Here he is, Blue, our new Betta fish. Well that is what the kids are calling him right now anyway. We have been promising them for months now that we would get them a fish so today was the day. We really hyped it up and got a cool tank with a filter (because secretly, or not so secretly now, i am scared to have to move that thing to clean the tank all the time) and some fake leaves and rocks and stuff. So, we brought Blue home. We got the tank all set up and the kids were amazed. Super cute. We fed him some fish food, which he didn't eat but whatever. Then, the kids went down for a nap and Jay and I watched a movie (17 again, which was really cute by the way). When Tristan woke up he apparently assumed the fish needed a snack, after all he always gets a snack after nap. So, what is a 3 year old boy to do? Feed his new little friend, of course! And that he did, bread. After fixing that little fiasco, and after Tristan pulled the filter out we took all the water out and made poor Blue come out of his very new home. Cleaned out the tank and tried again. After, of course, having a stern talk with Tristan that the fish does not need to eat bread (or rocks, or grapes, etc.) and the filter has to stay put. It's all for the best though since Jay put it together the second time instead of me and it looks WAY better. Seriously, if Blue makes it through the night it will be a miracle. Although I have heard that Betta fish are pretty resilient. Guess we will see. He has been hiding in the fake grass in the tank for awhile now. No doubt trying to hide from his new owners!!
Oh yeah, and as if that wasn't enough fun for one day the kids were just in the bath and Rylie POOPED. Seriously, that has never happened to us. I think it is time to call it a night. :)
1 comment:
don't worry...I had one that lived on my desk at work for 4 years. They are really resilient, they don't need forced air in the tank because they breath oxygen from the surface and they only need like 3-4 little pellets a day :)
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