I am sure you have all been on the edge of your seats over this one. The zombie fish, what, oh, what can it possibly mean?
Because my mother works with animals she feels the need to spread them around and about eight months ago she brought this fish home to Tess. I had innocently mentioned the possibility of getting her a nice goldfish that would swim prettily for a few months and then die so I wouldn't have to invest a whole lot of time into taking care of it, but no, she brings me a fightin' betta fish that eats nasty little bloodworms and has caused me my fair share of panic attacks. I asked Tess what she wanted to name him, she said Dorothy, because Elmo has a fish named Dorothy and Elmo is one of the evil gods so we have to do what he says. Dorothy isn't too much trouble, I clean his bowl, he doesn't bother anyone, but I couldn't help and start to wonder how long this fish was going to last. It's been eight months already and Dorothy is still swimming strong. However, a few months ago I got a shock when Dorothy suddenly died...and then came back to life.
Dorothy dies and comes back to life on a regular basis...like in fifteen minute intervals.
For no obvious reason, Dorothy suddenly started having these weird fits where he would swim like crazy and then stop all of a sudden and float to the top of the bowl and float there, motionless. I don't know if he has heard good things about the toilet and is in a hurry to get there but more than once I have been convinced that he has taken off to the big bowl in the sky. Because I love you all so much, I have recorded this phenomenon. This video is a little long but stick it out, I challenge you to ever see a fish behave like this again in your lifetime.
Also, just a p.s., this tape was taken for diagnostic purposes, I recorded it so that my mom could show it to the fish man who bred Dorothy and maybe tell me why she is so very strange. That is the reason behind my fun little commentary:
dorothy.avi
Ideas? Anyone???
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OMG, That is hilarious. What a bizarre fish you have. At least he is entertaining though.
Oh my god! Now that's weird!
What did the "Fish Man" say about it???
Well, the Fish Man tells me that this is apparently a fish bladder issue. Dorothy is not peeing enough, and so she becomes full and floats to the top. I was instructed to give him the inside of a green pea and let him eat it, hence the following equation:
Pea x fish = (fish)pee
So I did that and wouldn't you know it, he won't eat the damn pea. So tonight I have to let him soak in a solution of lukewarm water and epson salts for twenty minutes...but no longer or I could poach him.
So tonight I am either going to have a well fish or a dead fish...I just can't wait.
Or poached fish for dinner! Mom
That's alot to do for a fish....LOL! Hope all goes well!
FIrst off, you'll need a young priest and an old priest.
So wierd!
I think the fish is just lazy, plain and simple. It's too much effort to stay upright when you can just float sideways at the top of the bowl.
That fish is definitely a male.
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