Survivor, The Fish

Okay...so I'm sure you're asking, why is the fish named Survivor??? Well Survivor was purchased by my friend, Jessica along with a couple of other fish as feeder fish for water turtles. Apparently the turtles allow the feeder fish to fatten up over the winter and in the springtime the feeder fish "disappear". Not Survivor! This fish would taunt and tease the turtles and eluded "disappearing". Thus Jessica's son Will named him Survivor. We believe one turtle may have gotten close as Survivor had a side fin just about missing. This caused Survivor to swim tilted on his side.

Well...this past year the Guthrie's re-located to Florida courtesy of the Marine's. Although most of their animals also re-located to Florida, Survivor, the fish did not. Survivor was all ready to go live in a small aquarium with Jessica's parents. Then I thought that perhaps Survivor would be happier in a larger space. We have a pond and a lonely Koi who, I was sure, would enjoy having a friend to swim with. I offered to take Survivor and Jessica, Will and Jessica's parents, graciously indulged me!

This first photo is Survivor just after coming to live with us. He felt most comfortable in the space under the water wheel. Survivor didn't like coming out to swim with our Koi. He may have thought he was still being hunted...












This second photo is recent. Survivor pretty much owns the pond these days. He's grown incredibly and enjoys swimming close to his friend, the Koi.