My aquarium (photos)

[finn's mom]

I have not posted photos of my aquarium, yet, so I thought I would go ahead and share them, since I shared my box turtles.

All the fish don't have names, but we're working on names for those that don't. The red and silver tetras will remain nameless, though, as I can't really tell them apart.

Our school of red tetras.





This guy started out as a feeder fish, but didn't get eaten. We call him Lunch. Or Orangie.



Here's our bala shark.





Donzi (pronounced like bonsai, the tree), he's our needle fish and he eats guppies. He's about 8 or 9 inches long and stays almost exclusively at the top.

[finn's mom]

Here is my favorite fish ever, Falcor. He's a dragonfish and I love him. That's a plecostamus tail that he's leaning on (the pleco's called Howard).



And, Falcor with our glass cat, whom we haven't named yet. They hang together in that rock.



Our angels don't have names yet, either, but here's one of them, both sides.





And, here are the other two...





Here are a couple full views.





We have a couple silver tetras, too, you can see them in the full views. We have an african dwarf frog, too, pretty much named Kermit, but I forgot to load the photo. Be right back.

[IRescue452]

Pretty fish, but you do know that balas are schooling fish that get 14" RIGHT?

[finn's mom]

Pretty fish, but you do know that balas are schooling fish that get 14" RIGHT?

I found out about the length after I got him. As for schooling, I'd been told and read several sources that said either keep them alone or with groups of five or more. He's healthy and doing well on his own, so I'm not concerned about getting a school for him. We'll see how big he gets, and if he gets too large to be comfortable and live successfully in our tank, we will find a home for him. (We basically rescued two plecos that we had to rehome when they both got too large, so it's something we're willing to do if and when it's necessary.)

[BC_MoM]

Your aquarium is beautiful! I've never seen a needle fish before - how COOL!

[chocolatepuppy]

Wow, so many different kinds of pretty fish!

[tikeyas_mom]

wow really nice setup! love all the pics, really live the dragonfish!! too cool. Are they hard to keep?
What size aquarium do you have?

[finn's mom]

wow really nice setup! love all the pics, really live the dragonfish!! too cool. Are they hard to keep?
What size aquarium do you have?

Yes, it took me MONTHS of trying and testing and trying some more to get Falcor acclimated to a larger tank. He's very dramatic. He has horrible eye sight, so I have to feed him in a particular way, and I have to make sure that he's eating or he'll miss out on the food. He's considered an advanced fish, a fact that, had I known at the time, I wouldn't have purchased him. I don't regret it for a second, though, as he is my favorite. Oh, and it's a 45 gallon tank.

[Suki Wingy]

You have a gorgeous tank there! I love the names you have for your fish.

[leansnslobbers]

Gorgeous! I miss my tropical fish tanks!!

I love the glass cat. One of my favorite fishies ever.

[petslover]

Your aquarium is really cool. I'm really likin Donzi tho.

[bckrazy]

OMG... your tank looks awesome! I love Falcor, and his name. ; )

What are those tall things in the back? Bamboo?

[ramanth]

Nice setup and gorgeous fish!

[finn's mom]

What are those tall things in the back? Bamboo?

Yeah, they are bamboo. I saw them in a fish tank and really liked them. So, I put 'em in mine.



Thanks everyone, for checking out my wet friends!