You can't go past a fish for a pet. They don't bark, they don't demand attention, they just swim round mouthing the letters I,O, U which is a nice reminder of their gratitude. When I was a kid I realised that a fish is the only creature thats specially equipped by nature to come to my place and die..true. Buy a couple in a plassy bags from the markets, into the tank, two days later..belly up floaters. But you have to leave them for a bit just to make sure they're really dead. I hated flushing them ..just as they went under there was that moment when I thought I saw it swim against the undertow. Forget tropical fish, you've got to take their temperature and wipe their bums.. and they're too dear. If I'm going to pay more than $3 for a fish I'd better get free bits of lemon with it as well.
