Meet Dot

A few weeks ago, during the fish tank cleaning, our suckerfish passed away. Now, we had very very rarely even SEEN this guy around - he was terribly shy and entirely nocturnal, but one thing was for sure, that guy cleaned the tank. With his passing (and burial in our backyard, and subsequent disinterring by Bella who wanted to show her friend the coffin, and then final interment), we noticed just how hard he HAD been working.

Within a couple of weeks, a thick green scum had grown on the tank walls, and the goldfish were growing listless and depressed. I tried to mix some Xanax in with their food to no avail. Oh, sure, maybe I could have been cleaning that tank every 2 weeks, but in case you haven't caught up on the blog, there are plenty of other things vying for my attention.

This weekend while doing another errand, I nipped into PetsMart and acquired a new suckerfish. $2.25, financed over 6 months for low low interest of 17%. No wait, I paid cash. Right.

When I got him home, it was immediately apparent that there was a new guy in town: He was not shy - he jumped right to the job and could be seen out and on the move at any time, day or night. He took his job SERIOUSLY.

And I'm proud to note that not even 5 days after his arrival, the tank is spic and span once again. Bella has named this new fish "Dot". And he puts us all to shame with his industriousness. ALL HAIL DOT!