Emma Marsh parted with A$500 ($377) when her pet goldfish Courage presented with the life threatening condition of "mouth-blocked-by-pebble," the Courier Mail reported. The 13-gram (0.4 oz) fish mistook the stone for a hearty meal and was unable to spit it back out.*
Courage was rushed to the vet where his owner was faced with a harsh choice: Let natural selection take its course or front up for an expensive aquatic operation complete with anesthetic to remove the offending pebble. Read more...