I have a Betta Fighting Fish on my printer stand. The little guy has been a member of my family for about two years. Since they only live for 2-3 years, in theory he is an old man.
He lives in a big glass vase that is adorned with pretty colored marbles at the bottom, and a nice green houseplant sticking out of the top.
He is the nicest little pet anyone could ask for. I don't have to bathe him, I don't have to walk him, I don't have to let him outside to do his business, he is unassuming and undemanding. When I enter the room he swims over to greet me, and unlike his aquatic counterparts he doesn't have to have a heated pool to live in, or one that is aeriated. His food only cost a couple of dollars a year, and he doesn't take up much room. He adds to the atmosphere because of his calming demeanor and overall beauty.
I have been careful to keep his living quarters clean, which takes all of a few minutes, and of course I use a chlorine neutralizer to prevent him from becoming poisoned.
What more could you ask for in a pet? If you are interested in putting one of these vase aquariums together, here's the link: BETA
P.S Never, ever, ever clean your aquarium with any cleaning potion - no soap or anything!!!!!!! Just remove the fish (I put mine in a disposable drinking cup while I am cleaning his "home") and rinse the vase with water ONLY!!!! Otherwise, you will be attending a fish funeral, and of course you have to be an ordained fish minister to perform the last rites, and THEY are hard to find! :)
2 comments:
I had fish years ago. I never knew the right ones to buy. I once bought an angel fish (nice name) who killed all of the other fish. Boy was I mad at that fish.
I have always thought beta fishes lived the most boring lives... but maybe that's how they like it. Certainly you can't have them with others because somewhere down the line, someone is going to get eaten. I think I'll look them up.
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