Platy Bunch Tragedy:Pair of Platy kids disappear; presumed dead

A brother and sister of the famed Platy Bunch are presumed dead today after failing to appear for the morning or afternoon feeding.

"We can now say to a certainty that Jan and Peter Platy are gone," said TankKeeper at a press conference late Thursday night. "We do not know what has become of them, but they are no longer inside the community aquarium. They are presumed dead."

Confirmation of the deaths may never come, but the shock was instant upon hearing the grim
announcement.

"We know that Jan and Peter have gone on to a better place, and our spirits are buoyed by your messages, more than 15 in all, which we have received since they disappeared," said Marcia Platy in a statement released on behalf of the Platy Bunch. "Wherever they are, they are together, and we are comforted by that. Thank you to everyone who has been so kind to remember them now."

The Platy family remains in seclusion. Funeral arrangements were pending.

In a related note, a large marble molly was found dead on the tank bottom Thursday afternoon. The identification of this fish is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.