The Guppies

2006-02-24T08:06:00.000-08:00

HI to all!! We are the Guppies... a family of four fishy brothers living in a tank with twoyellow tetras.
We are Tashe, Spotty, Quicksilver Blue, and Red.

The first thing we would like to do is say a sad goodbye to Mr Yellow Fish. He lived one year and died in a happy home not long ago.

We haven't decided who the boss is yet so we will write as a "WE". Of course the bigger of the yellow tetras thinks he is the boss and sometimes chases us around... he he.. we out number him. HA!

2005-11-04T11:34:00.000-08:00

My life is going swimmingly... I need to get out more, so I can comment on current events :> blub blub

2005-10-21T18:10:00.000-07:00

This place is cool... I get my own lights to enhance my yellow color... Well .. it shines on the angels next to me too..

2005-10-14T14:18:00.000-07:00

Now my bowl is on the mantle. I like the view at this new place.

2005-09-30T18:44:00.000-07:00

My people are running around packing boxes... I wonder how they will pack me.. hmmm..

2005-09-09T13:36:00.000-07:00

Hi... !

Swimming , swimming all around
Floating , Floating up and down
Eating, eating bits of food
Oh! I think that life is good.

2005-06-26T19:16:00.000-07:00

I heard the kids talking about swimming lessons.... I could have taught them and saved the fee....

2005-06-12T17:16:00.000-07:00

My humans went on vacation and left me with the neighbors. They were nice older people, but I am glad to be home. I get so excited when the Mom comes in for a close look see.

2005-05-25T13:52:00.000-07:00

The humans have been home all day lately. It is fun to watch their activities. I love when the mom walks by and looks at me. I flare at her and swim excitedly. (I can't help it)

2005-05-16T17:48:00.000-07:00

I am yellow like the sun
I love to swim and have some fun
I go up and I go down
I swim round and round and round

2005-05-06T18:11:00.000-07:00

I know how to play possum. I don't fool the Mom but the Dad is easily fooled in this game. I am really just resting on the bottom. That is what we Betas like to do.

2005-04-24T14:15:00.000-07:00

I am watching the boy and girl play cards. I have a good view from up here on the shelf.
hmmm... I wonder if they are playing "Go Fish"....

2005-04-15T15:37:00.000-07:00

I am enjoying myself swimming is fun.

2005-04-06T12:08:00.000-07:00

The little people have been around alot the last few days. I heard something about Spring Break.

2005-03-31T16:32:00.000-08:00

Finally some computer time.

This is the life.

Up and down and round and round.
Food and company
I am happy with my life
Bet you wish that you were me.

2005-03-15T14:29:00.000-08:00

They change my home
Back and forth
From short fat bowl
To tall
Of course I like the big one most
But fresh waters best of all

2005-02-24T19:19:00.000-08:00

Hello Fish.. said the Mom
How are you today
I came right to her
Flaring out
I looked as if to say
"And how are you,
Oh visit more
I love the company"
Come to my bowl
And look inside
A happy fish you'll see

2005-02-14T19:02:00.000-08:00

I love when the Mom comes to my bowl, she has these cool looking eyes with the glass thingies on her nose. The little girl feeds me sometimes too, I like her alot.

2005-02-09T18:12:00.000-08:00

Oh Boy, Oh Boy
A bigger bowl
I swim up and down
I go fast
And I go slow
When swimming all around

2005-02-06T14:38:00.000-08:00

I know my human
She feeds me
I'm as happy as can be
I see her come
I swim around
I swim up and I swim down

2005-01-29T17:19:00.000-08:00

My scales are yellow like the sun
My fins flow like a wave
My water's clear
The food is good
And I am very brave

2005-01-28T10:30:00.000-08:00

So far so good
I'm still alive
The little girl looks in
To see if I am swimming round
Then I look back and grin
She drops some food
Down in my bowl
It floats up on the top
I flap my fins
Then gobble up
Every little drop.

2005-01-24T19:15:00.000-08:00

Hi...!!! I am yellow fish. I am new. I hope I can live a long life at my new home. But when a fishy's time is up, we must go. At least my bowl is bigger than that little cup I was kept in at the pet store. The lady who brought me here said that I was fiestier than the other fish at the store... I tried to put on a good show.
I love computers and will try to write to ya'll when ever the people leave me some time at the keyboard.

2004-07-29T06:57:00.000-07:00

Looking down from he'vn I see
The members of my family
I saw them looking at a dish
That had a pretty yellow fish
They didn't buy it in the end
But if they do they'd have a friend

2004-07-17T16:24:00.000-07:00

Red Fish is still very gone
I miss him its been too long
A friend to come
Has not been found
But we are looking
All around

2004-06-10T05:32:00.000-07:00

Here is the link to Red Fishes friends.
http://catdogblog.blogspot.com

Red Fish might be replaced in a week of two.

Thanks for reading.

2004-05-19T10:50:00.000-07:00

Eulogy To Red Fish

I loved to watch him
In his bowl
He had spunk
He had soul

It was fun
To watch Red swim
He would come
When we looked at him

It seemed that he
Would recognize
My smiling face
When I walked by

I'll miss that fish
He was my friend
Now to Heaven
His soul I send

GoodBye Red Fish.....

