Back home in Christchurch I have a cat called Ratbag. Now I am in no means replacing my beloved cat but I guess I just needed some animal companionship. (Fish were the only animals we were aloud, hence why I bought two fish)
This was mainly a spur of the moment kind of thing...
It was a Tuesday lunchtime and were were sitting there talking about pets when the topic of fish gets brought up, I of course have never had a pet fish before so didn't have much to say on the topic. just listening to the topic of conversation inspired me! I knew what I should do.. go out and buy fish!
Logistics were quickly sorted and I soon discovered that there was definitely no pet store within walking distance of Toroa. I gave my flattie a quick call and asked if i could borrow her car to go and buy some fish, she happily obliged. So off we went, me. a RA and another one of my flatties, to the the first pet store.
This was mainly a spur of the moment kind of thing...
It was a Tuesday lunchtime and were were sitting there talking about pets when the topic of fish gets brought up, I of course have never had a pet fish before so didn't have much to say on the topic. just listening to the topic of conversation inspired me! I knew what I should do.. go out and buy fish!
Logistics were quickly sorted and I soon discovered that there was definitely no pet store within walking distance of Toroa. I gave my flattie a quick call and asked if i could borrow her car to go and buy some fish, she happily obliged. So off we went, me. a RA and another one of my flatties, to the the first pet store.
As soon as we arrived we were quickly distracted by a cute bird that liked to jump on peoples arms and make adorable noises. Soon after we found everything to be highly overpriced and out of our price range of $100. We soon moved on after asking where some other pet stores were and away we went.
The next pet store was a tiny bit harder to find as we had to do a little bit of walking. We walked in and I knew that this was the place we would find our fish! Again we were distracted, but this time by a bunch of puppies. SO CUTE!
We soon found help and were recommended a tank that came with everything we would need apart from the fish and we were away! As soon as we got back home we jumped into setting up the tank without realizing we had to clean everything before it went in, oops! We emptied the tank and then two hours later the fish were finally swimming around in their new home!
Our next challenge was actually naming the fish! we started a list on the whiteboard and everyone contributed a name. As the list grew and grew the decision got harder and harder! Finally after a Disney movie night we decided on Mushu (From the movie Mulan) for the orange fish, and Four (The name of our unit, aka Wha, and also partly because of Divergent and my love for Tobias) for the spotted fish.
My love for these fish grows everyday so here's praying i can keep them alive!
Till next time, Hannah.
The next pet store was a tiny bit harder to find as we had to do a little bit of walking. We walked in and I knew that this was the place we would find our fish! Again we were distracted, but this time by a bunch of puppies. SO CUTE!
We soon found help and were recommended a tank that came with everything we would need apart from the fish and we were away! As soon as we got back home we jumped into setting up the tank without realizing we had to clean everything before it went in, oops! We emptied the tank and then two hours later the fish were finally swimming around in their new home!
Our next challenge was actually naming the fish! we started a list on the whiteboard and everyone contributed a name. As the list grew and grew the decision got harder and harder! Finally after a Disney movie night we decided on Mushu (From the movie Mulan) for the orange fish, and Four (The name of our unit, aka Wha, and also partly because of Divergent and my love for Tobias) for the spotted fish.
My love for these fish grows everyday so here's praying i can keep them alive!
Till next time, Hannah.