Been MIA for a bit, but got some updates with the fishroom tanks. We have slimmed down a little, took another rack down that was holding two 50 gallon Zoo Med low boy tanks. One with the Dojo loaches/gold barbs was moved to another rack. The other with the purple smilers/wild blue acara, whiptail cats and Ghost my BN pleco was broken down. Ghost went to the 5' long 120 gallon, the others went to my 4'x2' (S. American) 120 gallon. Set up another NSF wire shelf for some smaller tanks and to make room on the Huskey rack for the 50 gallon low boy with the Dojo loaches.
Also placed multiple orders for plants (HUGE mistake) as well as an order through The Wet Spot for the majority of tetras that will be going into the SA 120 gallon as well as a couple other fish to round some of the other tanks out.
Was also expecting some Albino Millennium rainbowfish and a Tapir eel from my Sister's friend in OH. Unfortunately she sent them USPS overnight (the day they stopped guaranteeing overnight delivery). They sat in OH for days, and took a week to get to a delivery point. The morning they were going to be delivered the USPS truck sat outside the house as the driver was writing them up as undeliverable. Had to go outside and argue with him for the package. Claimed he knocked (we have functioning doorbell) but no one was home. THREE people were home! By this time we were expecting the worst, and the rainbows were dead in unmentionable quality. The eel was 98% dead, we ran him downstairs and threw him into the 125. Hours later he was still breathing hard, probably through the burns on his gills due to the ammonia in the bag but he was no on his side anymore and even ate a small earthworm. The next day he was more active and seems to be recovering. Have had too many eel on the brink of death to be 100% sure if he will make it but I am hopeful. So don't use USPS if your shipping anything alive. Pay more for UPS or FedEx. USPS just don't care, my sister's friend went back the next day to the post office to try and get the package back, they lied to her and said it went out on the truck that morning even thought they sat on it another day before finally scanning it as leaving their facility (three days later). Its an EIGHT hour drive from OH to IL, took them a week to deliver it, so sad and the box was recycled from Aqua Imports and said live fish and perishable all over the darn thing!
Stopped at the store today and picked up some gold pristella (leusistic), and few more diamond tetra for the SA 120. Also got three more gold barbs to add to the seven in the Dojo tank and some other small fish for my 22 gallon.
This video is prior the new fish today, I shot it last night, sorry for the length but it takes a bit to go through the area.
Also placed multiple orders for plants (HUGE mistake) as well as an order through The Wet Spot for the majority of tetras that will be going into the SA 120 gallon as well as a couple other fish to round some of the other tanks out.
- Laetacara araguaiae, 5 (puffer killed 3 of them)
- Botia lohachata, 4 (boost the 3 in the 75 gallon acrylic)
- Nematobrycon lacortei, 16 (for the SA 120)
- Moenkhausia pittieri, 14 (for the SA 120)
- Hemigrammus filamentosus, 14 (for the SA 120)
- Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi, 17 (for the SA 120)
- Hyphessobrycon margitae, 14 (for the SA 120)
- Boraras urophthalmoides, 12 (add to the small school in the 30 gallon)
- Rasbora borapetensis, 6 (add to the one accidental caught in the 30 gallon)
- Macrognathus pavo, 2 (add to the 4 in the 125)
Was also expecting some Albino Millennium rainbowfish and a Tapir eel from my Sister's friend in OH. Unfortunately she sent them USPS overnight (the day they stopped guaranteeing overnight delivery). They sat in OH for days, and took a week to get to a delivery point. The morning they were going to be delivered the USPS truck sat outside the house as the driver was writing them up as undeliverable. Had to go outside and argue with him for the package. Claimed he knocked (we have functioning doorbell) but no one was home. THREE people were home! By this time we were expecting the worst, and the rainbows were dead in unmentionable quality. The eel was 98% dead, we ran him downstairs and threw him into the 125. Hours later he was still breathing hard, probably through the burns on his gills due to the ammonia in the bag but he was no on his side anymore and even ate a small earthworm. The next day he was more active and seems to be recovering. Have had too many eel on the brink of death to be 100% sure if he will make it but I am hopeful. So don't use USPS if your shipping anything alive. Pay more for UPS or FedEx. USPS just don't care, my sister's friend went back the next day to the post office to try and get the package back, they lied to her and said it went out on the truck that morning even thought they sat on it another day before finally scanning it as leaving their facility (three days later). Its an EIGHT hour drive from OH to IL, took them a week to deliver it, so sad and the box was recycled from Aqua Imports and said live fish and perishable all over the darn thing!
Stopped at the store today and picked up some gold pristella (leusistic), and few more diamond tetra for the SA 120. Also got three more gold barbs to add to the seven in the Dojo tank and some other small fish for my 22 gallon.
This video is prior the new fish today, I shot it last night, sorry for the length but it takes a bit to go through the area.
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