https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2012/04/27/finny-friday-begone-pet-store-betta-cups/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 06:57:15 -0400<![CDATA[I&#8217;ve always enjoyed keeping fish. They&#8217;re fun, relaxing to watch and beautiful to have around. They remind one of the amazing array of aquatic life across the planet. Though I&#8217;ve never ventured into keeping a saltwater aquarium, I&#8217;ve had a decent variety of freshwater fish over the years: from the goldfish I rescued from zoology class in high school after its under-the-microscope ordeal to an array of neon tetras and glass catfish. I learned the hard way that it wasn&#8217;t wise to put platies in a 5-gallon aquarium after the pet-store purchase suddenly produced a bunch of live young. I had a great golden snail, named Boutros Boutros-Snail, who grew to the size of a plum before he passed away after a couple of years. The next snail I got, though, a blue snail, began reproducing on its own and the flood of baby snails broke my filter pump and killed the other fish.]]>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 13:37:38 -0400<![CDATA[Bridget Johnson]]>https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2012/04/27/finny-friday-begone-pet-store-betta-cups-n139793