Petless again
The guy who responded to my Craigslist ad came by to pick up Bubba last night. He texted when he was leaving work, so I siphoned some water from the aquarium into a couple 5 gallon paint buckets. I then used the python to siphon water out until it was only a couple inches higher than Bubba's dorsal fin. I'd gotten a screw-on lid for a bucket at Lowes a while back and I'm glad I did. The guy had a bucket of his own, but with no lid or cover.
Catching him took a few tries, but eventually, I got him into a pillowcase and transferred him to a bucket. He was definitely not a happy fish and I got a bit wet in the process. I still need to get as much water as I can out of the tank. The guy thought I had a nice setup, which seems odd, since it's just a 60 gallon tank on a basic black cabinet with a couple canister filters. I thought about asking for some money for it, but figured I should just let him have it too. He should be coming back on Sunday with a friend to help him move it.
So I'm back to having no pets. At this point, I kind of wonder if I'll ever have any again. I really hope this guy takes good care of Bubba and that he lives a long, content fishy life.
Catching him took a few tries, but eventually, I got him into a pillowcase and transferred him to a bucket. He was definitely not a happy fish and I got a bit wet in the process. I still need to get as much water as I can out of the tank. The guy thought I had a nice setup, which seems odd, since it's just a 60 gallon tank on a basic black cabinet with a couple canister filters. I thought about asking for some money for it, but figured I should just let him have it too. He should be coming back on Sunday with a friend to help him move it.
So I'm back to having no pets. At this point, I kind of wonder if I'll ever have any again. I really hope this guy takes good care of Bubba and that he lives a long, content fishy life.