bOObzman's blog post - The Fish Whisperer........................

My plan for this Saturday, if I was recovered from the flu enough was to cut the lawn and work on the car or if not hit the couch and watch a movie.I was so beat last nite from a long week of work and being sick, I didn't even make it thru the first period of the Blackhawk's game.
My son was going to need the pickup to move some horses so I had to get that ready for him to take. The battery was dead of
course!After putting it on the charger, I went to feed my son's fish, Pacu, who is a 12" long vegetarian Pirahna (a Pacu -lol) that I take care of while he is away at school.Well Pacu,was not doing too good. He was sluggish, had not eaten and his lower lip was swollen. I took a water sample to my local aquarium which tested very low in PH. His condition is probably a parasitic infection but before we can treat him for that we must raise the PH level to aid in his recovery. Pacu is in a 75 gallon tank so I had to remove 15 gallons, add 15 gallons of treated tap water, wait 15 minutes,remove 15 gallons and then replace it again. This should raise the PH level.Hopefully he will be ok.He is a tough fish.
By now it was 3 o'clock.I got the mower out and had just filled up the bag when it started to rain!Went into the garage to putter around when the rain ended suddenly. So I headed out again to get nailed by a down pour a few minutes later.Called it a day then.In no mood to get a wet chill after being sick all week. Drove to the store to find out it had not rained at all just three blocks away!
Now it's 5:30 and blue skies so I am going to give it another shot (after a quick peak a Pacu)so the lawn looks good for Mother's Day. Thanks for reading and a Happy Mother's Day to all!