Hankster the Fish

For a while now, Zachary's been asking for a fish. After alot of convincing by Zachary, I finally agreed. I bought all of the fish supplies online and waited until Zachary got home from his grandpa's house to let him pick out a fish. We went to Petco and he picked out a blue betta. I talked to the people that work at Petco and they said the best fish for young children are bettas. They live for 2 years and can live in a dixie cup. He had the name picked out a long time before we ever bought the fish. We came home and added the water and the conditioner to the tank. Zachary wanted to scoop Hankster out of the small bowl we bought it in. Zachary tried to scoop him and he flipped out of the bowl and he landed on the nightstand. I scooped him up and put him in the tank. Hankster's first minutes with our family were very traumatic! So after a few days we are all adjusting. I have been letting Zachary feed Hankster but he still hasn't gotten the hang of how it works. Tonight, when we got home, we went to check on Hankster and we needed to feed him. I told Zachary he could feed Hankster. After all, I want this to be an opportunity to teach Zachary about responsibility. I gave him the food and he came out alot faster than Zachary could control. So Hankster was fed alot for dinner. I told Zachary we needed to work on how to feed Hankster. He told me that he needed to go to fish school to learn how to feed him. I just laughed...he's so funny.