A fish is almost every child's very first pet. They are contained in one location and easy to manage. You feed them and clean their bowl every once in a while, easy enough, right? Well, I recently became the proud owner of an adorable Beta fish named Flo, and keeping him (Her? It?) alive is harder than it seems. Here are a few of the struggles that us fish owners face daily.
1. Remembering to feed your fish.
It's like forgetting to turn off the curling iron, suddenly you jolt up and shout, "I forgot to feed the fish!"
2. Moral dilemmas
Can fish be both friends and food?
3. Tapping the glass.
You know you do it.
4. Fear of dropping the bowl.
I can see the crime scene of a fish homicide play out in my head as I'm writing this.
5. Cleaning the tank.
Is there a formula to know how long to wait before cleaning the bowl? A day? A week? A month? Maybe I'll just invest in a filter.
6. You wish you could play with him/her.
Taking a fish on a walk, probably not the best idea. Refer to number four.
7. Your fish can never love you as much as you love him/her.
Darnn, three second memory.
