a fat and lazy emperor
the only time our fish emperor kuzco shows any life is when he sees a hand at the top of the tank which his tiny mind links with feeding. otherwise he just floats idly at the top of the tank as if he were dead. i would like to say i taught him to play dead, but he just does it instinctively. i would hope that this is how his species of goldfish survives out in the wild and that it is not a sign of approaching death. because our former fish sundown to midnight showed very similar signs preceding his death. so this ailment shall appropriatly be called sundown syndrome. if anyone knows what is happening to our fish, and/or how to rememdy it, let me know. but right now i am hoping that emperor kuzco is just being fat and lazy. because if emperor kuzco dies off, king tobias the II is sure to be next as he will die of loneliness, just as his predecessor did upon the death of sundown to midnight.
Comments
Maybe he needs a bigger tank / bowl? Also, try getting shock-treatment-fluid. Fishies are so hard to keep alive. And I feel so bad when they die... I can't just chuck them into the trash with no remorse like I do w/ dead plants... Sigh.
How's your semester going?
Posted by: Sar | April 19, 2005 01:37 PM
i have done well with my plants, i think we have some fish shock fluid.
i cant wait till this semester is done! i have two jobs, student govt and school is kickin my butt. my next year will breeze though, and then...real life time. i am excited though. how about you?
Posted by: david! | April 20, 2005 03:25 PM
sundown syndrom is a real thing. It's when people it confused and agitated. Is this what your fish is doing?
Posted by: no name | April 23, 2005 10:09 PM
well sort of, they get confused and forget how to swim much, so they float towards the top of the tank. and then eventually they die, and that might cause some agitation.
Posted by: david! | April 24, 2005 12:46 AM