Free at Last, Free at Last!

I apologize for the way things went down, but really, it is the way it had to be.
I don't have children, I have a collection of toasters, one robotic vacuum, and a goldfish.

For the last few years, I have been the source of refuge for the lost and the homeless... The fish that were left behind...
Taking on a huge plecco, a strange little tetra, and a pair of rainbow sharks...

It seemed strange to me, how concerned the owners were with the wellbeing of their former pets. It also seemed odd that their attachments would appear to run so deeply, and yet not somehow persuade them to take their little dependents with them.
The former owners would drop by, call, and do all sorts of things to reassure themselves that the little creatures were doing alright and having a happy life...
Leaving me with the added responsibility and guilt if I did less than a perfect job of changing the water and feeding them on a regular schedule...
At any rate, it is a well know fact that I can't keep houseplants alive, so it should come as less of a shock that I assumed all of my little refugees would not be long for this world.

I spent way to much time worrying over a pastime that boasted its ability to calm and relax, and spent large amounts of money all in the hope that my little guys wouldn't be miserable.
During all this time, all the upgrades and concern I noticed that there was a bit of a conflict forming in my tank..
The rainbow sharks were eating my goldfish, and the poor little guy couldn't do anything to get away...
I spent way too much time shouting at the little sharks, wishing they would leave my favorite fish alone...
I threatened to blend, hit, flush and burn the little critters each chance I saw them, and wished there was a simple way out...
I knew I would feel bad just killing them and with no one to turn to I scanned the Internet for a way out.
I read the posting guidelines for craig's list and saw that there was a clearly outlined no free pets parameter of the site...
So I posted that the two evil rainbow sharks would be available to the first person who could tell me a joke and show up with bucket in hand.
The lady who showed up turned out to be the joke, and happened to be an avid collector of lost fish and particularly loved rainbow sharks..
She said that she has a few that are about the same size and that they will probably begin schooling together within the week.
I knew I had the right lady when she started asking me about the PH level of my water and if they would be apposed to the possibility of soft water conditions.
She could tell by my blank expression that I had no clue about what she was referring and that she was lucky they were even alive to be taken...

I did a little research and the goldfish's fins should recover in the next few months...
Hope it all goes well...
Josh, I am sorry for abandoning my charge, but they are in a better place where they will be loved far better than I would...
The Plecco is doing fine... He is gigantic and scares everyone who sees him. You'd be proud.