Not So "Lucky" Any More

After several posts about Lucky, our invincible fish, I am sad to share with you that he was, indeed, mortal. Over the last month or so, he deteriorated to the point where he couldn't even get up to the surface to eat; he just laid on the bottom of his bowl all day long, looking miserable. As I told Mike, "It looks like he should be in the animal version of Hospice." We debated about how best to put him out of his misery... suffice it to say, I left it up to Mike. Here's hoping that Lucky is now all healed and happy floating around in fish heaven! He was a good pet.

My Fish

I have a fish. His name is Lucky, and he must be! After all, he's over 3 years old! (And that's a pretty long life for a fish.)

Here's his picture: isn't he pretty?!
















I bought him in Utah, and he survived a classroom full of kids (forgetting to feed him), the move to Iowa (in the front seat of my car), and 2 more classrooms full of kids (again, forgetting to feed him).


Unfortunately, he now has a problem. Look closely at this picture. Do you see it?


















The big spot that looks like mold on the middle of his side? Yeah, I'm not sure what that is. I've searched online, been to a pet store, bought and tried drops, including a fungus remover that turned his water a nasty lime green, and still no luck.

Any ideas what else this could be or how to fix it? I would appreciate any suggestions - I sure don't want my next classroom full of kids to find Lucky belly-up one morning!