I went to purchase them today, and the lady working advised me not to buy all six right away. She said putting that many fish in a new tank all at once would surely lead to the death of them all.
So I bought only one. It is a type of Goldfish called a Shubunkin, and his name is Walter Cronkite.
Now I know I said I was going to name the Koi Walter, but the lady at the pet store said one Koi was too big for my tank. Therefore, Walter is now a Shubunkin.
In about a week, I will add more fish, so I guess everything is okay.
But I was pretty excited about getting all of my fish today . . .
Todd R. Vogts, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of media at Sterling College in Kansas. Previously, he taught yearbook, newspaper, newsmagazine, and online journalism in various Kansas high schools, and he ran a weekly newspaper in rural Kansas. He continues to freelance as a professional journalist from time to time. Also, Vogts is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), the Journalism Education Association (JEA), and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC), among others. He earned his Master Journalism Educator (MJE) certification from JEA in 2022. When he’s not teaching or writing, he runs his mobile disk jockey service and takes part in other entrepreneurial ventures. He can be reached at twitter.com/toddvogts or via his website at www.toddvogts.com.
