Regular readers will remember that a few weeks ago we had a death in the family; Big-Fish who died in the night.

Sadly, I must report to you the loss of her tank-mate and fishy friend Fat-Fish. I arrived home this morning to find Fat-Fish lying at the bottom of the aquarium, dead.

There is something very unnerving in arriving home to find your fish floating at the top of the aquarium, eyes open and very dead. It is even more ominous when they are laying at the bottom of the tank, their dead eyes open. Fish are not supposed to lie at the bottom when they die, they are supposed by tradition, to float.

Police are treating the death as suspicious and after the autopsy a small ceremony was held in the back yard for the burial. No Friends attended and no flowers were recieved. Fat-Fish was laid to rest alongside her good friend and long-time "companion" Big-Fish. At least I think she was, I can't remember exactly where Big-Fish was buried. Either way they are reasonably close.

The detective on the case has told me in confidence that he believes  there may be something fishy about the deaths and that they may be connected. It is possible that they were gang related as the gold-fish aquarium is a known cover for the 24K triad. There has in the past, been some rumours of a Yakuza connection with Koi in other fish tanks.

Sadly the remaining four carp in the tank have little to say and have kept to themselves pretty much today.

Fat-Fish, we will miss you.