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Fish Crazy
...First of all, my albino ADF decided to explore and got himself jammed in the filter, resulting in me spending nearly 2 hours trying to fish him out, and having to pull the filter apart to get him out.. 
Then, after deciding on a few swordtails to go in my 70L, I went to the LFS and saw my 3 synos, 4 large plecs, & 2 big irridenscent sharks (I think that's what they're called) in small tanks. I felt sooo guilty, it was over 2 weeks ago that I took them down there, and because they are all so lovely & healthy I thought they would get taken off to new homes straight away. I only took them down there because I couldn't find any new homes for them. I only tried to rehome them because they were outgrowing my tank and I didn't think it was fair, but now they're stuck in the fish shop and I feel so sorry for them. I dont know if Ive done the right thing.
I asked for 4 swordtails, but as they were 5 for £6 the young guy serving me said that I might as well get 5. The only reason I only asked for 4 was because the only swordtails I could see were the 4 in one tank, but he found some others so I pointed one out. As he was netting it, I turned round and carried on looking at my poor cats =[ and then when he handed me the bag it was all tied up with paper wrapped round it and put into another bag so I couldn't check, but I just trusted that he would have at least put another swordtail in!
Well, when I got home, I was NOT happy to find that he has given me a large sailfin molly. It is very pretty, but they need brackish water dont they? And I dont have any other mollies so he is all on his own!
I feel really sorry for this molly now, he swam up over to my betta and he flared at him! They're getting on ok now, but still I dont want to take the molly back to the LFS because he will just be stuck in a fish shop again.
Thinking about it, the mollies at the LFS are in tanks with platies and guppies, so I dont think they are kept in brackish water. Is it essential?
EDIT: On a happier note, I have finally got my tanks looking how I want them to, and I have also bought a new tank for my other male HM betta, which should be here on Tuesday!
Then, after deciding on a few swordtails to go in my 70L, I went to the LFS and saw my 3 synos, 4 large plecs, & 2 big irridenscent sharks (I think that's what they're called) in small tanks. I felt sooo guilty, it was over 2 weeks ago that I took them down there, and because they are all so lovely & healthy I thought they would get taken off to new homes straight away. I only took them down there because I couldn't find any new homes for them. I only tried to rehome them because they were outgrowing my tank and I didn't think it was fair, but now they're stuck in the fish shop and I feel so sorry for them. I dont know if Ive done the right thing.
I asked for 4 swordtails, but as they were 5 for £6 the young guy serving me said that I might as well get 5. The only reason I only asked for 4 was because the only swordtails I could see were the 4 in one tank, but he found some others so I pointed one out. As he was netting it, I turned round and carried on looking at my poor cats =[ and then when he handed me the bag it was all tied up with paper wrapped round it and put into another bag so I couldn't check, but I just trusted that he would have at least put another swordtail in!
Well, when I got home, I was NOT happy to find that he has given me a large sailfin molly. It is very pretty, but they need brackish water dont they? And I dont have any other mollies so he is all on his own!
I feel really sorry for this molly now, he swam up over to my betta and he flared at him! They're getting on ok now, but still I dont want to take the molly back to the LFS because he will just be stuck in a fish shop again.
Thinking about it, the mollies at the LFS are in tanks with platies and guppies, so I dont think they are kept in brackish water. Is it essential?
EDIT: On a happier note, I have finally got my tanks looking how I want them to, and I have also bought a new tank for my other male HM betta, which should be here on Tuesday!