Now don't be sad
Cause there'll be more
He has two friends
Who live outdoors

There is Cat
And there is Dog
And they write
Their very own blog

At www.CatDogBlog.blogspot.com

2004-05-18T19:15:00.000-07:00

I'm still here
But I won't eat
I'm just feeling
Kind of beat

2004-05-16T17:08:00.000-07:00

I'm still fighting
But I fear
My time to leave
Might be near
The female cleaned
My water bowl
In hopes to find
That I won't go
She looks to see
If I'm alive
Everytime that
She walks by
I keep her guessing
When she's here
But my fate
Is not to clear

2004-05-13T16:33:00.000-07:00

I'm still swimming
But a little sick
I hope I don't have
The fishy "ick"

I'm very brave
My humans are sad
I show my spunk
Even though I feel bad

2004-05-12T05:55:00.000-07:00

I have a cousin Blue Fish in Alabama, My female humans father wrote this poem for him.

An Ode from Blue Fish....

I love it when my people change my water out

My vision gets much clearer and my plant roots all hangout

I hover among the roots and take a nip or two

But feeding time is best of all cause eating is what I do

A big black dog will look at me and I’m glad she’s not a cat

I try to hold very still and do not make a move or anything like that

My people call be Osea cause I’m blue as I can be

I share my vase and plant with all who come to see

2004-05-10T06:46:00.000-07:00

I am so lonely
When no ones around
It is so quiet
With nary a sound
But I'll just keep swimming
That's what I do best
Round my snail friend
Then take a rest
When the humans get home
I'll watch through the bowl
And when they get close
Then charging I'll go
I'm glad when there's something
Happening near
I keep track of my humans
They think I'm a dear.

2004-05-04T10:22:00.000-07:00

The large human male was bothering me again. One of these days I just might jump out and bite him ... he he. Maybe if I look scary enough he will back off. If I could just flare out my gills just a little bit more.. un... un...

2004-04-28T19:10:00.000-07:00

My bowl was dirty, I know
The bubbles on top did grow
But now that I'm clean
I feel fiesty and mean
Back Off! Large man, here I go

2004-04-26T17:26:00.000-07:00

I was sitting here in my light
Sometimes it is dim or its bright
Its touched and it glows
Touched again and it grows
Touched again and its suddenly night

2004-04-22T15:59:00.000-07:00

I read my cousin cat's blog. He likes to go running down the hall.
I find it preferable to have my humans come to me. Just call me a shelf potato and loving it!....

2004-04-20T10:45:00.000-07:00

There's a pink, plastic snail in my bowl
He's holding a sign, you know
It says "NO FISHING"
Which is what I am wishing
And , to me, that means he's Got Soul

2004-04-16T18:27:00.000-07:00

It is time for cleaning.
I need another bath.
I'm a Chinese fighting fish.
Don't risk my rath.

2004-04-14T18:48:00.000-07:00

Floating flowing round my bowl
Swimming swimming , oh so slow
My beautiful fins just flow and flow
As round and round my bowl I go.

2004-04-13T15:43:00.000-07:00

I seem to be jittery these days. I flip around madly when some one puts a finger on my bowl. I don't mind a face close to my glass, I just stare back and flare my gills. So the new rule is " Just looking, don't touch".

2004-04-11T15:35:00.000-07:00

Yesterday...

The family was gone to the park
They left me alone in the dark
My light wasn't on
The whole time they were gone
Just wait til they hear my remark

Today...

Young humans with buckets , I see
I wonder what there could be
I looked and I saw
Some green plastic straw
With some eggs and some chocolate candy

2004-04-09T08:38:00.000-07:00

My bowl is clean again...

Just keep swimming..
Just keep swimming..
Just keepswimming..

Dory is my hero...

2004-04-06T19:53:00.000-07:00

The large male human keeps messing with me. He thinks he is bothering me, but actually I love to play when a face gets close to my bowl. I love to charge and flare my gills.. he he he...

2004-04-04T19:10:00.000-07:00

Excitement this evening.... I was sure that I saw another male betta... but I couldn't get to him through my bowl.. I charged but the glass was too tough... The grown male just laughed at me and the other male fish, that looked amazingly just like me, went away. I have a feeling that some how that human was playing a late April Fool's joke on me.

2004-04-03T16:45:00.000-08:00

Wow...!
Let there be light.... The female put this kind of gold and flowery looking thing next to me on my shelf. She touched it and THERE WAS LIGHT! This is kind of cool... It enhances my natural beauty... at night it looks like I am flowing through the air.

2004-04-01T18:00:00.000-08:00

My bosl seemed a little bit colder last night. Hey , female, could you get me a light here.. you know for a little warmth.

2004-03-31T18:22:00.000-08:00

There once was a fishy named Red
Round and round his bowl he would tread
He would bubble and float
With no need for a boat
He had water and rocks for a bed

2004-03-29T15:57:00.000-08:00

Had a scary morning, after I woke up
The female emptied out my bowl, and put me in a cup
She said the rocks were dirty, in the water where I roam
She poured me back when it was clean,
Boy! I'm glad I'm Home!

