Laura..I mean Jim

Laura or Jim , whichever you prefer, is our family pet. (He actually belongs to C.) I have to say for the most part I do not really care for fish. They are quiet, dirty, dull, smelly & you can't touch them. Laura however is different. She is a beta fish and has quite the personality. She is going on 3yrs old. She is a clean fish and very active. Many a times she has swam out to say hello to us. She follows our fingers around her bowl, jumps and snatches her food from the surface and at times has gone after a finger. She has survived 3 moves and is very low maintenance. The biggest hassle being I buy gallon drinking water to go in her bowl. She cost less than $5, I have only bought her 1 container of food, which can probably feed a lifetime of beta's (it looks barely touched). We usually only change the water when we notice it evaporating. Which is about every 4 or 5 weeks.?. Rarely does it get dirty where I need to change it. She is quiet, which I do not mind since I do not have to keep her quiet for lil C's naps. She/He , I still get confused - it is male though (we found out later, hence the name Jim). "HE" is pretty to look at and the best fish we have ever had. I must say I will miss Laura when he dies, I really will - I don't know if we will ever find another like him.