Fish In Our House!!!

So about a month ago we took the kids into Lethbridge and got them a fish tank and they each bought their own fish and tank accessories for the tank. They were all super excited. We got the water tested and got the OK to put the fish in it. So we did. They did so good for about 2 weeks. Then I got home one day and walked in and it stunk so bad. The fish tank was all cloudy and DJ's fish was dead. Gross. We got it all cleaned out and found that their was a pile of fish food at the bottom on the tank and the air hose was not in the water. So we fixed that problem and told the kids they couldn't feed the fish whenever they felt like it. DJ was devastated that "Shadow" was dead. So we told him we'd get him another fish.

Our new fish tank ready for the fish to come int!

Everyone holding their own fish in a bag at the pet store.

Well Shelly and Eric were going to Lethbridge and told us they'd get a fish for him. So I sent them with some money and DJ was pretty excited. They got back later that night with a beta fish. I was pretty sure that it couldn't be put in with the other fish. But Shelly kept telling me it'd be ok and she asked the guy at the store. So we put it in with the others. Things seemed to be OK.

Well it took all of a couple days when the kids were yelling and came screaming to me that DJ's fish was blowing up and chasing the other fish around the tank. So I went and looked and sure enough he'd blow his face out and his fins went sticking out too. It looked like it was just ramming into the other fish. I was thinking it'd be ok and they just had to get used to each other.

The kids were more upset about it and many fights were caused when the girls kept telling DJ that his fish was a bully. DJ didn't like that and would get mad. Kind of comical when you think about it! Ha ha! Well I came home from the bus on a Friday and DJ's fish (I think he named it Ninja) was not in the tank. I looked around and found that the girls took it out and put it in a bowl by the sink. DJ was OK with that.

Watching their fish swim around!

Then the next day, Brianna's fish died. Sheesh we are not good with fish......at all. So I need to get her another one too. I grabbed a cheap fish bowl from Walmart and set it up in DJ's room with Ninja. He thinks it's great that he can watch the fish while he goes to sleep. It's actually worked out ok. Sheesh, such fish drama at our house. So that's our fish stories!!