>From ABC News:

Goldfish Is Placed in Sling  
 
April 25, 2003 11:09 AM EDT  
 

SCOTIA, N.Y. - A 17-year-old goldfish can swim again thanks to a bunch of
do-gooding humans. 

Customers at the Sky Port diner near Schenectady came up with the idea of a
creating a fish sling after Dick the goldfish fell ill in November and had
difficulty swimming. 

Patty Sherman, who owns the diner with her two sisters, Joanna Dewey and
Mary Ann Parker, said Dick could barely move across the bottom of his fish
tank located behind the counter. 

A customer whose daughter is studying to be a veterinarian had his daughter
research fish ailments. She reported back that Dick was likely suffering
from swim bladder disease and prescribed a diet of cooked peas to be hand
fed to Dick three times a day, S

To remedy Dick's swimming problem, several customers devised a sling made
up of fishing bobbers, drinking straws, gauze and string. When the
8-inch-long fish is placed in the sling, he's able to swim like normal. 

Sherman said customers find it relaxing to sit at the counter and watch
Dick in his tank. 

"Everybody's rooting for him," she said Tuesday. "He's the
topic of conversation at the Sky Port." 

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