The Curse: Reloaded...

as in the past, before any major social gathering (usually a party) at The Tank, something bad has always happened with the fishes. unfortunately this time around was no exception. after prepping all the larger tanks on monday night for the Aquarium Society of Ann Arbor tank tour (which was today -tuesday-) this morning i came downstairs to find my second (and last) Cuban gar dead. yup, my favorite and rarest species of gar dead (no prior symptoms, perfectly normal the previous day). needless to say i was not pleased...and that is an understatement.

i was somewhat cheered up by the fact that our place was the highlight of the tank tour as it blew anyone else's place away (and given the level of insanity/obsession of the inhabitants, why shouldnt it?), but i was still kinda down for most of the day. i don't understand how the curse keeps happening...they went for all of Christmas break with no problems, but just before a major social event...BAM! dead fish. and it's never the common or cheap ones that seem to go. guess its a risk of the hobby, but that doesn't make it any easier to accept; it's not a dog, but it's still a pet. hopefully tomorrow gets off to a better start <:><

Atractosteus tristoechus
R.I.P. guys