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December 29, 2005
New Fish Tank Inhabitant Update
The two female beta fish are settling in very nicely. The like to herd the rest of the fish in the tank, which is funny when you think about it because they are tiny and even the HUGE angelfish cower in front of them. The male beta fish doesn't know what to do with them. He'll show them his fins and they just look at him as if "So what! You're not all that!" Then he'll cower for a while under the rock sculpture and come back later and check them out again. He doesn't attack them though and the guy at the fish store said he might so that's a good thing. That means he's accepting them even though they aren't of breeding age yet.
The crabs are doing well too. The only issue with them is that I can only find 2 of them in the tank. Either Sebastian is hiding really well or he's gone on the lam. Xamot and Tomax stick together for the most part like glue. They are either a mating pair or they just like each other a lot. I thought I had the tank pretty well sealed off and I can't find him anywhere in the house or around the tank so maybe he's in there somewhere, or maybe he's transubstantiated, but as of right now I can't find the little bugger!
On a side note I must give props to the fish store where we purchased the fish. After getting sick of having fish die immediately that came from PetsMart I decided to try a local fish store I had heard good things about. So yesterday afternoon we drove over to House of Tropicals in Glen Burnie. If you're in the DC/Baltimore Metro area I highly recommend this place. They have a HUGE selection and their fish appear to be very healthy and spunky. They even have reptiles (shudder) and small mammals. They had a bunny I fell in love with, but Jamison said no. Anyway, check them out if you get a chance, I think you'll be impressed.
For now I'm off to see if I can find Sebastian. He's got to be around here somewhere. I'll keep you posted.
Posted by Daffodil at December 29, 2005 10:04 AM
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