Aquarium Fish Survives for 7 months alone

larch · Aug 18, 2010

An aquarium fish has survived seven months in a fish tank without being fed or cared for, since its owner is in police custody after being accused of killing two Chilean students and wounding three others.

When employees from Contractorâ€™s Choice and members of the Summer Lake Homeowners Association walked into the vacant town house at Miramar Beach, Florida, they discovered what appears to be a plecostomus.

The fish was apparently overlooked when lawmen removed the other pets â€“ fish and birds â€“ from the home after the arrest of the pet owner Dannie Baker. The fish went unnoticed for so long because Bakerâ€™s home was closed to the homeowners association after the arrest.

â€œI was very upset because I thought the police had taken everything after Dannieâ€™s arrest,â€ said Dianne Richmond, vice president of the homeowners association. â€œThis poor fish has been in that boiling house with no air conditioning and nothing to eat for about seven months.â€

The pleco was discovered by the fiancÃ©e of Contractorâ€™s Choice owner, who noticed something moving in the tank and sprinkled some fish food in the water. This caused the pleco to swim out into the open to feed.

When the pleco was discovered, much of the water in its tank had evaporated and the remaining water had turned dark.

Josh Olis, an account manager at Contractorâ€™s Choice, said he didnâ€™t believe it when his boss told him a fish was still alive in the tank. After seeing it for himself, he and the owner refilled the tank with about 50 gallons of water. He said he will make sure the fish is fed for as long as the company is working in the home. The contractors have even given the fish a name â€“ Theo.

â€œI think weâ€™re going to accept him into the cleaning family for now,â€ Olis said. â€œHeâ€™s been living in that tank for so long, surviving off algae. I have so much respect for him, I had to name him.â€

The employees at Contractorâ€™s Choice are now looking for a permanent home for Theo.

â€œThis poor fish has really worked for a new home,â€ Richmond said. â€œItâ€™s a wonder heâ€™s survived this.â€
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Source: http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/news/lib/472

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