The Poor Goldfish!
As a massive animal-lover I always worried about the goldfish and when I won one, took it home, cossetted it and was distraught when they died. My vet gently explained to Wee Res_Mary that my habit of picking the ones with the prettiest 'white markings' was at fault - the white patches were debilitating fungus disease. :((

still I loved the thought of coming home to them, even though I know they won't make it......

sorry.
(resurrection_mary cannibal_ferox, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 20:50, 3 replies)

I did the same thing..
I picked out a lovely fish with black markings because she looked pretty. Her name was Tracy, and for the twenty hours that I owned her, I loved her so much.
(Aruu does not put all her trust in root vegetables., Tue 14 Jun 2011, 21:21, closed)

That's a shame, poor Tracey! I had fish called variations on the name Jaws. I always thought of goldfish as boys for some reason. Poor fish, at least we gave them a nice final few hours. x
(resurrection_mary cannibal_ferox, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 21:24, closed)

It's okay.
Apparently those fish are meant as feeders for bigger fish anyway - they cost about 10p each and aren't meant to live.
( Bats, Wed 15 Jun 2011, 7:10, closed)