"A tortoise...?" Some friends asked.
"No...it lives for too long and may grow quite big. And in addition, it stinks" was our answer. Later, I felt really bad for the tortoise, they have not done anything to deserve these comments.
After all the discussion, we have finally resorted to getting a fish. However, it took us another year as we could not decide which fish tank, the type of fish and the place to keep it in our apartment.
Until one fine day, which was a couple of weeks ago, Linda came across a used, empty fish tank kept in a friend's storage room. It was a simple rectangular 10L tank and there was a small sack of river rocks as well as a filtration pump lying beside it. And Voilà! It was the right size will all its readiness, and the most important thing of all... we could get them for FREE.
Linda knew immediately where to place the tank - at our dining place beside the window with the view of our balcony. And the next thing we knew, we were at the pet store at Hornbach Hisingen. And after some scouting as well as consulting the store attendant, we came back with a red Siamese fighting fish - code name "Betta" on the same day!
Linda tried hard to create a comfortable habitat for the fish. She planted two different fresh water plants at the two sides and placed a nice rock in the middle of the aquarium. So the fish could rub and wiggle between the leaves when it is bored circling the rock. Looks really cute when he does that. Yes it is a male fish :)
According to what we read, Siamese fighting fish lives a solitary life due to its aggression and highly territorial. When we were just about thinking he would lead a soul of solitude, something amazing happened! We found a small living creature crawling on one of the leaves and it turned out to be a baby snail!
Here are some photos to share with you all!
我们一直想在家里养只宠物,这想法已持续多年。养只猫和狗应该是很不错的,但巨大的责任似乎让我们放弃了这个念头。
“乌龟呢...?”有些朋友问。“不......它活得太久了,而且可能会长得很大。而且,它很臭!” 是我们的答案。后来,我觉得非常愧疚,因为乌龟根本没有做过任何值得这些评论的事。
经过一些讨论,我们终于就决定要养一条鱼。然而,我们又花了一年的时间,因为我们无法决定哪个鱼缸,鱼的类型以及放置在公寓里的地方。
一直到几个星期前,琳达在一个朋友家的储藏室里发发现了一个旧鱼缸。这是一个矩形10公升的鱼缸,旁边还有一小袋的河石和过滤泵。真是踏破铁鞋无弥处!尺寸和一切正是我们所需要的,而更重要的是......我们可以免费获得它们。
琳达立即知道要将鱼缸放置在什么地方 - 就在餐厅窗户旁边,直对我们的阳台。接下来,我们在Hornbach Hisingen的宠物商店里,在经过一番搜索以及咨询商店服务员之后,我们在同一天买回来了一条红色的暹罗斗鱼 - 代号“Betta”。
琳达努力为它制造一个舒适的栖息地。她在鱼缸两侧种植了两种不同的淡水植物,并在鱼缸的中间放置了一块漂亮的岩石。因此,鱼可以在岩石上盘旋,也可以在叶子之间酐畅游乐。当它再玩耍看起来真的很可爱。对了,它是公的 :)
据我们所知,暹罗斗鱼由于性格过于侵略性,还很重视自己的领域,所以只能孤独生活。就在我们为它感到惋惜时,发生了一件令人惊奇的事!我们在其中一片叶子上发现了一只小生物,竟然是一只小蜗牛!
这里有一些照片与大家分享!
1. The Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta) 暹罗斗鱼
3. The weirdo who is feeding him every morning (fish eye view). Only 5 to 8 granules a day!
每天早上喂他的怪人(鱼的角度)。 每天只有5到8粒!
4. Comic piece to describe the day 漫画
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