My Fishies
1 African Cichlid Tank (Lake Malawi), 1 Oscar & Jack Tank
The Africans
Just a few pics of my cichlids. Most of them are from the day after I bought them. They might look a bit small in the pictures and skinny, but I bought them from Petco and they underfed them something awful. I do not recommend buying fish from Petco/PetSmart unless your local one is particularly good. My betta from there had intestinal flagelletes, my cichlids had a case of Ich and also Malawi Bloat just days after I bought them. I bought the proper medications and now they're all doing great. They're living happily in a 30g tank and have grown a bit. I'll be sure to get some new pic of them soon.
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Sparky & Jet
(1 day after I bought them)
Note: They have a different background now. I hadn't bought a background for them at that point and so I used an old Matrix Online poster to give them something to look at. lol
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Jet
(2 days after)
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The New Guy - Unnamed
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Sparky, Jet, and Garret
(2 days after)
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Garret
(2 days after)
Note: Garret, before she became ill. Her full name was actually "Garret James" as she was named after a guy that works where my bf works. Garret (the human) loves talking about himself in the third person (hence the title) and screaming 'hey man' from pickers at passing folk. I usually wait a few days before naming any of my pets, so I can see what kind of personality they have so I can pick a fitting name. Garret James just seemed to fit this little fishie for some reason. :3
I bought her from Petco and the local Petco... well it's not the greatest place to buy fish. The tank she came from didn't have any dead fish or signs of illness when I bought her, but my only guess on how she contracted Ich is from Petco. Once I noticed the Ich on her, I quickly moved her into isolation and gave her the treatment. I also treated the main tank (and they are alright). Sadly, Garret died on the 18th.
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Demios
(1 day after)
Note: Demios was simply too weak when I bought him and soon died. He was named after a character from one of my stories.
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Not Pictured: Sparky Jr.
Note: Sparky Jr. passed away the day Garret died. Garret, Demios, and Sparky Jr. were originally tankmates at the store I purchased them from. When Demios died, I noticed Sparky Jr. seemed a bit lethargic and almost sad in a way. Sparky and Garret seemed to get a little protective over him as well. After Garret was placed in quarantine, I noticed Sparky Jr. seemed to get even more lethargeic/sad and when Garret finally passed I think that Sparky Jr. just couldn't take the stress of losing both tankmates. He passed four hours after Garret.
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Sparky & Jet
(1 day after I bought them)
Note: They have a different background now. I hadn't bought a background for them at that point and so I used an old Matrix Online poster to give them something to look at. lol
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Jet
(2 days after)
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The New Guy - Unnamed
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Sparky, Jet, and Garret
(2 days after)
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Garret
(2 days after)
Note: Garret, before she became ill. Her full name was actually "Garret James" as she was named after a guy that works where my bf works. Garret (the human) loves talking about himself in the third person (hence the title) and screaming 'hey man' from pickers at passing folk. I usually wait a few days before naming any of my pets, so I can see what kind of personality they have so I can pick a fitting name. Garret James just seemed to fit this little fishie for some reason. :3
I bought her from Petco and the local Petco... well it's not the greatest place to buy fish. The tank she came from didn't have any dead fish or signs of illness when I bought her, but my only guess on how she contracted Ich is from Petco. Once I noticed the Ich on her, I quickly moved her into isolation and gave her the treatment. I also treated the main tank (and they are alright). Sadly, Garret died on the 18th.
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Demios
(1 day after)
Note: Demios was simply too weak when I bought him and soon died. He was named after a character from one of my stories.
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Not Pictured: Sparky Jr.
Note: Sparky Jr. passed away the day Garret died. Garret, Demios, and Sparky Jr. were originally tankmates at the store I purchased them from. When Demios died, I noticed Sparky Jr. seemed a bit lethargic and almost sad in a way. Sparky and Garret seemed to get a little protective over him as well. After Garret was placed in quarantine, I noticed Sparky Jr. seemed to get even more lethargeic/sad and when Garret finally passed I think that Sparky Jr. just couldn't take the stress of losing both tankmates. He passed four hours after Garret.
The Oscars
My newest fish! Just an albino tiger (Spitfire) and a tiger (Okenuth). They're such sweeties and are even starting to learn some tricks. Okenuth recognizes three hand signals already, Open (Opens his mouth at the surface of the water), Jump (...that's obvious!), and Dance (He makes a few circles near the surface). Spitfire only knows Jump so far. Hehe. Please ignore the reflections, they're from random things taped onto the wall next to them. lol.
The Betta
Just a cute little female betta. My friend Matt wanted to get one, but he didn't have room and wasn't sure if he was allowed to keep a betta. So, we decided to 'co-own' the betta and she would live with me. Miera Sako is currently housed in her own 3g tank, a stark contrast compared to the tiny little cup she used to live in at the petstore.
Edit: Matt was finally able to take the betta to her new home. She's living happily at his house now. ^^
The Jack Dempsey
She's my newest and final addition to the Oscar/Jack tank. She's not aggressive at all which is very surprising. She hasn't been named yet, but I'll update on here when she gets her long awaited name.
