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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Funny how you can get upset over a Goldfish, had them roughly 18 month there were 3 to start with now just one left

just started to bloat and it stayed at the bottom of the tank and went off its food

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

Viking burial?

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By *aneandpaulCouple
over a year ago

cleveleys

Stroke of look it,s fish friday for lunch in our local

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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

One of ours flapped it's flipper for the last time a little while ago, thought the daughter would be in tears. No she spent more time comforting me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Did you do regular 1/4 water changes to keep the nitrites down?

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

My friend's goldfish died and her daughter was distraught.

"Don't worry," she said, "Sparky's gone to heaven."

"Is heaven down the toilet, 'cos that's where daddy put him?"

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Did you do regular 1/4 water changes to keep the nitrites down?"

Yes every week, then a complete change monthly. We did google it and there's a illness called dropsy which our fish showed all the symptoms of

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Used to like coming down in the mornings and the fish would rise to the top getting excited knowing it's feed time.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to win loads from the fair when the kids were younger.

Three died on the trip home

Three died the next day

Two died within a week

One lasted 7 years.... Go figure

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Did you do regular 1/4 water changes to keep the nitrites down?

Yes every week, then a complete change monthly. We did google it and there's a illness called dropsy which our fish showed all the symptoms of

Monthly whole change is dangerous. It takes at least 3 months for de nitrifying bacteria to start working. A whole water change every month will reduce the effectiveness.

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"Funny how you can get upset over a Goldfish, had them roughly 18 month there were 3 to start with now just one left

just started to bloat and it stayed at the bottom of the tank and went off its food

On a 'scale' of 1-10 how upset were you?

10 being as if a family member had died

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By *uby0000Woman
over a year ago

hertfordshire

cause of death drowning? I was relieved when mine died sorry for your loss though RIP little fishy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I had one for 5 years when I was little. Was devastated when it died. My Dad said he'd buried it in the garden, I make a little cross and everything.

How gullible was I?!

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By *opinovMan
over a year ago

Point Nemo, Cumbria

"I had one for 5 years when I was little. Was devastated when it died. My Dad said he'd buried it in the garden, I make a little cross and everything.

How gullible was I?!

Maybe he did.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just out of interest would flushing a fish down your toilet not cause a blockage?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I had one for 5 years when I was little. Was devastated when it died. My Dad said he'd buried it in the garden, I make a little cross and everything.

How gullible was I?!

Maybe he did.

No. Told me when I was about 19 he'd flushed it lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just out of interest would flushing a fish down your toilet not cause a blockage? "

Compared to the size/quantity of stuff your own body sends down, a teensy wee goldfish ain't gonna block it up

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just out of interest would flushing a fish down your toilet not cause a blockage?

Compared to the size/quantity of stuff your own body sends down, a teensy wee goldfish ain't gonna block it up"

But the stuff that comes out of a body can break down easily....a goldfish is more ....solid...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

You should have called the first one "ONE " and the second one called it "TWO".

That way if one dies you still have two

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By *rtemisiaWoman
over a year ago

Norwich

"Funny how you can get upset over a Goldfish, had them roughly 18 month there were 3 to start with now just one left

just started to bloat and it stayed at the bottom of the tank and went off its food

If you can catch them, you can have all the baby goldfish from our big pond. If they keep breeding at their current rate, it will be like a sardine tin next summer!

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By *icentiousCouple
over a year ago

Up on them there hills

"Just out of interest would flushing a fish down your toilet not cause a blockage?

Compared to the size/quantity of stuff your own body sends down, a teensy wee goldfish ain't gonna block it up

But the stuff that comes out of a body can break down easily....a goldfish is more ....solid..."

Especially if it was only sleeping.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just out of interest would flushing a fish down your toilet not cause a blockage? "

Don't flush salmon.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Funny how you can get upset over a Goldfish, had them roughly 18 month there were 3 to start with now just one left

just started to bloat and it stayed at the bottom of the tank and went off its food

On a 'scale' of 1-10 how upset were you?

10 being as if a family member had died"

Between a 1-2 it's only a fish at the end of the day

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"Funny how you can get upset over a Goldfish, had them roughly 18 month there were 3 to start with now just one left

just started to bloat and it stayed at the bottom of the tank and went off its food

On a 'scale' of 1-10 how upset were you?

10 being as if a family member had died

Between a 1-2 it's only a fish at the end of the day

Thats not so bad then, if you do have kids at least you wont be too upset explaining 'life' and whatnot.

In this case I reckon I wont be too bad when the hamster snuffs it soon. She's coming up to 18 months old and they dont live mch longer than that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Funny how you can get upset over a Goldfish, had them roughly 18 month there were 3 to start with now just one left

just started to bloat and it stayed at the bottom of the tank and went off its food

On a 'scale' of 1-10 how upset were you?

10 being as if a family member had died

Between a 1-2 it's only a fish at the end of the day

Thats not so bad then, if you do have kids at least you wont be too upset explaining 'life' and whatnot.

