I was enjoying a break in the weather yesterday in the park near where I work. The pond there has loads of Tilapia breeding there and we often net some fry for feeders. a lot of people dump unwanted fish into the pond and oscars, red devils, gourami, goldfish ect. are the norm. Well I was scooping some juvies for a 20 gallon I have to keep it cycled and I saw a flash of red so I snagged it. turned out to be a young fh in very bad shape. a couple bad abrasions on the side and messed up pectoral fins. but I figured what the heck, it has nice color even for being beat and free is my favorite price, so I took it home. I gave it an Epsom salts bath and gradually brought the temp up to 30*c (the pond was about 20*c) to help it heal up. This morning it ate some pellets soaked in garlic juice and this afternoon it ate very well. its active and swims well. I'm not expecting a miracle show fish or anything but I am taken with the colors on this one besides I'm sure it would have died where it was. here are some phone pics from this morning it is about 3"SL. I'll update if it lives.
