Sad news

I have been cleaning the house today & doing all my water changes before we leave on Thursday for vacation.
As I was cleaning the tanks downstairs... I noticed that
Mr. Darcy ( my "old" Gld. marble angel) had died.
He was just lying there stuck in the plants. Sad. I didn't see anything that would of caused it.
He was an old fellow, though....almost 5 yrs.
I guess I can at least find comfort in that
I think he went out being happy.
He got to spawn one last time.
I think it takes a lot out of them, though, honestly...and perhaps was too much for him. Mr. Darcy's fry never made it either....so guess I won't have to worry about them while we are gone. It well could of been that they were too "weak"... because of his age.
I feel bad for Izzy ( his "Zebra" mate). She honestly is sulking. Her stripes have faded. Isn't that crazy? I feel so sad for her. I do not see that she is exhibiting any disease symptoms...( so I pray it is just sulking..and not anything else). Everyone else in there seems to be fine.

Anyways..seems many of the Angels I started out with years ago have all gone to the fish pond in the sky.
Sad as it is ..that just happens.
For those of you that may remember..here is a trip down memory lane...
Click picture to view slideshow

Sorry to hear about Mr. D. I guess life is not always easy for the male of the species, and i guess you do need a vacation now. Things always seem to look better when you get back home from a trip.

And thanks for the slide show. I remember some of those pictures from AWF.

So sorry to hear your sad news. We have a couple of gold marbles maybe later on we can figure out how to get one to you. They have not paired up yet, so not sure out of the 5 we have which are which. Again sorry about Mr. Darcy and the fry that never were.

So sorry again Diane. Just keep your eye on Izzy just in case. I think she likely is sulking, she had a spawn that wasn't viable and now she's lost Mr. Darcy. I know from experience that they are very aware of losing their mate.

Enjoy your vacation anyway, I'm sure it will be nice to get away.

Take care,
Leah

Awww, sorry to hear about Mr. Darcy. I am sure you gave him five wonderful years. I enjoyed your slide show.

Awwww, I really am sorry to hear of your loss, and I know how it can be an emotional thing.
I recently lost 3 of my Puffer fish and although I didn't have them as long as you had your fish, it's still a sad thing.
Hope you have an enjoyable time on your vacation.