Here, Fishy, Fishy!

In Hawaii, after all our snorkeling fun, Grandma was kind enough to suggest we get fish of our own.

Naturally, Cora and Violet thought this was a fabulous idea. They spent the rest of the trip giggling about what types of fish to get, and what to name them.

And so, after lots of discussions, lots of studying up on it, and lots of begging, the girls got their fish this weekend.

They had so much fun choosing the decorations, plants and rainbow gravel.

After setting up the tank and waiting a few days, Stace and the girls went to the pet store Sunday for the most important, but least expensive, purchase: two platies.

Why platies?

The girls wanted multiple fish, so Betas were out. Cora didn't want goldfish, so the simple cool-water-and-bowl were out. But, considering we needed a tank with a heater and filter, these are supposed to be pretty low-maintenance fish. They are similar to mollies and guppies.

Flash (the green one, bottom left) is Violet's, and Blaze (the orange one) is Cora's. Once they've settled in and survived a few weeks, we'll probably get them some friends.

And, in case you're wondering, the cats have hardly noticed.