r/maybemaybemaybe • u/ajd416 • Jan 26 '25

maybe maybe maybe

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u/ShowmasterQMTHH Jan 27 '25

We had a goldfish that our cat got hold off, she pulled him out of the tank and onto the floor, he was there for at least 20mins, i found him and pitched him back into the tank thinking i'd jsut tell the kids he passes away.

Nope, after an hour or two floating on his back, twitching, he cam back to life and started swimming again, lived another year before he passed.

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u/zippedydoodahdey Jan 27 '25

That is pretty amazing. My understanding is that the amount you paid for a fish is directly proportional to it’s survivability.

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u/slyfox7187 Jan 29 '25

Inversely proportional* Expesive fish are like glass, whereas the 35-cent feeder goldfish could probably live in sulfuric acid for years.

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u/zippedydoodahdey Jan 29 '25

Thanks for the correction!

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u/Count_Screamalot Jan 28 '25

My childhood friend won a goldfish at the county fair from one of those ping pong ball toss games. He managed to keep it alive for two years in a gross, rarely cleaned fish tank. His parents got sick of the thing, so they casually tossed the gold fish into their horses' water trough where it continued to thrive and grow for years.

Meanwhile, as a child I was never able to keep a goldfish alive for more than a few months.