Thursday, April 18, 2013

Whats going on in the fish tank?

Our waiting room has always featured a large fish tank. Over the years it has experienced its ups and downs. When I first arrived at my office in 1984 it was an empty terrarium. My partner in the office, Dr. Harold Martin, had tired of cleaning the tank and had left it with some pictures of fish instead of real ones. It was pretty pathetic!.

During an office redecoration I replaced the old fish tank with a new fresh water one. It was a  really nice addition, but required a fair amount of attention and I too tired of caring for it. Eventually my assistant Larysa ended up taking over and cared for the tank in her limited free time.  We were down to one lonely fish when my neighbor, Dr. Buckner came over to the office and said that he loved fish and always wished that he had a tank like mine. I jokingly said he could be in charge if he liked. Surprisingly. he said that he would love to take it over and make it into a salt water aquarium.

In the last two years he and Bill (his aquarium expert) have turned the tank into a veritable Shangra La for sea animals. The tank features a variety of invertebrates and an assortment of pretty saltwater fish. Lately Bill has been bringing over new specimens almost every other day and the tank looks great. At this point the tank is mesmerizing!

 Isn't Life grand?

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