On Friday, I came home to find Norbert dead. He had managed to jump out again though I thought I had too much weight on it for him to lift the lid. Of all the hundreds of fish I have owned, I adored him by far the most, and I was absolutely in tears. I haven't been able to post about it until now.
For those that have never heard about him, he was so much fun. He came when he was called. People would see this and be shocked. He would come sit in my hand to push his face out of the water for a better look, he followed me back and forth all the time, and was obnoxious when I had my hands in the water tending to the tank. He was an amazing fish. I did do one last measurement and he was 30" on the mark.
My mom asked me a good question that I had not considered before. Had he reached sexual maturity and that's what was causing him to jump... Very possibly. I have no other explanation for the sudden increase in trying to jump out. I'm going to have to figure out a way to latch the lid on to prevent the other two from jumping when they get larger.
I am still very sad about him. Going into my garage and looking into his tank, I feel a huge hole. I'm going to miss him terribly.
For those that have never heard about him, he was so much fun. He came when he was called. People would see this and be shocked. He would come sit in my hand to push his face out of the water for a better look, he followed me back and forth all the time, and was obnoxious when I had my hands in the water tending to the tank. He was an amazing fish. I did do one last measurement and he was 30" on the mark.
My mom asked me a good question that I had not considered before. Had he reached sexual maturity and that's what was causing him to jump... Very possibly. I have no other explanation for the sudden increase in trying to jump out. I'm going to have to figure out a way to latch the lid on to prevent the other two from jumping when they get larger.
I am still very sad about him. Going into my garage and looking into his tank, I feel a huge hole. I'm going to miss him terribly.
now i am sad. 
