Fish Bowl Cover
As you may already know, we are the proud parents of one sweet white kitty named Rowan. We also currently house a few Black Mollies, a small Panda Corydoras Catfish, and a nice little Betta Fish named Alpha. Because of the history between cats and fish, we’ve had to take precautions to make sure that our finned friends stay safe and don’t become a feline dinner. Every one of the fish lives in a covered aquarium, except Alpha, who resides in a large glass jar. Since we no longer have the lid that came with the jar (Oops,) we had to come up with some other sort of Fish Bowl Cover to keep curious kitty paws out.
After a little brainstorming, I decided to try and use an embroidery hoop, which was the perfect fit for around the top of the jar, and some extra window screening we had.
I also glammed up the hoop with some silver spray paint, since Aplha’s jar is our daughter’s room and she wanted it to look fancy. *wink*
Once the paint was dry, I placed the screen between the two pieces of the hoop and tightened the screw to hold it in place. Then, I cut around the edge to remove the excess screening.
Not too bad!
As you can see, the fish bowl cover keeps the fish protected and the cat out. Now if only I could figure out how to keep toddlers away…
So, what kinds of ideas have you had to come up with to protect your pets/kids from the dangers lurking around?
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10 Comments
Mari
Girls I love this little idea, its a great way to have a fish without all that extra stuff. Great share thanks :)
Erin
Thanks, Mari!
nancy
Great idea,, I also have a kitty who loves my Beta. So I put Kiki (beta) in a jar in a plant hanger in the bathroom! Nice look in there and no problems!
Corinna - For My Love Of
I am in love with this solution! As a teenager I had several bettas in all colors of the rainbow but my curious little kitty was constantly flicking them out their bowls while I was in classes and killed several. So I took a metal mesh container and used wire cutters to cut out circles and bent that around the bowls openings. It functioned well enough but it wasn’t nearly as pretty as the embroidery hoop + screen solution!
Erin
Thanks, Corinna! What is it with our curious kitties and those sweet little bettas? Glad to hear that I’m not the only one who is coming up with ways to save them! LOL.
Carrie @ Curly Crafty Mom
This is too clever! Hometalk just asked me to make a clip board with embroidery hoop ideas and this would have been perfect! So many uses for embroidery hoops!
Erin
Thank you, Carrie!
Cathy Foster
Hi Erin,
I love this idea! How easy is it to remove for feeding daily?
susie TENNANT
I’m interested in buying one of these. Do you sell them?
Erin
Hi Susie! I do not sell them, however, they are incredibly easy to make and you can find the supplies at your local craft store.