My roommates and I were not supposed to have pets. Yet at a Fiesta last weekend one of my roommates won two goldfish. It was proposed that if they survived the next 24 hours, they could be kept. Thus, Blacherd and Orangrid came to live with us. Unusual names? Absolutely. The owner did not want to give them human names. If you think about it long enough, you'll figure out what colors they are.
These little fish came to us in a Starbuck's cup. Immediately a trip to the pet shop was made where the proprietor was excited to show us the tanks costing $500+. Well, we were thinking just a simple bowl, the old fashioned kind...that were cheap. The litany of things to do is one of them got sick was pretty long. We condensed it into, if the fish seem to be acting abnormally, change the water.
It has not yet been a week, but we've already figured out that Blacherd is part narcissist and loves spending its time staring at itself in the glass, or maybe trying to plot devious ways to escape. Orangrid is more of an antagonist. We've seen this one push Blacherd away from food and stand guard on it. We had enough of the bullying act and thinking that Blacherd was starving, put in more food, which Orangrid greedily began to eat. Don't worry, there is still some in the bowl, so if Blarcherd wants, it can eat too.
Craziest part, instead of watching tv or the internet shows, we're spending more time at the dining table watching these two little fish. It is a new adventure in our lives. Amid the difficulties surrounding us, it is something different and fun.
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