Bisdak Notes: Starting a New Day with a Fish in Mind

I wanted to keep a fish in the house but haven't found the time to really focus on getting one. Until today. I Googled some few information about a pet fish for beginners. Most of the websites I visited came with similar suggestions: Betta, White Clouds, or Guppies. Out of the three I settled for a tropical fish -- Betta, because the images shown were very colorful and attractive. I fell in love right away with Betta's unique vibrant colors, interesting fins and tails. I was more happy to learn it's low maintenance.

Today I came out with a mission: Getting a fish!

I headed for PetSmart to take a closer look at the Betta families and also to get more information from the store. I went around and couldn't find anyone on the floor to assist, so I asked the nearest cashier for their fish expert for help me. While waiting I browsed through the book section and picked Betta Handbook by Robert J. Goldstein, which I found very interesting. I held the book and went around the fish isles. A few minutes later one of the staffs showed me around and gave me enough pointers to start with owning my very first fish.

She suggested a one gallon tank should be enough for one male Betta but I already had my eye on the 2.5 MiniBow Destkop Kit Aquarium. Two guys also approached us asking for the same aquarium, but lucky me I got the last stock.

Along with the kit, I also bought a cleaning supply, thermometer, an orange AQ decorations, mini plant, and two packs of white gravel. I was happy with her suggestions for a starter and came home to set them up. The instructions were fairly easy and half an hour later (I was actually taking time reading and installing the required parts and re-arranging my decorations several times) I had my filter running for the night.