Little Antonio Found Dead in Tank (LA Times Goldfish dies in Newsroom LA Riverwater)

The water should have been aired with some sort of pump, filtered with some sort of charcoal, clarified from its algae by strainers.......in other words, the fish should have been in Dasani water.

I had two goldfish that I won at the State Fair. After they survived the first 6 months in a little desktop 5 gallon tank, I put them up in an old 20-gallon tank with an undergravel filter system and started taking pretty good care of them. Beanie & Cecil lived for over six years and got huge. Beanie was a fat veil-tailed goldfish and when he finally gave out and got the Big Flush treatment, he stopped up my toilet. I actually had to use the plunger to send him on his way!

Cecil lived another six months. He was one of those skinny mutt-type goldfish. After recalling the trouble with Beanie's funeral, I considered taxidermy and maybe just putting him up on the wall in the den. My then six year old convinced me not to worry and that if Beanie almost made it down the toilet then Cecil shouldn't be a problem at all. A few quick prayers and well wishes later and whooooooosh....

It was touch and go there for a second. The toilet thought about coughing him back up, but one last rush of water did the trick.

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.