It all started with a shrimp I needed as a model to draw from. Then the shrimp needed friends. But there was also this snail...
Then I learned that the 1.5 gal. flower vase was too small. Then I learned that I needed a heater, and plants.
Then my plant grew, and grew, and grew... so I got another pot. But then the plants were lonely, so I got more shrimp and another snail, with heater.
Then this pot became too small, so I got a tank.
Then the shrimp had babies, and trying to be a good grandmama I got a filter.
Then I had too many plants again, so I got another tank, with heater and filter. And another snail.
Then I got a fish, a sparkling gourami named Ojitos.
Then my partner in crime (a.k.a. husband) was taken by how cute puffers are, so we got Nicodemus, a pea puffer from the LFS. But then our other LFS also got a pea puffer, so we brought Miss Ethel home. Of course, they each needed their own tank so they wouldn't kill each other. And Ojitos had to be kept safe as well.
Then my partner in crime wanted an albino corydora, so we brought Archibald Spooner home, only to learn he needed friends. And that is how OneFish and TwoFish joined in the party.
But they needed a quarantine tank. I had not learned the trick from
@NCaquatics about plastic totes.
After they were moved to the tank, the QT was empty and lonely, so I put plants and got Iji, a goofball kuhli loach. But Iji needed friends as well, so then came Pad and Thai to complete the noodle entourage.
Now they all have moved around to the tank that best suits their needs.
Dear diary, I need therapy. I am afraid I have an acute case of MTS. Lucky for me, there are no more outlets in the house! And that was 2020 in a very positive light, in spite of the drama around me, and my health has improved after a heart attack and two strokes.
Thank you all in TFF for making the world a better place, one fish, shrimp, snail, plant at a time.
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