great pictures, looks like you've got a bunch of camera hams in your tank.
Totally. They're the best, such personality. I always liked tropicals better than goldfish before I got these guys, but now I'm hooked.
Here's a few of the quieter aquatic friends:
The smallest apple snail (cana) hanging out on top of the tank divider.
My lovely little blue apple snail (bridg). You can see the scarring on his shell- the first change, from bright white to yellowish, is probably when he went from the breeder to Petsmart. The second mark is when he came to my tank. I'm having some trouble getting him enough calcium to keep his shell in good shape. I bought a cuttlebone to float in the tank, and I've been feeding them collard greens, the most calcium-rich leafy plant, so we'll see how he does. The blue is the only snail I bought from Petsmart. Everyone else seems to be doing fine.
One of the black skirt tetras. When I first got this guy, as a friend for napoleon when he was small enough to fit in the 10 gallon, I was worried about his fins. But they've always kept that same jagged edge, so I suspect he was nipped in the LFS tank and healed that way.
This is Morris. He's a Petsmart rescue. I thought he might not get enough food, especially being a teeny baby fancy in with the monstrous napoleon and upstart, but he really holds his own. I'm impressed.
Morris hangs out with the blue and with Alexei, up at the top. Yes, he's named after the Russian czar.
One of the bridgs, munching on algae.
Oops, that's the end of the line!
So he tumbles off the plant and promptly starts muching on a rock.
And the catfish, Max.