2004-03-28T14:00:00.000-08:00

Down in south Georgia , in a little bitty bowl
Swam a red fishy, just look at him go
I'm a little Betta, with nothing to do
But swim around my bowl, and my snail friend too.

My humans amuse me sometimes.

2004-03-25T16:19:00.000-08:00

I couldn't find the power switch for the computer the last couple of days. The grown female has been gone alot all day. I am hungry though. I thought since the computer was on I thought I would let the grown female know that I need food today. blub

2004-03-22T07:54:00.000-08:00

Bath...
Ahhhh.... I am clean once again. I think that I must be good at fin sigh language, the grown female seemed to know just what I wanted. The cat Muddy, who's blog I read, had trouble getting through a door. Door Shmoor... I don't need them. Maybe he ought to try a bowl. He does seem cool for a cat , though. I would love to fight too, like he does. I even like to glare at anyone walking by. Maybe I could help him glare at this Buzzy he keeps talking about.
But then, whyn risk it , I am a fish after all.

2004-03-20T17:05:00.000-08:00

Bubble Bubble Bubble....
I blow bubbles and they float to the top of my bowl . The last two days the young female fed me. Now I smile and flip my fins at her alot. The other morning the grown male saw me resting on the bottom of my bowl and thought that I had expired. I love to keep my humans guessing. Hey.. isn't it about time for some fresh water here....!!

2004-03-18T16:40:00.000-08:00

I'd like to be .. under the sea.. in an octopus's garden in the sand...
The young female had some purple box thingy that had some snappy sounds coming out of it. There were many words about .. fish.. :) and the sea. There was something about three fishies swimming over the damn and meeting a shark. I think I will stay in my nice safe bowl.. if you please. Though I approve of her choice of .. now what did they call it? .. Oh yeh, Music. blub

2004-03-17T18:56:00.000-08:00

Blub...
I almost thought everyone forgot me today. The grown female was gone all day, and didn't feed me at the usual time. I did hear that I have an adopted cousin , of sorts. One of the grown females sisters has a male betta like me. Maybe I could e-mail him . He might not be as smart as me and know how to use the computer yet.

2004-03-16T06:22:00.000-08:00

I don't get around much...
I watched the young humans passing by me .. I have determined that they do not have water on their side of my glass bowl. They have these appendages that hit the floor when they move... What do you call them again ?? Oh Yea, Feet ! ( Arial is one of my favorite movie characters), but I have no desire , so far, to leave the saftey of my bowl. Now some day a larger bowl might be nice, but I am content on my shelf space.

2004-03-14T17:37:00.000-08:00

Round and round and round my bowl....
Actually I like going round in my bowl. Especially circling this snail creature that doesn't move. And then when someone walks close enough I charge them. The grown female smiles and says "HI".

2004-03-13T14:59:00.000-08:00

Company... not in my bowl
I love when a human walks by my bowl. I flip my fins madly and stare at them. Sometimes they look back. The grown female says it seems like I am smiling at her. She may be right... these creatures with no fins make me smile.
This morning the grown male and the small male were running around saying something about "fishing". gulp!..
Fortunately they didn't mean me. Later... I heard something about a boat .. and a big one that got away. shhh... (I'm glad it got away).

2004-03-12T17:04:00.000-08:00

My bowl.. My bowl..
It is fresher today, and I have company.. or sorts. The grown female put some clean water in my bowl. It was a little scary while she started to make less my water. But it is worth it to be clean. I guess you could call it a fishy bath. She also put in a snail ( of the lifeless variety ) with a sign that says "No Fishing". I hope not! (the fishing, I mean) blub..blub..

Hey, you can see a picture of me at http://bonnie2.textamerica.com

2004-03-11T06:39:00.000-08:00

Here I am... In a bowl....

I like it when my food floats on the top of the water, but if it falls I will search the bottom. I picked up a blue rock in my mouth and carried it for a few seconds. The grown female thought it was stuck, but she didn't realize that I was just playing "carry the rock" with her. She tried to put her finger in the bowl to knock it out of my mouth. Then I dropped it . I didn't want to upset her with my intelligence, too much. She does buy the food.

2004-03-10T13:46:00.000-08:00

Hi My name is Red Fish. I am a male Betta. I live in a bowl on a shelf above the TV in a living room in a house in South GA. I have blue, pink and purple rocks in the bottom of my bowl. There are four humans who live in the house with me. A grown female, a grown male and a young male and a young female. The grown female let me substitute for her one day in her blog. At bonnie.bamablog.com I have lived here for seven days now and my humans are hopeful that I will have a long life. They didn't have much luck with gold fish a couple of years ago. I also have a cousin ( of sorts) who blogs, he is a cat. You can find his link under BloggingCat at Bamablog.com . I am actually glad that the cat lives at another address. It would be a little nerve racking to have a cat staring at me everyday. But as long as he is else where then we can be friends. His female human is the sister of mine. My life is simple. so I will attempt to find the interesting , in the everyday. Feeding time is my favorite. I also love to rush to the front of the bowl whenever a human walks by. I would love a good fight.