i was just thinking i've had a horrible day, yet i still feel very happy watching my fish swim.
today, i had plans to get up and upgrade my saltwater tank, to a larger set up (going from a 3ft to a 4ft tank, not much but best i can afford, besides theres only 5 fish in it
)
well. i get up, my new dwarf lion fish (brought on friday) is dead....
i'm just going what the hell.
no idea why he's dead. but i did cut him open and his organs were liquid, i suspect he was ocean caught by some cruel methods.
so i figured that happens better get to upgrading the tank, goes smoothly, accidentally break the nozzle between my skimmer and pump, oh no.
got that working using a different if slightly oversized pump.
got the salt set up, bare bottom with live rock, looks so much cleaner, really impressed with it.
finally got that done, went to sit down and relax.
about an hour later my mum comes running out to me, turns out my freshwater tank, the whole back pannel has cracked, and most of the water is on my bedroom floor.
lost 2 fish from that, my african butterfly fish, and a kuhli loach. really torn up about the butterfly.
spent the next 5 hours moving furniture out of my room, and trying to dry the carpet.
but sitting here now watching my remaining tanks, i still feel happy and at peace with everything.
and i now know why i love my fish.
because no matter how much bad can happen, they still give me the peace and quiet to relax and come to peace with it all.
so i ask you all, why do you love your fish?
and the rest of the freshwater are fine, currently swimming abotu happily in my planted, but they need a new tank asap as my 30 gallon planted is massively overstocked, thank god the tank that cracked i recently sold alot of the fish in it as i intended to rework my stock to something more suitable, and my breeding family of synodontis petricola are ok.
today, i had plans to get up and upgrade my saltwater tank, to a larger set up (going from a 3ft to a 4ft tank, not much but best i can afford, besides theres only 5 fish in it
)well. i get up, my new dwarf lion fish (brought on friday) is dead....
i'm just going what the hell.
no idea why he's dead. but i did cut him open and his organs were liquid, i suspect he was ocean caught by some cruel methods.
so i figured that happens better get to upgrading the tank, goes smoothly, accidentally break the nozzle between my skimmer and pump, oh no.
got that working using a different if slightly oversized pump.
got the salt set up, bare bottom with live rock, looks so much cleaner, really impressed with it.
finally got that done, went to sit down and relax.
about an hour later my mum comes running out to me, turns out my freshwater tank, the whole back pannel has cracked, and most of the water is on my bedroom floor.
lost 2 fish from that, my african butterfly fish, and a kuhli loach. really torn up about the butterfly.
spent the next 5 hours moving furniture out of my room, and trying to dry the carpet.
but sitting here now watching my remaining tanks, i still feel happy and at peace with everything.
and i now know why i love my fish.
because no matter how much bad can happen, they still give me the peace and quiet to relax and come to peace with it all.
so i ask you all, why do you love your fish?
and the rest of the freshwater are fine, currently swimming abotu happily in my planted, but they need a new tank asap as my 30 gallon planted is massively overstocked, thank god the tank that cracked i recently sold alot of the fish in it as i intended to rework my stock to something more suitable, and my breeding family of synodontis petricola are ok.
