Picasso Exotic Aquatics

Our house has new residents.  After months and months of talking me into getting "a pet," the kids have finally talked me into getting them fish.   As far as I am concerned, fish make perfect pets.  They don't need to be walked in the rain at 6 a.m., they can make it through the whole day by themselves, they don't shed hair on the floors, and they don't chew on your favorite pair of shoes.  And studies show that watching fish can lower your blood pressure and reduce stress.  They are also beautiful.   Like I said, perfect.

We got our fish and the fish tank from Picasso Exotic Aquatics in Park Place.   The staff at Picasso was friendly and knowledgeable, which was important to us, since we knew nothing about caring for fish.

Picasso store

Picasso fish

Picasso fish

 The fish tank we bought was the floor model, so it came home with us the same day.   It had one fish in it already and we added five more.  The kids were overjoyed and named each pet the same day:  Victory, Goldy, Blossom, Dash, Splashers, and Teddy.  Unfortunately, the next morning we woke up to discover that Teddy jumped out of the tank.  There were lots of tears, questions, and demands to revive Teddy at once.   We went back to Picasso the same day to get another fish and were given a little guppy the kids picked out and holders to secure the tank cover free of charge.  We've now kept all the pets, including Booster Teddy, II, alive and well for a whole week.

Emily contemplated giving up eating fish, out of respect for the new pets, but we managed to talk her out of it.  However, we now eat our salmon out of sight of our new friends.  (And I decided that I am definitely not getting a pet cow or a pet chicken.)

Our new pets

Victory