Solace
10-14-2004, 09:49 PM
Sometimes you see things that make you just shake your head.
Tuesday I built a rack to put in my fish room so I could move the fish I had outside inside because of the cold weather coming. I actually have angelfish living outside in tanks right now. :oops: Jake and Carol - Wrenchpuller (great people from other forums) had given me a bunch of plants at one of the TN meetings a long time ago, after filling several tanks up then having them grow like a jungle I had to put them somewhere. I started tossing the spare plants in a 45 gallon long I had outside.
I wanted to give the 45 a good cleaning before I brought it in the house so I dumped all the plants in 3 of the angelfish tanks out there turn the tank up then proceed to use my python to wash it out with very VERY HOT water. Pull the frames off to clean out any dust that may have collected as well. Get it clean wipe down the sides with a clean towel then use paper towels to dry it all up again. Wait a while because a cool episode of SG-1 is on then bring the tank in put it in the new rack, fill it up, stick some seeded filters in there then decide to take another break.
I am surfing the various fish forums I frequent when something catches my eye. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Swimming around like nothing had happened was an Endler, color me suprised. I guess the little guy hitched a ride on some of those plants I tossed in there. How it survived the hot water bath then the drying down I will never know. Wonders really do never cease to amaze me. Up until I fed the little guy to my Fusco a little while ago I had never seen a more lucky fish...... ok I AM kidding about that. I am putting the endler in a safe haven. I figure if it made it through all of that it deserves a reprieve. :ok:
Tuesday I built a rack to put in my fish room so I could move the fish I had outside inside because of the cold weather coming. I actually have angelfish living outside in tanks right now. :oops: Jake and Carol - Wrenchpuller (great people from other forums) had given me a bunch of plants at one of the TN meetings a long time ago, after filling several tanks up then having them grow like a jungle I had to put them somewhere. I started tossing the spare plants in a 45 gallon long I had outside.
I wanted to give the 45 a good cleaning before I brought it in the house so I dumped all the plants in 3 of the angelfish tanks out there turn the tank up then proceed to use my python to wash it out with very VERY HOT water. Pull the frames off to clean out any dust that may have collected as well. Get it clean wipe down the sides with a clean towel then use paper towels to dry it all up again. Wait a while because a cool episode of SG-1 is on then bring the tank in put it in the new rack, fill it up, stick some seeded filters in there then decide to take another break.
I am surfing the various fish forums I frequent when something catches my eye. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Swimming around like nothing had happened was an Endler, color me suprised. I guess the little guy hitched a ride on some of those plants I tossed in there. How it survived the hot water bath then the drying down I will never know. Wonders really do never cease to amaze me. Up until I fed the little guy to my Fusco a little while ago I had never seen a more lucky fish...... ok I AM kidding about that. I am putting the endler in a safe haven. I figure if it made it through all of that it deserves a reprieve. :ok: