Early Christmas Present

[NEW: Picture added to post December 23, 2006]

Hubby brought me a Christmas present yesterday. He couldn’t hold it over … why?

It’s a Betta (fish) and a really cool glass “bowl” that is blue and shaped like a big fish with a wide open mouth at the end, which is the “top” of the bowl, though not the “top” but is the opening.

I’m having to create something to cover that mouth, to keep fishy in, and kitties out. It’s an artistic piece, the bowl and really nice. I saw it in the store (PetsMart, earlier this month, Dec ’06) and oohed and ahhed over it. I didn’t want to put a fish in it, really, but now I have it as a present and it’s alright. I’m trying to make it work.

I love aquariums and haven’t had one in so long. This is a different sort of thing, a betta is something I’ve not had, but have wanted. It’s a nice present.

If the betta doesn’t work out in the bowl, then I’ll have a nice glass fish to put glass marbles in and have as a pretty accent piece.

[Edit: Dec. 23, 2006: Here is a picture of Thaddeus in his bowl. I had to put him in last night, Dec. 22, when one of the cats knocked over the store container he was still in, and most of the water drained out immediately. I don’t have a good cover for the “fish mouth” yet, and it troubles me. I have plastic wrap stretched tightly over the mouth, but left open at the top for “air”. The cats didn’t bother it last night, we have stuff on each side of the bowl so they can’t get to it. Also, the fish bowl is sensitive to tipping to the right, unfortunately. So the food processor is hugging it on the right, and boxes of crystal glasses on the left to fill up space. One cat is interested thus far, in the fish in his new bowl. Blueberry Bear sits on the table across from the fish bowl and stares and stares. That’s it.]

My betta is a crowntail sort, very fancy tail and fins. He’s sort of blue and orange-ish, I think. I can’t tell exactly, he’s in his little container from the store, and the water is blue tinted. I’d prefer a more blue fish, but it’s OK to have this guy, he’s pretty. I haven’t named him yet. That is to come. Well, as I wrote that a name popped into my head. It’s Thaddeus –why? I don’t know. It just popped into my head. I haven’t read anything recently or less recently with that name per se. FWIW So my betta is “Thaddeus” 🙂