In this case I reckon I wont be too bad when the hamster snuffs it soon. She's coming up to 18 months old and they dont live mch longer than that"

I've howled every time i've lost a hamster. The last one i had died in my hand

Rip wee Pootle

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"Funny how you can get upset over a Goldfish, had them roughly 18 month there were 3 to start with now just one left

just started to bloat and it stayed at the bottom of the tank and went off its food

On a 'scale' of 1-10 how upset were you?

10 being as if a family member had died

Between a 1-2 it's only a fish at the end of the day

Thats not so bad then, if you do have kids at least you wont be too upset explaining 'life' and whatnot.

In this case I reckon I wont be too bad when the hamster snuffs it soon. She's coming up to 18 months old and they dont live mch longer than that

I've howled every time i've lost a hamster. The last one i had died in my hand

Rip wee Pootle"

Dont pick them up then.

I dont pick mine up as it bit my Daughter, she reckons. Its her but she dosent bother with it so its left to me.

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By *ubicinchMan
over a year ago

Gwynedd

I think I may need to get out more

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Funny how you can get upset over a Goldfish, had them roughly 18 month there were 3 to start with now just one left

just started to bloat and it stayed at the bottom of the tank and went off its food

On a 'scale' of 1-10 how upset were you?

10 being as if a family member had died

Between a 1-2 it's only a fish at the end of the day

Thats not so bad then, if you do have kids at least you wont be too upset explaining 'life' and whatnot.

In this case I reckon I wont be too bad when the hamster snuffs it soon. She's coming up to 18 months old and they dont live mch longer than that

I've howled every time i've lost a hamster. The last one i had died in my hand

Rip wee Pootle

Dont pick them up then.

I dont pick mine up as it bit my Daughter, she reckons. Its her but she dosent bother with it so its left to me."

What's the point in having a wee furry if you can't get a cuddle?

They are very short sighted and any smell of food on your hands can result in a bite. Been bitten many times. Doesn't put me off.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just out of interest would flushing a fish down your toilet not cause a blockage? "

Nope! The rats would eat it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

sounds like over feeding

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

"Funny how you can get upset over a Goldfish, had them roughly 18 month there were 3 to start with now just one left

just started to bloat and it stayed at the bottom of the tank and went off its food

On a 'scale' of 1-10 how upset were you?

10 being as if a family member had died

Between a 1-2 it's only a fish at the end of the day

Thats not so bad then, if you do have kids at least you wont be too upset explaining 'life' and whatnot.

In this case I reckon I wont be too bad when the hamster snuffs it soon. She's coming up to 18 months old and they dont live mch longer than that

I've howled every time i've lost a hamster. The last one i had died in my hand

Rip wee Pootle

Dont pick them up then.

I dont pick mine up as it bit my Daughter, she reckons. Its her but she dosent bother with it so its left to me.

What's the point in having a wee furry if you can't get a cuddle?

They are very short sighted and any smell of food on your hands can result in a bite. Been bitten many times. Doesn't put me off."

I took your advice and I just threw her out the back to look after herself

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By *izzy RascallMan
over a year ago

Cardiff

Only kidding

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Used to like coming down in the mornings and the fish would rise to the top getting excited knowing it's feed time."

My fish do this. Ive lost pets over the years and cried over them all. No doubt I will be the same with the fish. Hugs

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Used to like coming down in the mornings and the fish would rise to the top getting excited knowing it's feed time.

My fish do this. Ive lost pets over the years and cried over them all. No doubt I will be the same with the fish. Hugs "

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By *andom2chatMan
over a year ago

A Galaxy Far, Far Away & Spain

Overcrowding? Over feeding? Incorrect method of changing water?

I get you thought fishes were easy pets too.

As for flushing down the loo - no they won't break down the same way as human waste & cause blockage. Incidentally neither does cat poo as my neighbour recently discovered when she had a blockage.

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By *rtemisiaWoman
over a year ago

Norwich

"Funny how you can get upset over a Goldfish, had them roughly 18 month there were 3 to start with now just one left

just started to bloat and it stayed at the bottom of the tank and went off its food

On a 'scale' of 1-10 how upset were you?

10 being as if a family member had died

Between a 1-2 it's only a fish at the end of the day

Thats not so bad then, if you do have kids at least you wont be too upset explaining 'life' and whatnot.

In this case I reckon I wont be too bad when the hamster snuffs it soon. She's coming up to 18 months old and they dont live mch longer than that

I've howled every time i've lost a hamster. The last one i had died in my hand

Rip wee Pootle

Dont pick them up then.

I dont pick mine up as it bit my Daughter, she reckons. Its her but she dosent bother with it so its left to me.

What's the point in having a wee furry if you can't get a cuddle?

They are very short sighted and any smell of food on your hands can result in a bite. Been bitten many times. Doesn't put me off."

Someone should invent tiny hamster glasses'

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