I now officially have no pets (apart from the moths in my bedroom rug) as paddy*, the little albino catfish, has finally popped his fins. he was pretty old - I inherited him from my mate Kathie when she decided fish and babies would be too much effort and as she was pregnant he'd have to go. she now has 2 kids the youngest of which must be 2-3 years old yeah, pretty old then. even though it was only a fish it feels odd to finally not have a pet for the first time since 1989!
suppose i'd better clear down the tank on sunday (hmm where to store an empty 3 foot fishtank, a load of gravel and a pile of bogwood?). I might set up the bathroom tank again and get some more fishes up there instead. it's nice having fish in the bathroom to stare at when you're in the bath.
*named after paddy ashdown due to his lovely golden orange colour.