Oscar & Pride

"Oh man... this hobby is going to be wet!"
Literally this hobby I had adopted during freshmen year was wet, because normally when you take care of fish you need water. This hobby started when I won seven goldfish at an elementary school festival. I vowed to let these fish live past a week because from past experiences, these cheap goldfish die within the first few days of keep them inside a fish bowl. Thinking one step ahead of death, I made a wise decision to buy a ten gallon aquarium.

"Ha-zah!" I yelled as I found to see that the fish had survived the one week. I proudly gazed upon the lively fish, proving my friends wrong as they told their sad stories about their deceased aquatic pals. It was time for me to put my amateur fish skills to the test as I had agreed to maintain a livelihood tank for a month. Unfortunately, too much success leaves open room for failure and I had lost one of my beloved fish.

Once I had moved on, I noticed that I grew tired of the same old goldfish in the same small tank. I found this new want and urge to have something more unique. A friend of mine had introduced me to his Oscar fish (Photo of what one looks like, however not his). In amazement I glanced at his enormous fourteen inch fish swimming along side the tank walls. Its fire red scales illuminated its surroundings putting me in a momentary trance. Okay, well not really a trance but it looked really, really cool. One thought came to mind, "I must have one."

I did my research and gathered the fact about the Oscar fish and was amazed by the amount of work that was needed to take care of this large fish. Although there were some benefits because I never really knew that a fish could be taught tricks. Unfortunately, too many factors were obstructing my goal and this hobby had come to a halt. I had no money... and little time.

This hobby has not completely left me because I still have five of the seven goldfish alive and healthy. I was also given a thirty gallon aquarium, also in the process of awaiting a fish to home. This hobby has taught me how responsible I had become and that hobbies can help practice creating goals.
One day... I will own my very own Oscar Fish.