He was big but not old. He had his own tank. I have no idea why he died. I ahve gone on vacation before but he never had problems. I came home and he was leaning to the side and it looked like he started to just rot away. It was very gross. He was barely breathing. My mil said he was fine until the day before we returned. She said he started to float to the side.
Dh is cleaning the tank tonight. I am going to go to the pet store and get some new rocks and maybe decorations. I also have to figure out what kind of fish I want now. I can not leave it empty since it sits right by our front door.