fishkeeping sideblog

Lucy has some duckweed in his tank. It’ll never look this good again, so I got a picture!

I’m liking my 10 gal scape more and more every day 🖤

His fins are still hella raggedy, but his energy and curiosity is back, his stress stripes are fading, he’s gaining weight and his fins are relaxed. The black spots have been there for nearly a year and don’t appear to be affecting his health on their own. The Fish Shelf worked back at the apartment, but in my current living conditions it facilitated neglect. I had a hard time accepting that it was no longer working out. I need to recognize when things that once suited my needs no longer do so going forward. Always be asking yourself, “is there anything I can do to improve what I’m doing?”

With the loss of my koi girl comes the new friend... if he stays orange I’m gonna name him Starbucks Double Shot Pumpkin Spice Latte.

Before and after setup of the desktop tank 💖 I can’t wait for the plants to grow into an entire jungle!

I don’t know what these little dudes are, but they are absolutely thriving in the bottle I shoved my last ludwigia sprig in