Posted by alexandra_k on September 7, 2005, at 4:10:09
In reply to Anyone have Goldfish for friends?, posted by Curt on September 5, 2005, at 19:35:28
There used to be some terrific goldfish in a tank in the psych ward. they were really big. i used to lie on the couch and put my fingers lightly on the side of the tank and they would come up and kiss my fingers. and just kind of hang out with my hand :-) they were great, very soothing and relaxing. and good company. unfortunately... they didn't do so well in the hospital environment. people kept trying to feed them bits of their lunch.
in the end i think they got given away to a good home. or maybe thats just what they decided to tell us. maybe they just died.
one of the nurses used to reliably grumble about how they needed to be given away. she had fish. she used to play with them. right from when they were really little. get them used to her putting her finger in the tank and then feeding them. putting her hand in the tank and then feeding them. gradually... gradually... they used to swim around her hand / fingers. she was real upset when they died. had to take a couple days off work and all.
i tried to keep fish... but they kept dying on me :-( i don't know what i did wrong... dunno. but i thought i'd better give up because i killed a fair few :-(
but i do like goldfish.
and i reckon they make pretty good pets too :-)
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