Yesteryear

We got us some more

We got us some more
On Saturday we went out for breakfast and a walk, which inadvertently led to a bookstore, a walk underground because it was too damn cold to walk above ground and a pet store since we left the house with the intention of picking up three more fish for our aquarium. I love wandering about pet stores, I love seeing the animals, petting them and looking at the various types of fish, reptiles and rodents. The only problem is that as much as it cheers me to see them, I always land up leaving with the desire to bring as many of the animals that I possibly can home. This time was no exception, instead of leaving with 3 new fishes we walked away with 6, two platys and four neon tetras. The platys are quite pretty, their tails and fins are black, their bodies are yellow and a deep sunset orange and their mouths have also been kissed with black. The neon tetras are stunning, I just adore the way they glow. They all took to their new aquarium fine, but we noticed that the tetras were a little shy and figured that they might feel more comfortable if they where a larger school of fish. [Yup, any excuse to get new animals can and will be used] So today after school I headed back to the same pet store with the intention of picking up 2 more tetras to even things out a little bit and make them feel less "small". I came home with 3 cardinal tetras, which look like the neon tetras with the exception that the red strip runs all the way along their bodies. [wry shaking of head] I cannot be trusted to go to a pet store and come back empty handed. This is why I have no doubts as to a farmhouse being built/bought in our somewhat nearish/distant future. On that note, I think we need a bigger tank.