I'm sure that you all are familiar with my bucket list since I've mentioned it several times, so may I now direct you to #71 on said list? Because I can cross it off now! =)
A very cool person not only got me goldfish... but a snail, too! I never even thought about having a pet snail, but I *love* my snail. I call him Secretariat. My sister suggested the name and I think that it's "epic" to use today's vernacular. lol
Unfortunately, the goldfish part of this story is not as epic as my snail's name. You see, I do not at present have a living goldfish. Five goldfish have died in my fishbowl. *sniffle* I think that there must be something wrong with the water - my fish must be drowning! Actually, I have no idea what is wrong. I feel horrible for the poor fish! I read online that most of Walmart's goldfish are sold as food for bigger fish, so I'm trying to comfort myself with the thought that these fish were most likely going to die anyhow. It still makes me sad, though.
So... I have owned a goldfish and can cross that off of my list, even though it was a brief experience. And I happen to think that Secretariat is the coolest snail ever, so I'm very happy in spite of the fishy circumstances. =D
Secretariat speeding across the bridge
The big goldfish whom I was thinking of calling Dodger
Emily, the problem could be the water in your fishbowl. I haven't had experience with fish since Dad had a big aquarium when I was little, but I've been talking with Tim about getting a small fish tank at some point in the future, and was doing some research on different types of tiny fish when I came across this article: http://theaquariumwiki.com/Beginning_Fishkeeping-Cycling_Your_Tank
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