Farewell S.F. II, Hello S.F. III

Okay, so apparently the breeder net that was supposed to keep the other fish from eating the fry was unnecessary as S.F. II did kick it the other day. She was given a toilet funeral by those who loved her (actually those who were home and not taking Katie to school - aka Daddy). I know that it was a touching service with Shawn giving an awesome eulogy that was appreciated by all. Turns out our nitrite and ammonia levels were high in the tank because S.F. II did not want to eat a final meal before she left this life - therefore, there was an excess of food in the tank which kept floating around. Yeah, not only did S.F. II leave us, she almost took Santa Claus Daddy with her. Nice. Way to hang on S.C.D!!!! That'll show the *itch!! Hee.

Anyway, because we had to fix the levels before adding any new fish, I couldn't replace S.F. II before Bug got home from school. Also, Shawn & I were panicked as there was not a S.F. II look-a-like in Petsmart. We knew she would know the difference. What to do, what to do????All those years of law school came into play as I manipulated (aka lied to) my daughter. The whole sordid tale goes something kinda like this.... "Okay Katie, remember how Squeakles Freckles was sick - we took her to the doctor at Petsmart like we do for Justice?" "Yes, Mommy". "Well, Katie, now she is better, but the doctor put her in the tank with all her other friends while she waited for you to get out of school". "Okay". "So, Katie, can you pick her out and tell the man which one is Squeakles Freckles?". "Yep. Oooh..there she is!!!"

HOORAY!!! We live to fight another day!!!