View Full Version : Porky!
bettagurl
08-04-2008, 4:53 PM
I just went to wal-mart and was amazed.. There is a lady working there who really cares, and was giving good info on the fish to people.
There was one shubunkin baby there that I noticed, he's missing his tail(not going to grow back, it's healed). I asked about him and she said he was not for sale, so I asked if he was going to live forever in that tiny tank... she said to tell people that I had brought back a dead fish, and gave Porky to me for free. With the conditions that I call or email letting them all know how he is, and pictures if possible.
Everyone working there had to say bye to Porky.. Some of them say his middle name is Stumpy too :D
I'll try to post pictures of him, he's in QT.
ALSO, I didn't see ANY dead fish, the tanks were pretty clean as well.
jpappy789
08-04-2008, 5:00 PM
That store sounds like a keeper.
Can't wait to see Porky :)
bettagurl
08-04-2008, 5:20 PM
Well here's Porky.. horrible pic, my camera is broken, I had to use a very old one.
noodles62
08-04-2008, 5:22 PM
Poor little guy...........
bettagurl
08-04-2008, 5:22 PM
Can't wait until he's grown, he has nice colors.
Flaringshutter
08-04-2008, 8:41 PM
Aw, he's beautiful! Nice rescue. He's young enough that his tail just might grow back - it will probably never be long and flowing like an uninjured fish, but you might see a bit of tail come back. Keep his water clean and give him lots of good food. He should be fine! He's charming. :)
Nice work!
bettagurl
08-04-2008, 9:11 PM
Aw, he's beautiful! Nice rescue. He's young enough that his tail just might grow back - it will probably never be long and flowing like an uninjured fish, but you might see a bit of tail come back. Keep his water clean and give him lots of good food. He should be fine! He's charming. :)
Nice work!
Part of his back is missing, they said (they've had him since he was TINY) someone put him with a 'mean' fish who tried to eat him, and managed to chomp part of his back off, about 1 month ago.
I think he's a beautiful boy too.. he gets along fine without his tail.. he has long fins everywhere else, so he probably had a huge tail. I'd rather have him tail-less, it makes him a bit more special to me, he could have died in WM..
My first fish came from wally world, Porky is the 3rd I've gotten from WM so far.
canucksfan1
08-04-2008, 11:42 PM
a little of topic but bettagurl i like your pic i own a purebred apbt and it is true that alot of people are scared of them even tho my little puppy is incapable of doing any harm to any other living creature and will hopefully stay that way for the span of her life "punish the deed not the breed"
bettagurl
08-05-2008, 10:32 AM
I sent your a PM, canucks =)
Porky is doing good this morning, I've noticed what might be a tiny bit of finrot, which I was treating for anyway. He should go into the pond in a few weeks.
DAVIDFBT
08-05-2008, 4:00 PM
What a neat little Shubunkin! Good luck on raising it back to health!
247Plants
08-05-2008, 4:13 PM
Awesome find!
bettagurl
08-09-2008, 7:29 PM
Porky is in the pond.. He's a little pig.. he eats more than the koi.
The other baby calico(shubunkin comet mix) is a little bigger than him, but they seem to be good friends.
Flaringshutter
08-10-2008, 12:47 PM
Hooray! That's great news.