Scotia, N.Y. — ****, the fish, has died.
The 17-year-old goldfish, whose illness prompted letters of sympathy worldwide, died Tuesday following the morning rush at his home, Sky Port Restaurant near Schenectady.
The 20-centimetre goldfish fell ill in November and could no longer swim, prompting diner customers to invent a fish sling — made of fishing bobbers, drinking straws, gauze and string — to keep him swimming.
The three sisters who own the diner had been hand-feeding **** a diet of cooked peas three times a day. A customer’s daughter, a veterinarian student, prescribed the diet after determining that **** most likely had a swim-bladder disease, said Patty Sherman, one of the sisters. She received the fish as a Christmas gift 16 years ago.
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The 17-year-old goldfish, whose illness prompted letters of sympathy worldwide, died Tuesday following the morning rush at his home, Sky Port Restaurant near Schenectady.
The 20-centimetre goldfish fell ill in November and could no longer swim, prompting diner customers to invent a fish sling — made of fishing bobbers, drinking straws, gauze and string — to keep him swimming.
The three sisters who own the diner had been hand-feeding **** a diet of cooked peas three times a day. A customer’s daughter, a veterinarian student, prescribed the diet after determining that **** most likely had a swim-bladder disease, said Patty Sherman, one of the sisters. She received the fish as a Christmas gift 16 years ago.
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