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Thanks! Loving the Comet!

by Angelle

Aug 30, 2013

I don't remember who you are and couldn't find the original post, but I want to thank the person who suggested a comet fish as a classroom pet. I have lost many fish over the years and was about to give up when I read your post about the cheap and hardy comet fish.

I have always followed all the directions given to me by the pet store people, aquarium manuals, and YouTube videos to no avail. Fish either get sucked into the filter or inexplicably go belly up after a few days. They often just look sad.

Cosmo (cost 20 cents) thrives in the same 1.5 gallon tank that killed many of his predecessors. Not only that, but he has so much personality! My preschoolers adore him -- with good reason. When they talk to him, he seems to respond by swimming to the front of his tank and frolicking in the water. Even my assistant can't believe it. He comes when his name is called -- I kid you not.

Mostly, I love him because he has survived several months (summer on my kitche...See More

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