I'm going to Grellnick for a week and I need someone to watch my fish. One fish. Standard tank. Should be simple.
I tried to write out the care instructions but they keep changing. I wrote them down Monday and by Wednesday half were wrong. The fish has a system and the system updates and I frankly cannot keep up. I've tried. I've made spreadsheets. The spreadsheets become inaccurate within hours.
What I can tell you:
* The fish eats. What it eats varies. It will tell you. * The tank needs maintenance but not on a schedule you can predict. The fish will let you know. * There's a lamp next to the tank that must be on during certain hours. The fish determines the hours. * Sometimes the fish needs the radio on. It has a preferred station. The station changes. The fish will indicate.
I know how this sounds. I know. But the fish is reasonable. Every sitter who actually listened to the fish said it was the easiest job they've ever had. The ones who tried to follow my written instructions instead had problems. I don't want to get into what kind of problems. Not dangerous problems. Just problems.
50 CR/day. Come by the evening before I leave so the fish can brief you. Bring a notepad if you want but honestly just listen. It's clearer in person than anything I could write down.