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Existing in a toxic environment.

I have to clean my fishtank sometime this week. Even though I have fewer fish than I did 6 months ago, the ones I do have are getting big...as are their defecatory deposits. What I used to be able to every 2 to 3 month…
Room to swim.

Ever notice that when you bring something to God to fix, even if you forget about it, he doesn't? I met a guy a few months back, really nice but likely not going to work, but that "relationship" revealed a negative patt…
A mess in the middle of God's grace.

While cleaning my aquarium on Saturday, I broke one of the equipment-care rules...obviously. I forgot to push my heater to the bottom of the tank, or unplug it...and perhaps I ought to have done both. I did neither a…
Resign, the new fish.

resign, transitive verb: 1: relegate, consign; especially : to give (oneself) over without resistance <resigned herself to her fate> Hhodesh, the most unique beta I've ever owned, died yesterday. Sad, yes, b …
Snail Wars, Act III: The Clowns

The Holy Spirit often uses my aquarium to teach me lessons on life, and the longest-enduring trial has come with many, many snails. The little gypsies came in unwanted and undetected with some live plants and have since…
Snail Wars, Act II: Breakdown

Just before 11a.m. today, I was sitting on my living room floor in tears. I was surrounded by siphon pumps, fish nets, dirty fish-water, innumerable snails, and fish-filled pitchers. A danio had just made an escape att…
Snail Wars, Act I: Overwhelmed

I was surprised the first time I saw a snail in my tank. It was so perfect and delicate in its translucent-amber shell with chocolate spots. No bigger than half my smallest toenail, I was fascinated by this tiny snail,…
"Ignorance is Bliss"

I've mentioned before how my beta, Hhodesh, seems to really have it out for my green cory. Though the picture above isn't the greatest, you can see him flaring his gills at the catfish. Siamese Fighters make wonderful …
Cultural Offal

It isn't true that fish are dumb animals with a memory retention of only a few seconds. Lab tests and research have proven that going beyond instinctual behavior (such as salmon returning to their birth-stream to spawn)…
"The Christian School"

Remember the old picture common in the 80's of a Jesus-fish swimming against the current of the piranha, sharks, and barracuda? Well, Christians also school together: in the same home, circle of friends, or even in an i…

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