Pickles & Dimes

Last night I had to remove another algae eater from our aquarium. That’s the second in about a month. This time I didn’t enlist Shauna’s help, considering the last time I asked, she stood eight feet away, arms outstretched, possibly expecting me to fling it at her into the paper towel.

We’ve been keeping a close eye on this algae eater for about a week now, and realized last night that the goldfish have been nibbling on him. This weekend we will be doing a water change and purchasing a couple of new algae eaters. I am afraid though that the four, three-year-old goldfish that look like they’re ready to be filleted are going to devour them like minnows from the bait shop. These are the same goldfish that ate two snails right out of their shells two years ago. Shauna’s even nervous about sticking her hand in there to feed them, fearing they may go piranha on her.

Those goldfish are the best 25 cents we’ve ever spent.