Mr. Phishy

Mike and I have had several Betta fishes in the past, but we haven't had one for many years until now. We thought it might be fun for Liam to have a pet that was cool to watch, relatively low maintenance, and doesn't jump up on him. The dogs were low on food, so Liam and I stopped in at the pet store to get some food, and to pick out a fish. There were so many to choose from, and even ones you couldn't see because there were several rows of them in cups on the shelf. I saw one that kinda looked sick because he kept floating to the side. I told one of the employees, and she said they would take him to the back and keep an eye on him. Liam was very concerned about him, and even a few days later he is asking about the sick one.

He absolutely loves watching his fish. He doesn't lag in the morning because he wants to go watch his fish, and he likes to watch him before bed too. He loves it when we feed him, and he comes up to take a bite of the food. I'm not sure how long the excitement will last, but we are enjoying him enjoying the fish!!

We haven't really picked a name yet. One of the cute names he suggested was 'Dorthy', after Elmo's fish. Mike thought that was really cute since his first fish was name 'Talbot' after Ernie's fish. I suggested 'Thomas', but he said 'No, Thomas is a train'...Anyway, Liam likes to change his name several times a day, and we find it amusing, so he may just have an ever changing name.