On May 15th this year, we won nine carnival Goldfish. We rehomed five of them to a local pond store, where they could have a better life. We kept four - two of which were sick. Unfortunately, even after antibiotics and as much TLC as I could give them, the two sick goldfish ("Baldy" and "Shark Bait") didn't make it.

Winning 9 goldfish at a festival has turned into a very expensive experience. It's also been, I guess concerning would be the right word, experience.

One of our goldfish had been sick, but seemed to be getting better after a round of antibiotics. But, even though he had been eating better and was more active, he died at some point today.

I mentioned that a few weeks back, we acquired nine carnival goldfish. Because I knew little to nothing about caring for goldfish, I took to the Internet. Even though I prefer text, I eventually wound up watching YouTube videos, researching subjects like filters, fin rot, and aquarium plants. I don't know exactly when or how it happened, but I ended up discovering aquascaping videos. Um, this could be a problem.

Saturday, we won nine common goldfish at a local event, and made a mad dash to a pet store to get a bigger tank for them. I was expecting a 10 to 20 gallon tank, and some goldfish food. Nope. It turns out goldfish are a bit more complicated than they seem.