Last year, for Boo’s birthday, we bought her her first pets (the dog aside, of course). Mickey and Minnie the goldfish arrived, and she was so excited by them. And then, as goldfish do, they, erm, died. Since then the tank has sat empty in the kitchen, gathering green stuff, until last weekend, when the Husband and Boo decided to clean it, spruce it up, and make it ready for new inhabitants.
With the tank looking beautiful once more, we went to visit my brother in the aquatics shop he runs, and made our pet selections. It was nice to make it a family visit along with a new fish day! Now, I loved seeing my brother, but the best bit of the visit? A fish jumped out of a tank that Boo was looking in and slapped her on the cheek, on it’s descent down to the floor. She thought it was brilliant – and it was, of course! I still giggle about it as I type this…
Fish chosen, we returned and introduced them to their new home…
We have 2 dalmatian mollies, 3 guppies and a bristlenose pleco (though you can’t see him there, he’s always off lurking somewhere out of sight) We’ll add another 6 fish next week, once these have settled in OK, as we didn’t want to add them all at once and risk death to all!
The kids love looking at them. They both rush down to see them in the morning and they both say ‘goodnight’ to them every night before they go up for their baths and bedtime. Of course, Little Man has also tried to put his hand in once or twice, too, but I’m hoping that phase will soon pass…!
Do you have any fishy residents?
Ha ha ha ha!!! I bet she bloody loved that fish popping out! That really made me laugh. So so funny. Now is the boy going to keep his hand out of the tank??? xxx
She thought it was brilliant! Well, we’re making slow progress there…! Xx
Fish are very soothing and a great first pet.
But I want to know has Boo named them
yet ? I love the names children come up with lol
Sx
Ah, she’s still deciding! She tells me different names every time I ask, so I’m waiting for it to settle!
Oh lovely, we’ve just put a fishbowl tank up in the living room of our new house with tropical fish in, we had a huge one in our London home but have given it to my Mum as took far too much maintenance for us but yours is stunning and looks the perfect size. #whatsthestory
It’s a handy little thing as it looks nice and isn’t too big, so doesn’t require much maintenance – a key feature for me! Thank you x
Haha I love that one jumped out and hit her in the face! I bet it was hilarious bless her! Your new residents look lovely and I hope they will be very happy in their new home! Xx #whatsthestory@q
I really laugh whenever I think about it! Thanks, they seem OK so far! x
How lovely – is the tank a biorb? It is very pretty! I used to have a biorb back in the day!
It is indeed – well spotted! Thanks x
A fish slapped her on the cheek? How funny! I bet she was startled though. Love the blue fish. We don’t have any, but I’ve actually been thinking of maybe getting a small fish bowl first? #WhatsTheStory.
Yes, it was hilarious! They do make nice and easy pets, and the kids like to watch them
Lovely looking home for your fish with lots of interesting bits and bobs to swim around
Thanks, Fiona. They seem happy enough in there!
Wow that fish was a good shot! 🙂 I love the dalmatian ones, so pretty x #WhatsTheStory
I know, what an aim! Thanks x
I do like fish but looking after the tank puts me off if I’m honest! These little guys look cute though and it’s lovely to think of Boo and Little Man saying goodnight x
Ah, the husband and Boo tend to it, and it’s not too bad! They do, every night, it’s very sweet 🙂 x
My children would love some fish and have even already picked a tank that they would like. Sadly the only place that we could put it, out of the reach of the cat, is also in direct sunlight and would fry them!
Ah, not ideal!