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To bathe or not to bathe…

Thought I’d switch it up a bit and give you some videos of my new little Zebra finches. I have 4 of them, two males and two females….so be ready for me to ask you if you want some when they are old enough. Not sure how much you know about zebra finches, but these little buggers can multiply like snails and rabbits!

This first video is hilarious because as the other finches have already gone in and taken their baths, this one last little guy seems extremely unsure about his decision to bathe or not…

This one never did go in the bath…at least not while I was watching . Maybe she’s just very modest

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My Little Clown Loach Family

Okay, I know you’re all getting sick of seeing my aquarium, but I just had to show you one more thing because I got my two new clown loaches. Now they are a little family! At first they didn’t seem to care about each other, not even one little bit. But then, after 3 hours, they somehow found each other and decided that they looked more like clown loaches than Longfin Red Minor Tetras.

In the video you will see mostly the clown loaches. However, you will also see a shot of my algae eater. He’s doing a good job, however, you’ll also see that he needs to get busy because there’s some algae on the front glass that we have to look through!  I think he looks kinda prehistoric. When he moves he flips that tail around. He’s really pretty fun to watch, he wasn’t moving much in the video, but when he moves, he’s really quick.

Another thing you’ll notice is that my clown loaches are very much babies right now. In fact, they really aren’t much bigger than the guppies, neons & tetras. But they will grow and now that they have found each other, they will be a happy family!

I’m pretty sure you also get a good view of my blue Ram Cichlid and you’ll see that he/she is beginning to get his/her coloration. I have to figure out how to tell the males from the females…haven’t researched that yet.

Oh, I’m also going to get some cherry shrimp next week. So, maybe I’ll have to show you those once they are in my tank .

Enjoy… I promise, this will be the last aquarium video for a while

Ghost Shrimp..

I wasn’t going to post  any more pictures or videos of my aquarium, at least not for awhile, but my ghost shrimp suddenly made an appearance tonight. He usually hides for days….sometimes I don’t see him for weeks at a time and tonight he’s been out in the open and swimming around among the fish.

So, I couldn’t resist making some videos so you could see him. He’s pretty cool…at least I think so. Enjoy the videos…

Here’s another video of my shrimp…got a little carried away!

My ram made an appearance and once again, I couldn’t resist. Maybe this is the result of staying up too late watching tv

 

Another Fishy Post…

Okay, I’m sorry, but I’m not done telling you about my Cory’s and another fish that I still want to add to my aquarium. You can see that I’m going to need to get a much bigger tank! I’m starting a donation fund that anyone can donate to…I’m calling it “Vicky’s Obsession with Fishies”. So, if you have any extra money laying around that you just don’t know what to do with …

Okay, now that I got that off my chest I’ll move on to my Cory’s. I found the exact type of Cory that I have and while I was searching for this, I also found out that I should really have 3 more to make them very happy. Can  you imagine 5 of these Cory’s moving up and down the curved front of my aquarium at sonic speeds? haha….would be quite a site

Sterbai Corydora

Sterbai corydora

Then there’s another fish that I want to add to my aquarium. This fish is also a schooling fish and therefore I would have to have at least 3 (you can see that if I keep this up I will need to get a bigger aquarium!)

It’s the Discus fish…they are so pretty, peaceful, timid fish who are great with Rams and little fish like neons and tetras. They do like a certain kind of water and do have a few things they are prone to if you don’t keep the water just right…but I think I’m up for the challenge.

Take a look, I think you’ll agree with me that they are pretty awesome, exotic looking fish! I want some

Discus Fish

How can you resist this face?

My German Blue & Yellow Rams & my Cory Kitties…

Well, the video of the Rams from my last post never did load properly, but I’ve created a new one. In case you forgot what the Blue & Yellow Rams look like as adults. Here’s a couple of pictures to remind you:

Yellow Ram

Blue Ram

Here’s another one, it starts with my blue ram, who will get more colorful as he gets older, then my angels, who are like little puppy dogs and always have to get in the center of things …then a couple of black-skirted tetras, a neon or two dart in, and then a glimpse of my yellow ram…

Here’s my Cory Cat…he always comes alive at night

and he just keeps on swimming…

just like the energizer bunny

Happy Saturday!

My New Little Clown …

I have my new clown fish! I only have one right now, but I have two more on order! It didn’t take long before my clown (haven’t named him yet) started making my tank his home. In his adventures he found my long fin & red minor tetras and began following them around. I think he now thinks he’s a tetra

I guess because they are red, like him, he thinks he’s one of them

He’s so cute, I’m loving him so far…can’t wait to get the other two clowns, then they will really be fun to watch…so here’s another video for you to watch . You’ll have to pardon me, it’s like a new mom showing you pictures of her kid walking, pictures of her kid jumping, pictures of her kid sitting down…

Even one of my guppies was very curious about the new clown in the tank

Then I also got a couple other fish with my clown today. I got a German Blue Ram and a German Gold Ram. Here’s a couple pictures of what they will look like mature and then, of course, a video to show you my Blue & Gold .

Mine are still babies, so they don’t have their full coloring yet. However, they will get there! I try to zoom in on the blue and the gold one…see if you can spot them.

https://youtu.be/9UDDhm8iRrA

BTW…I’ve gotta give my clown a name…so I’m open to suggestions! (Not Bozo – for all you Chicagoans )

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Clowns in my tank…

You remember my snail problem? Well it’s getting a little bit better since I’ve been luring them with lettuce and cucumbers. I’ve altually caught about 130, but there’s that many, if not more, left. So, I’ve decided to go with a clown loach because, well, they are pretty and they eat snails! Take a look

Now I know that any of you aquarium enthusiasts are probably shaking your heads and saying “sheesh, doesn’t she know that those things can get 10 inches long? Well, yes I do know that…but I also know that they take a very long time to do that and who knows by then I’ll either have a bigger tank setup or I will sell him/her. The lady at the Bluewater Zoo said that when they are older and bigger you can sell them for a pretty penny .

I’ve researched these loaches extensively and the only thing I’m concerned about is that the lady at Bluewater Zoo said clown loaches can be alone in the tank, but all my research says they are very social and you need to have at least 5 in your tank or they don’t do as well….whoops!

If you have 5 or more you get to watch the clown loach dance which is a vertical dance and from what I hear, quite spectacular!

Aren’t they pretty?! I hear they are named appropriately as well since they are real clowns in the tank . I’m getting kind of excited about my new clowns







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To Puffer or not to Puffer ….

Here’s the puffer fish that I’m considering adding to my aquarium to control the snails. I don’t know yet, since I do  have ghost shrimp in my aquarium and puffers eat shrimp. We’ll see, still researching my options, however, you can still enjoy the video .

Snails Everywhere!!

I am on a mission to rid my aquarium of snails! I seem to have found the secret to capturing them without too much effort. I anchored a lettuce leaf to the bottom of the aquarium, shut off the light, and after two days at least 50 snails have found the lettuce leaf and in the morning I just simply lift the snail-laden lettuce leaf out of the water and throw it away.

I am on a mission…gotta get rid of these snails. I thought they were pretty cool at first…until they started multiplying worse than rabbits! Oh my gosh! Now my goal is to get rid of all snails!

I read that you can get a Puffer fish and that they actually eat the snail however, once the snails run out they can get aggressive to your other fish, so I’m not sure that’s the best route to go. For now I’m gonna stick with the lettuce traps .

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