November 12, 2007
Pretty New Plants for My Fishes
So after running a second go of anti-fungal meds my fish are finally sans mouth fungus. Hopefully it is really dead and will not be returning.
On Sunday I did some major cleaning and redecorating. I did a 50% water change, cleaned the inside glass, and washed all the wood (it was getting a touch slimy). I also tossed out the larger of my two plants, as it was dying and had grown a rather impressive glob of trailing algae. I had some problems with my filter pump, but I manged to resuscitate it. I'm going to have to watch it more carefully in the future as I think the motor is much more likely to burn out that I would like.
I stopped off at the fish store and picked up some hornwort and two little SAE. They're terribly cute although much smaller than the one I had previously. I'm not sure if I believe the store guy that the two of them are going to get along, but they have plenty of tank at this size and I can move or sell one of them when they get bigger.
I really like the hornwort. I think most people use it to back their tanks, but as my tank is viewed from both sides I've spread it around so the fish will feel like they have more cover. It's quite lovely and even if I manage to kill it I can afford to buy more (it was cheap!).
The fish store didn't have much in the way of tetras, so I wasn't particularly tempted to get more. I'm torn between wanting more tetras and liking the fact that I can count all my fish. I think the red phantom tetras would like to have a bigger school, so I'll probably get another six at some point. There should be plenty of space in my tank for that many fish I think.
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