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[beancurdturtle]

I was sleeping in and busy all day, and didn't go on the patio. I finally went out on the patio after dark and immediately noticed my pond was a disaster.

It looks like this (and I cleaned it up a little already):


It is supposed to look something like this:


I ran into the house and grabbed a flashlight. I took the broken plants out of the water. I searched every hiding space - all my fish are gone. I was stunned. I was out on the patio late New Year's Eve with a glass of Port, chatting with a friend. People were on the patio admiring the pond and the goldfish.

I've had the small pond several years, and the original three fish over two years. Needless to say, I'm terribly disappointed and sad.

We never see any predators around here. But there's a creek nearby - and I've been told that an occasional raccoon is spotted hanging around the creek. I guess a raccoon wandered by early this morning and did what they do naturally. I can't really blame the predator - but I do feel bad for my fish.

Here's a pic of my original three fish, plus a new fish (named Donald Trump) at the bottom left - from April of 2006.


A couple more from April of 2006




One from June of 2006


The last pics I took were in November.






The last pic is of Donald Trump - he was my favorite.


I'm going to miss the little guys.
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Daniel

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[Lorikeet]

Aw I'm sorry to hear what happened. I can see you loved your fish.

[Oriani]

Oh!! That's so sad! If one of my dogs got lost, I'd cry the whole week, the whole moth or the whole year. Sometimes I feel that I'm really fond of my dogs instead of loving humans..!!

I'm sorry about your pets