Fishy is the strangest fish I have ever known, and I have known a lot of fish. We had many tanks full of goldfish growing up and I believe I tortured all of them. Not intentionally of course. I was just little and didn't know any better. I was also sneaky and when no one was paying attention I was known to do things like pour shampoo into the fish tank because the fish looked dirty. Or pour soda into the tank because I thought they might be thirsty. We didn't have fish for very long at our house and I think my parents finally gave up on trying to keep them.
So I know fish. And I have never seen a fish that will follow your finger around the outside of the bowl, swim up to you when you reach towards the water, or let you pet him. Yes, he really does. His bowl sits in the middle of our kitchen table because there is a mini me that resides in our house and she is also known for being quite sneaky. The kitchen table is central to the house so we can see her approaching the bowl from anywhere in the main rooms.
Having a fish on your kitchen table is especially odd when he watches you eat. It's not like Fishy doesn't get fed because we feed him twice a day. But even if he has just eaten he will swim to the side of the bowl and watch you. It's very odd and kind of creepy.
I had a friend who told me that her fish, Michael Jordan, was named that because he occasionally got the idea to jump out of his tank. He had done this a few times but oddly only when someone was around to rescue the crazy fish from dry land. Like he knew he should not be doing it but he just could not help himself.
You know, I thought she was making it all up but now that we have Fishy, I am not so sure.
Maybe some fish are just more active or involved in what goes on around them.
Or maybe Fishy is just an oddball.
Who knows.
But he fits in perfectly with this family.
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