so i woke up this morning at about 6:00 AM...went in the bathroom...turned on the shower...then realized something wasnt right!? my Bengal cat that normally comes running to greet me as soon as he hears the bedroom door open and doesnt let me out of his sight until i leave for work didnt come running this morning. so i turned the shower off turned around to go look for him and guess what i saw??? i see his butt sticking out from around the corner wiggling like he is playing w/ something. not thinking too much about it i start walking over to him just as he draggs one of my florida/spotted gar across the floor (by the snout) in front of me. he then looks at me as to say...look what i found dad!
needless to say i carefully picked the badly injured, sticky, carpet lint covered gar up gave it a quick inspection to check for any major cuts or eye injuries...noticed there werent any then gently lowered it back into the water. after holding the fish just at the surface of the water for about 30 sec. it gave a small thrust and sank to the bottom where it laid (in the upright postion) for about a half hour. i added salt and a half dose of melafix to try and keep any fungus or infections from occuring then finished my shower. as i was leaving for work he was amazingly enough swimming around and seemingly doing ok (just breathing a bit heavy). it turns out it was my fault though...after a water change late last night i went to bed w/ out covering the tank back up (accidentally) and i think the fish jumped out. i dont think the cat pulled him out. anyway...i feel about 90% confident that the fish will be ok, but only time will tell.
feel free to leave any comments...sorry for the lengthy story.
needless to say i carefully picked the badly injured, sticky, carpet lint covered gar up gave it a quick inspection to check for any major cuts or eye injuries...noticed there werent any then gently lowered it back into the water. after holding the fish just at the surface of the water for about 30 sec. it gave a small thrust and sank to the bottom where it laid (in the upright postion) for about a half hour. i added salt and a half dose of melafix to try and keep any fungus or infections from occuring then finished my shower. as i was leaving for work he was amazingly enough swimming around and seemingly doing ok (just breathing a bit heavy). it turns out it was my fault though...after a water change late last night i went to bed w/ out covering the tank back up (accidentally) and i think the fish jumped out. i dont think the cat pulled him out. anyway...i feel about 90% confident that the fish will be ok, but only time will tell.
feel free to leave any comments...sorry for the lengthy story.
. I had to get a tank quickly as they were my fish and I would not give them to the jackass. My cats never tried anything with my fish, they won't stick their paws in the water. So your fish must have jumped out. Don't blame the cat. He probably thought you bought him a nice toy with batteries included. I'm glad your the little guy is okay, and I hope he'll stay that way. 
You are good with a camera. I can't take photos of my fish to save my life. They are too damn fast. Plus, using a samsung D900i phone to take the pics ain't that hot either. It's a nice phone, but DAMN it's not great a taking photos when stuff is moving. 
Anyone have tips for taking photos with a camera phone, coz I'm too broke to buy a decent camera. Or should I just take like a hundred shots and pray for a good one? 
