This morning we realized we had not seen Katie the fish in a few days - she was good when we got back from vacation, but we hadn't really looked in the aquarium since. So when we couldn't see her, I fed her, which always brings her to the top of the tank. Except today. Ben found her dead floating in Squidward's house, where a lot of our fish have chosen to end their life. The kids were very matter of fact about it. She's been with is since Thanksgiving, which is a record in this house, and I think everyone assumed she'd be dead before long. The kids have really learned not to become attached to the fish around here since they are always dying.
Ben and I had been waiting out Katie for months - we want to start over with the fish tank since we never got rid of the green water problems not matter what we tried - and we researched, asked people in pet stores, and spent some money. Nothing worked. Frustrating that this pet thing was for the kids, and several months in they have none of the responsibilities and none of us take pleasure in looking at the tank since it was always so cloudy. The kids won't even feed the fish because the food "smells gross."
So now we're thinking maybe we won't get more fish at all, at least for a while. Maria has mentioned wanting a turtle, or something that they can at least see in the tank. So we'll do some research and decide. Seems like we don't have a lot of options.
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