I feel bad for pet fish. What a boring life. They just swim in circles and occasionally get transferred to a different bowl to clean the old one..but only for a half hour or so. Most of my fish died the first day I had them. It was traumatizing for an 8 year old to lose fish that quickly right after I named them. I named one John after my uncle. He died in one day. Sunshine also died the same day. They probably died of boredom. I should have given them some video games to play. Or jacks. Can fish play jacks? I should have found out.  At least they would die in an exciting way.