Francis Koster: Making our aquarium better to live in - Salisbury Post - Salisbury Post
Francis Koster: Making our aquarium better to live in - Salisbury Post - Salisbury Post Francis Koster: Making our aquarium better to live in - Salisbury Post - Salisbury Post Posted: 30 Jan 2021 09:03 PM PST By Francis Koster Do you remember when you were given your first goldfish? The gift was probably a little bowl of water containing a few tiny fish and some fish food. I remember receiving mine when I was in grade school. It was probably the first time I was officially made responsible for caring for other living creatures. I also remember how sad I was when weeks later I found them floating in cloudy water, dead. As a child, I felt my failure deeply. I still remember when my brothers and sisters and I buried them in the garden with a little ceremony overseen by my mom. I will never know what killed that fish, but the range of possibility is large — the amount and kind of food, jimmy germs from failing to wash hands before p