From 48 To 180 In 3.0 Seconds Flat

[Alm0stAwesome]

Lol! It's teal! But a very dark shade

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

During today's water change I managed to suck up not one but TWO fish! I gots the mad skills. The first one was a smallish cory and he just got lodged bum-first in the end of the syphon. Seems OK though - torn dorsal fin. The other was a rasbora; he got to make the full trip, lucky devil. Torn fins on him too

I'm so awesome.

I'm now like 98% sure I've got a male and a female BN plec The bigger of the two has no bristles but the smaller one does sooo surely if the bigger one was male it would be showing some bristles by now, right?!

Tensions between the Bolivians have calmed down without me doing anything. Bruce and Melvin are gay lovers, it's very romantic. They aren't damaging each others' fins anymore so I'm going to take that as peaceful cohabitation for now!

Plants are looking good. I'm kind of battling staghorn again but I've started dosing the carbon daily instead of every second day so hopefully that will disappear soon. My bacopa is starting to blush pink at the ends so I'm pretty pleased about that and my e. quadricostatus has FINALLY started to send out runners. I didn't think it was ever going to happen but TBH it's not doing that great overall and I'm not sure if I should maybe swap it with something else. The leaves seem to grow nicely and then as soon as it reaches what is I guess full size, starts to look a little crappy for some reason.

I can't tell yet if the vallis is going to melt again because I'd planted loads of new stuff which naturally went though a little melt so I'm not really sure what damage is new lol

Sadly it looks like the endlers are going to have to stay

I told hub I was getting rid of them and I thought he was going to have a little temper tantrum right there. Ugh, they are so stupid. The one perk is that they are more scavengery (good word eh?) than any of the other fish so they eat lots of crap that no one else wants; they graze constantly.

Edit: there may be some random errors in that post. I'm using hub's mac and it basically fixes my typos like the autocorrect on a phone does. Weird newfangled machinery.

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

Anyone else find themselves singing, "Move fish! Get out the way! Get out the way fish, get out the way!" while cleaning their tank? I think that one was sung by Ludafish, if I remember correctly

 

[Salam]

Anyone else find themselves singing, "Move fish! Get out the way! Get out the way fish, get out the way!" while cleaning their tank? I think that one was sung by Ludafish, if I remember correctly

Erm... no

Thanks for the update, I love reading your not so boring stories.

Yay to the male and female BN And yay to Bruce and Melvin celebrating their love for each other. It's the 21st century, so they are cool, modern dudes I wonder if they will adopt any children? Maybe a BN baby?

You still don't like the endlers then? I got some now and I like them. Just see them as your clean up crew. How much did you pay for them again? Mine were £8 for five.

BTW, you talking about plants means we need another FTS soon

 

[FishFanatic04]

I almost smushed a cory under the sponge stick while cleaning the glass the other day. I guess they just get used to my hands in there cause they don't run anymore.

lol about your hubby liking the endlers. Mine likes our guppies *sigh*

Is there gay marriage in the UK? It's so sad when fishes in love cannot announce it to the world

 

[Man of fish]

Very nice AA!!!

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

Hehe, adopt some babies LOVE IT! Maybe they will remodel the tank and and fill it with antique bogwood.

Salam. Dude. F.O. I paid like, I dunno, 3.20 each for mine, it was getting near 40 squid for 12. BTW this is an American keyboard and there is no pound symbol. I'm not just being illiterate. Though I am a little. Cuz im from 'Merica.

I need to do some fiddling around before another FTS ma darlin, maybe next week after I do my next w/c.

FF yeah I did that with an endler before lol - and don't worry they are living loud and proud!

Please tell me you guys know that song BTW - I'd post a link but it's got naughty words

 

[Salam]

Yes, I know the song. I might actually try it next time

3 POUND 20 I'm so glad I don't live in your area. This is also why I perceived MA as expensive the other day, everyone else is much cheaper.

Oh great, I got a song in my head now and don't remember what I wanted to write. Might be back later

 

[Man of fish]

£££££₩$$$$¢€¥ phones ftw!!!!!!

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

lol I didn't get them from MA actually because they were still in QT from just arriving. But because I had to have them NOW I went to Dobbies and paid out the *ahem* for them. - thank you come again!

I've learned how to do it now ££££ - booya!

 

[Salam]

I went to Dobbies the other day and felt like an old lady. Definitely not a place I will frequent again until I turn 60 and have a senior citizen card

 

[Gvilleguy]

Just caught up on this tank thread after seeing your stock list on another tread, AA. I have some similar - Bolivian Ram (used to have four, but down to one now), Rasboras, and one BN. But I have to stop reading these threads, because they all make me want to go out and buy a four foot tank to replace my little 26 gallon! My wife would hurt me.

Enjoyed your tank pictures. Good job.
Greenville Guy

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

lol, Salam, you'll need it for the discount!!

Thanks Gvilleguy! lol, go on just start looking for a used one "just in case" I'm originally from Georgia so not tooooo far away I read through your lego thread the other day, very cool! I really wanted to do a stargate themed tank but couldn't find a small stargate anywhere!!!!

 

[Gvilleguy]

Ah - a mini stargate would be cool in a tank! Good to know there's a Georgia Peach active on here, even if you got transplanted to England.

 

[Alm0stAwesome]

hehe, don't hold it against me. I was practically kidnapped (I do love it here tho!)