Newest jungle . . .um, family members

For her 8th birthday, our daughter wanted a fish tank. We happened to love the idea, which probably contributed to a slightly larger version than the typical "starter" goldfish bowl. It's still a beginner set-up, but it's a ten gallon tank that holds more than a couple of fish. We opted to go with tropical fish because there is more of a variety, so we needed a get-up that came with a heater and filter. We got LOTS of help from the super nice people at PetSmart and followed all their instructions down to a "T", which means we brought the tank home, set it all up and let it run for a week with no fish. Then we added the first three a week ago, and tonight we added the final four. They were all personally selected and ceremoniously named by Haleigh, and here's the roll call:

3 guppies:
1 tequila sunrise named "Elvis"
1 turquoise named "Thomas O'Malley" (or T.O. for short, and yes, his personality is strikingly similar to that football player)
1 lyre tail named "Max" (turning out to be my favorite, soooooo pretty)

1 balloon belly molly named "Captain Jack". He is a big fat happy fellow who loves bubbles, like that one guy from "Finding Nemo"

1 Mickey Mouse Tail Platy named "Dude". These guys are named for the sideways mickey mouse shape on their tails, although the one on our guy is much more distinct than the one in this picture.

2 bottom-feeding "peppered" catfish named "Herschel" and "Jesse McCartney"

We are literally turning into a jungle around here. We have fish, beast, and no fowl. But I have to draw the line at fowl. I've been trying to capture pictures of our new little fish world, but it is pretty much impossible! Haleigh did a very good job decorating, though. :-)