Swimway's Rainbow Reef Pool/Pond Fish

The hot weather is already starting to kick in around these parts , and with hot weather comes pool time. There is nothing more fun than a pool on a hot day for our 4 year old. However, even she can get bored at times with the usual pool toys. While shopping, I spotted a little fish swimming in a tank on display at a local toy store. I was thinking to myself how pretty the fish was and that our daughter may like a pet fish one day, but why was a fish in a toy store? As I looked behind the tank, on display were packages upon packages of these "toy" fishes called Rainbow Reef Fish. I could not believe this little fish was actually a toy (it looked that real). After reading the package I just knew I had to get this toy. So for 10.99, I brought home Swimway's Rainbow Reef Pool/Pond Fish .

Swimway's Rainbow Reef Pool/Pond Fish

The Rainbow Reef Pool/Pond Fish is a toy fish that measures around 9 inches long, and is made of a rubber like texture.. There are a variety of different colors depending on the Rainbow Reef Fish that is purchased. Our particular fish has a bright yellow face and dark eyes. His body is multi colored with black, gray, and purple. It has little blue striped that line the sides of body. It comes with lots of fins that vary in color as well. The front fins are dark purple and yellow. The top and bottom fins are dark sort of grayish-black color with aqua blue outlining. Finally, the tail fin is pretty mixture of purple, yellow, and black. There are 4 tiny screws on the the fish's body and on each side (two in the front and two in the back).

The Rainbow Reef Pool/Pond Fish operates on 2 AA batteries. Batteries are not included, but they are pretty simple to install. Just open up the battery compartment, place the batteries in, and make sure the compartment is securely fastened back. The directions advise to take care when securing the compartment back, in order not to ruin the fish. Once the batteries are installed, Mr. Fishie is ready to swim. Once placed in the water, the back fin immediately goes to work and it is swimming everywhere. The fish will swim continuously while in water, and will stop once out of the water and dry.