Is anyone being reminded of the "fish issue" in Eating the Cheshire Cat by Helen Ellis?:p

Erica

lol erica!

I love that book! I thought it was pretty funny how their new members got goldfish after they got their 'big sisters' and what happened to them :p

Maybe groups using fish and giving them to their new members on bid day will scare them off :eek: :p

I agree with sugar and spice, it just seems risky to me for a rush party...i also echo the question of "wouldn't they smell after a while??" especially if, God forbid, any of them died during a party....imagine being with a PNM and talking about what a great idea having fish as a party decoration is, how entertaining they are, etc. and then having her say "Uh, is the floating thing a trick or something?"...and if you had a lot of them, you'd have to have fish monitors for all of the parties! :eek: i think it would come off better if you just got one for the house and named it ralph or something and put it in a nice bowl...that way you can say that the sorority has a pet, it's being taken care of by sisters AND it's a pretty decoration :D

and just curious, is it just plant roots that are bad for fish? what if they were just cut roses or bamboo or something? or plastic fake ones even? i haven't had a fish since i was eight, but i'm thinking about getting one for my dorm room this year

off topic, but to answer the question..
 

I've read that while you can use live plants with fish like bettas or goldfish, you have to clean the water probably a lot more than if you used fake plants. This is because when live plants die or start wilting, they give off bacteria and fungus into the water and that can attack your fish causing illness. Plastic fake plants are great for goldfish, but if you want a betta, it is always best to use silk plants because the plastic plants may tear the betta's fins. Even the smallest tear left untreated could start up a nasty case of fin rot :(

used as decorations on walls during rush !
 

A sorority had a cruise ship theme. They used construction paper to create what looked like portholes (as viewed from inside one's cruiseship stateroom), and to make them look more three dimensional, they added live goldfish, in clear plastic bags, and taped them inside the construction paper portholes, and they made it feel like you were inside a cruise ship and looking out the porthole at fish swimming by !! They were a big hit. Yes, the goldfish were fine and they were all adopted by members later that evening.