SJ house rules prohibited the placement of political advertisements directly on or inside the tank, so to sway votes, each of the Littles keeps winking at everyone who walks by.

Fifty-three days of swilling river water has undoubtedly gone to their heads, but hey, whatever works.

To highlight water-quality issues with the Androscoggin River, the Sun Journal plunked five goldfish in a tank of water from the Andy and named them after the candidates for governor – the people with the power to effect change. To watch the govfish cam, visit sunjournal.com.