Pets

We had a dog once. It didn't work out too well. We still have the torn up couches to prove it. So we are going to try it again, but this time with FISH. Jake has gotten into. We started this month with a 10 gallon tank and a red tailed shark. We quickly learned that red tailed sharks can jump. The morning after we go the fish we found him, dead. He had jumped out of the two inch opening in the back. TWO INCHES! We had to have a talk with the kids about death. The whole plan of salvation with fish. We also went back to the fish store and got a bala shark. Jake and I really got attached to him. He was just cool. They can make a cracking noise. They grow up to 16 inches long. We had him for four days. We taped up all the holes we had in the top of the tank. No one told us Bala sharks can jump up to six feet and knock open the little door on the top of the tank. Again we had to have the plan of salvation talk. So we got a beta. They cannot jump. As soon as we had the beta for a while and knew he was going to make it Jake started doing more research. He cruised the Internet, he read books and he talk to fish tank owners. I was excited to see Jake have a hobby. It is something he can do with the kids. They love working with him. We started checking around for cheep big fish tanks. Jake wanted BIG. So we found one we could agree on. It is a 90 gallon tank. It came with stand and everything. IT really was a fantastic deal. Oh was he like a kid in a candy store. The kids and he cleaned it all up and his friend, who has a big tank, came over and helped him set it all up.This is Warren and Jake cleaning the new tank in the yard. It was so cold that the hose and ice frozen all around it. It reminded me of a clogged artery in your heart. The children were little ice cubes when they came in.

I think this shows just how big the tank is. You can compare it to the TV and Jake. IT really is a nice addition to our house. It is relaxing to watch. I find I don't turn on the TV as much when I am by myself at night. I feel like I have the fish. Our friend who helped set it up is moving across the country in a few weeks so he is giving us all his fish. Jake is even more thrilled. So far we have three zebra striped Donny-ohs, two Mollies and our little beta. The kids have fallen in love with them. So far, they cannot jump out of this tank. IT is 100% closed off on the top. A bala shark my being coming home soon.

One of the things Jake really likes about the tank is it came with five Lazar lights that always stay on. You really can only see the green and blue. We also have red. Jake has the green so it shines around the sunken building. It looks every covered with moss-ish. Then the blue is around the underground waterfall. It is so neat looking. He has the red so it looks like a volcano light. Jake is having so much fun learning about this new hobby. I really enjoy it too.