Tales From The Tank...
We had to bid a sad farewell to Mikey2 a couple of weeks ago as he was over 9 inches long and was killing all the fish with his tail, not to mention making a complete mess in the tank! Big fish equals BIG poo! That was an experience in itself! We only had a little net so you can imagine the struggle we had to get him into a bucket! Hubby had him by the head in the net and he went into defence mode, getting his fins stuck in the net, which I then had to try and free using some kitchen tongs. There was no way I was using my fingers, I've seen how he used his tail!! The fins were really rough on the edges which was why he was stuck, but if he'd only calmed down, they'd have come free and he'd have been fine! We eventually got him in the bucket and off we trotted to the fish place to give him a new home. That wasn't the end of the experience though, he very kindly flicked his tail while he was in the bucket in the footwell of the car between my feet and ended up soaking me. making it look like I'd peed myself! I wasn't a happy bunny I can tell ya, especially as we had to go shopping straight after that. 
Anyway, there were only about half a dozen fish left so hubby decided to give them to his dad (to kill off 
) and the tank was emptied, cleaned and set up again.
We WERE planning on waiting till we'd been away for a few days (don't tell the kids, they don't know!) to buy some new fish, but hubby whined and whined so much that I finally gave in and last week we became proud owners of an orange parrot fish and a pair of kribensis. Within hours of putting them in the tank, we feared that the parrot fish was dead because it was under the filter, wasn't moving it's mouth and didn't seem to be moving at all! Hubby placed the net in the tank to simply create a bit of movement and it shot to the other side of the tank! Nope, wasn't dead, simply hiding.
After watching them for a couple of days and not seeing much movement from the parrot fish, it suddenly came to life and started swimming around the tank quite happily. That is until anyone makes a sudden move anywhere in the living room! If it senses any movement, it shoots behind one of the plants and peeps out, keeping an eye on you. Very strange, but also extremely funny to watch! I was sat watching the telly the other night when I noticed this orange blob out of the corner of my eye so I slowly sat up and it was at the front of the tank, looking at me!
It has to be seen to be believed, which my parents did the other day and found it hilarious! It's literally like an extremely shy puppy or something!
I decided to look them up earlier to try and gain some knowledge about them but didn't really get that far, apart from learning that they're a hybrid fish and no-one really knows which fish were crossed to get the resulting fish. I guess we should call it Dolly, like Dolly the sheep!
I also looking up the kribensis which I found are bottom dwellers and don't mix well with corys. Glad we don't have any of them anymore then! They're keeping the tank clean mind, even though they wait until the food hits the bottom of the tank before deciding to eat it! Urgh, imagine the crap that's lying around there with it too?!
I think we'll end up buying another parrot fish to keep Dolly company, but they're really expensive compared to other tropical fish we've had so I hope they bond well or I won't be happy.
Anyway, there were only about half a dozen fish left so hubby decided to give them to his dad (to kill off ) and the tank was emptied, cleaned and set up again.We WERE planning on waiting till we'd been away for a few days (don't tell the kids, they don't know!) to buy some new fish, but hubby whined and whined so much that I finally gave in and last week we became proud owners of an orange parrot fish and a pair of kribensis. Within hours of putting them in the tank, we feared that the parrot fish was dead because it was under the filter, wasn't moving it's mouth and didn't seem to be moving at all! Hubby placed the net in the tank to simply create a bit of movement and it shot to the other side of the tank! Nope, wasn't dead, simply hiding.
After watching them for a couple of days and not seeing much movement from the parrot fish, it suddenly came to life and started swimming around the tank quite happily. That is until anyone makes a sudden move anywhere in the living room! If it senses any movement, it shoots behind one of the plants and peeps out, keeping an eye on you. Very strange, but also extremely funny to watch! I was sat watching the telly the other night when I noticed this orange blob out of the corner of my eye so I slowly sat up and it was at the front of the tank, looking at me!
It has to be seen to be believed, which my parents did the other day and found it hilarious! It's literally like an extremely shy puppy or something!I decided to look them up earlier to try and gain some knowledge about them but didn't really get that far, apart from learning that they're a hybrid fish and no-one really knows which fish were crossed to get the resulting fish. I guess we should call it Dolly, like Dolly the sheep!
I also looking up the kribensis which I found are bottom dwellers and don't mix well with corys. Glad we don't have any of them anymore then! They're keeping the tank clean mind, even though they wait until the food hits the bottom of the tank before deciding to eat it! Urgh, imagine the crap that's lying around there with it too?!
I think we'll end up buying another parrot fish to keep Dolly company, but they're really expensive compared to other tropical fish we've had so I hope they bond well or I won't be happy.
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