest, sweetest dog named Fennel who I can tell is getting older, he's 8 and has a grey muzzle and man if he were my buddy I know I'd be a BIGTIME mess if I had to say goodbye to an old faithful like him.

It seems like a lot of EV people are losing pets this month Hugs.

For what it's worth, my goldfish, Bella and Leon, were being "intimate" last week. I saw some eggs on the big leafed plant so I cut those two leaves and put them in a bowl of water. All week long I kept stirring the water but nothing happened. Yesterday, however, when I went to stir the water I was greeted with - SWIMMING! I now have around 20 baby goldfish! I can't stop looking at them. They get fed around 6 times a day and uneaten food gets siphoned out a couple of times a day and new water is put in. It is going to be exciting watching them grow every day.

Life is a miracle, and precious. Shenan was so lucky to have a loving family like you guys, Donna! How is taking it?

Rainbow Bridges,

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it's by sheer luck that I wound up with a male and a female; it's very, very hard to tell goldfishes' gender.  Over the years I've seen them get their freak on but this was the first time I distinctly noticed eggs on the leaves of the plants. 

Bella and Leon and any babies I can't keep will go to my friend's outdoor pond.  I'm beyond excited.  I know they are only 8 cents each at the pet store (the regular ones like Leon anyway, Bella is a calico fancy tail and cost me all of $2.50 when I got her) but for me they are priceless.  Life is such a miracle!   I'm siphoning out uneaten food water and replacing it with new water several times a day and really hope these little guys all make it to adulthood!

Bella and Leon do care for each other in a fishy way.  They have never once fought and they follow each other around.  I could never ever separate them even though I'd love to keep Bella (she's gorgeous) it would be a sin to separate them and I hope they will be happy in the pond!

Okay I'll stop now. I'm a proud grandparent so i can stop talking about them!

 

Okay... how did you know Bella & Leon were male & female? 20 baby goldfish?! Too cool! Crazy trying to take care of them too though, I bet! Good luck and congratulations too!

 

 

Donna / Forest Park Hike / baby goldfish!

 

Donna I'm so sorry to hear about Shenan.  You totally did the right thing and I'm sure Shenan knows that too.  It's so hard to say goodbye to a family member like that  I went on a one hour hike today wit the sweetest, sweetest dog named Fennel who I can tell is getting older, he's 8 and has a grey muzzle and man if he were my buddy I know I'd be a BIGTIME mess if I had to say goodbye to an old faithful like him. 

It seems like a lot of EV people are losing pets this month  Hugs.

For what it's worth, my goldfish, Bella and Leon, were being " intimate " last week.  I saw some eggs on the big leafed plant so I cut those two leaves and put them in a bowl of water.  All week long I kept stirring the water but nothing happened.  Yesterday, however, when I went to stir the water I was greeted with  - SWIMMING!  I now have around 20 baby goldfish!  I can't stop looking at them.  They get fed around 6 times a day and uneaten food gets siphoned out a couple of times a day and new water is put in.  It is going to be exciting watching them grow every day.   

Life is a miracle, and precious.  Shenan was so lucky to have a loving family like you guys, Donna!  How is taking it?

Rainbow Bridges,