I picked up a 5 Gallon fish tank and accessories! Part 1 - Background and Fish I Considered When I moved into my new apartment (around March, thanks to me breaking up with my boyfriend and wanting to live closer to work), I wanted something to take care of. Sure, my parents old cactus is great, but I'm pretty sure its dead (a story for another time). Because all apartment complexes are evil, they make you pay extra a month for housing a larger pet. With that, I decided I wanted a fish, as I haven't had one since a goldfish in a Spongebob Squarepants 2 Gallon tank in Elementary School. I remember that we had a Spongebob statue in our tank and I was terrfiied our little goldfish would get stuck between his legs (true story), but he never did. I haven't picked up my newest roommate yet, but I did a TON of research about what fish to get, what size tank to get, and what I needed to take care of the little guy. I ended up deciding to get a betta fish, which to b...