Comments on: The care and feeding of Nemo

By: Sam @ Exotic Birds

Sam @ Exotic Birds — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 12:42:02 +0000

Have you ever went to comment on something, only to completely forget what you wanted to say after you entered your name and e-mail? LOL…

By: Big Mama » A better place

Big Mama » A better place — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:35:10 +0000

[...] Nemo is dead. [...]

By: Sally

Sally — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:57:18 +0000

My youngest daughter has had her betta fish for 3 years. (I don’t know what their lifespan is…) This fish HATES me. Every time I walk into her room, it will puff up its head at me (I don’t know how a fish can recognize certain people, but this one always knows it’s me, because he doesn’t puff up at anyone else in the family…)
My husband says I am the only person he knows who can piss off a fish…..

But I will say that this fish is MUCH better than the smelly pet mouse our oldest daughter brought home from college and has now decided she no longer wants….my youngest daughter is now caring for it. I wanted to put it in our garage sale but she won’t hear of it.
Maybe I can “accidentally” leave its cage open so our cat will “take care” of it….

By: cathy ~Tadpoles and Teacups

cathy ~Tadpoles and Teacups — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:35:45 +0000

Oh mylanta! Been there, done that fish thing so many times I can’t even remember. One of our fish barely even made it to our (also algae-encrusted) fishbowl because, unknown to the usually very astute mother our toddler put the fish in a Pringles can for the road trip home. “But, Mama, he wanted to get out of the plastic baggie. . .”

Enjoyed discovering your blog~

Cathy

By: Dena

Dena — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 13:52:08 +0000

oh my goodness, my son did the same thing to me and I still agree that the fish was better than the stinky gerbil. But the betafish died in five days after the store keeper promised me he’d live longer than the gold fish. Our friend has had the same gold fish for 3 years. we sold the fish bowl at our garage sale. we be done with fish.

By: Cydney

Cydney — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:58:21 +0000

I have no idea what a sea monkey, but keep us posted on Nemo.

By: melissa valentine

melissa valentine — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:48:44 +0000

beta’s don’t eat much. i think you’re only supposed to feed them like twice a week. so maybe he’s still full. good luck with the fishy!

By: lindalou

lindalou — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:34:46 +0000

Years ago, my daughter brought home a goldfish from a carnival. She won it you see. How lucky!? Bought a bowl and food and darned if that fish didn’t live for about 5 years. They can surprise you sometimes. We all still talk fondly of Frickles. (Yep, that’s what she named him. I’m thinking a goldfish might be in her son’s future now and he can be Uncle Frickles.)

By: lavonda

lavonda — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:34:33 +0000

We had a beta several years ago that my son named “Ruffy”. Ruffy lived 6 days. Jordan cried and cried as we had the funeral around the drain that leads to the ocean.
So then we got “Ruffy II”. He lived a week and a half. When he died, I asked Jordan if he wanted to be the one to flush him like he did Ruffy I. He said, “No, you flush this one, I’ll flush the next one.”

Great.
My son thought a fish’s life expectancy was 6-10 days.

Never one to give up a challenge, I got him another one. This time, the helpful pet store person told me they do better with an antibiotic in the water. Just a drop or two, every time you change it out. Mmm Hmm. Apparently, this was a crucial piece of information, because Ruffy III lived 2 years.

By: zelzee

zelzee — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 01:27:02 +0000

My daughter had a beta named Calvin that eventually became mine…(someone had to take care of him).

We bonded and when he died, I was inconsoloable……gave him a Christian burial in the back yard (buried in a cardboard Macy’s jewelry box)…

Iknow, I’m sick.