My children's goldfish died last night. It was 2. Dori the Goldfish was preceded in death by Nemo, whom Dori killed less than a week after I liberated both from PetCo. Dori was great at reorganizing rocks and getting pissed off when the aquarium light was turned on.
I gotta be honest. I never liked that fish. It cost me $0.29 and it wasn't worth it. Let me tell you the story:
One day, while my children were taking naps, I decided to surprise them. We had talked for a while about getting some fish. I decided this would be a great time to get some fish. So, while they slept, I dashed to PetCo and purchased a 5 gallon aquarium and 2 goldfish.
I was sucessful in surprising them. They were ecstatic. They were allowed to name the fish. The predictable monikers were Dori and Nemo. Within a week, Dori had bullied Nemo to death. Life and death lesson #1. We had a burial (i.e. flushing). Thankfully, the kids didn't take it too hard. Killing Nemo made me not like her. That feeling never went away.
Fast forward to yesterday. Dori, being the cheap goldfish she was died. Today we had a second burial (i.e. flushing) and again the kids were emotional pillars. I don't think they liked Dori either. That makes me wonder when the last time was that we fed her. hmmmm. Oh well, gotta go on living. Can't dwell in the past.
While the kids dealt with it OK, they also wanted a new fish. Since I had invested nearly $20 in a tank, I agreed.
After naps we headed off to PetCo. This time with a little professional assistance we picked out 4 small fish that aren't jerks. We got two Zebra Danios:
One Red Wag Platy:
and one Painted Platy.
So we now have 4 fish and no one has killed anyone. So far so good....
4 comments:
I think you should do a Simpsons thing and name them Nemo II, Nemo III, Nemo IV and Snowball.
Do the new 4 fish like beer?
If they do, I'm not sharing.
Get them some of those water snails, they feed on algi there, and maybe even a small frog. You can feed the frog with fresh bugs and worms. Kids gonna love it!
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