Introducing: Midnight and Finster Cucumber Michaelis

          When I was in Florida, I got the honor of adopting two amazing Betta fish. The first one that I adopted is Finny. I found him at PetCo when he was just a guppy. I didn't really know if he was a Betta or not, but either way I was in love with him. As a baby Betta, I didn't know the gender of him, until a few days ago. A male. :) That is Finny a few days after bringing him home. He was a very active fish.

         About a week after getting Finny, I adopted Midnight. I was in Biology lab and one of the professors asked if anyone wanted a Betta fish. The people who were going back there didn't seem like very responsible people, so I decided I would save a Betta. I went back there and that is when I met him. He was the last one, and I spoke up before anyone else to make sure that I got him. He looked rough, and wasn't very happy. The professor said he wouldn't eat or anything so he might not survive. Apparently they used these Betta fish as lab experiments, so you really can't blame him. For the longest time he hated me. He wouldn't eat, and wouldn't swim. For the longest time I didn't think he would make it. But eventually after giving him tons of love and care, he started swimming and making happy bubbles. I have loved him ever since.

          I never thought I could love two fish, the way I love these two. I love them just as much as I loved my old Betta Samana. I was just glad they survived the trip home. Finny is growing up so fast! Who knew he would grow up to be a male, and so beautiful. I will update his picture again once he is grown a little more. But here is a recent picture (sorry, he doesn't like to stay still for photos).