My stubborn angel

Well, my angelfish has decided she'd like to hang around a little longer. She has been fasting for 7 days now, and when I went to check on her tonight she tried very hard to swim to the top. I took this as a sign that she wanted to eat, so I dropped in a few flakes for her. She tried to eat them, but couldn't swim high enough to get at them because of the swim bladder problems she's been having. So, I cleverly decided to feed her off of my snake tongs. It worked like a charm. I was able to feed her several flakes while she laid on the bottom of the tank. She seemed to perk up a little.

I wanted to write about the experience on my blog, so I got online to find a photo of an angelfish. The above photo was one of the first results on a simple google search. It looks very, very similar to my angel so I clicked it. Wouldn't you know it, the original source of the photo was a website for a "Florida Aquatic Animal Health Program" - a veterinary school for fish! I was able to find three e-mail addresses through the site to vets that specialize in fish. I sent them each an e-mail explaining the situation and asking for help. Everything I have read or heard says that my angel should be dead right now, not trying to start eating again. It's time to talk to the pros. -lol-

I am a strong believer that







so hopefully I will get some answers back from those vets.

I am so pleased that my angel still has the will to live. I hope it's a testament to how well cared for she is. I always worry that my animals aren't happy, though everyone tells me that's the farthest thing from the truth.

A funny story to end the day:

A mother and two little girls came into where I work today (a bird store) carrying a baby bunny *insert appropriate "squee"ing here*. There was another little girl in the store at the time, who I knew had three large birds as pets. She was very curious about the bunny and came over to inspect it. The mother asked if she would like to hold the bunny. Nodding, the little girl extended her finger, expecting the bunny to perch on it like a bird! -lol- All she's ever known is birds, so she expected the bunny to behave like a bird. Everyone was laughing so hysterically. The poor girl didn't understand why we were laughing, and we had to explain to her that bunnies have to be held differently than birds. It was truly priceless.

I wish everyone a happy, healthy evening tonight and the same for tomorrow! :)

All images were found on Google. I know, how boring...