On my way to getting my dream aquarium...

Canadian Fish

He was up inside an ornament with the other two, but for some reason we couldn't see him, he blended in more I guess. Don't know if he was in there the whole time, we had checked it a couple of times previously.

I lifted that thing right out of the water and they still didn't want to come out. The stick out there fins to hold on.

Canadian Fish

He FINALLY asked for food. Pizza, go figure.

Then he passed out halfway through eating it:

Chesherca

lol! I KNEW that sucker was in there somewhere! SO glad you found him - ALIVE! He - and the other two - are really PRETTY!

I wish you lived closer, I'd love to come over and do a portrait series . . . on your fish tanks. You have so many neat fish in that house... Plus? My husband is a tattoo artist. Not sure if you have any skin left, but I bet you two would get along, lol! We have a live-bearer tank in our tattoo studio that his clients swear help ;)

Canadian Fish

Now I just have to find the small spotted raphael in the Silver Dollar tank. Haven't seen him since we brought him home either.

Chesherca

LOL! I'm really hoping I don't have this problem when I put my loaches in the 55. . . I'd be a nervous wreck if I lost one of my babies! Good luck with that one. . . Perhaps you should reconsider the cats. They seem to be a sneaky lot!

Chesherca

Forgot to add - REALLY glad the little one is feeling better! I'd have kept him home today, too. Hopefully the extra day plus the entire weekend of rest will have him 100% by Monday. Poor thing. Sick kids are so. . . pathetic!

Canadian Fish

I know, I considered bringing them back earlier today, before we found him. I have a natural piece of driftwood shaped like a cave. I think it was probably a knot in the wood. It's not on the video, but I think all 3 are jammed in there now. One is sticking his head out. At least now I can see them a bit, and if I ever want to find them, I just have to move a few pieces of driftwood. There are NO ornaments in there now, just one fake plant, and a few pieces of driftwood. Can't wait until be get some live plants in there. We bought it used for my birthday last February (which is when and why I joined the forum) so the bulbs must be crap, I'll need new ones before I can add plants.

Oh, and there's a diver in there. Charlie loves divers, he thinks they are astronauts.
Not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but we love him.

I'm glad we got rid of the other ornaments. They came with the tank.



They're the big ones on the far left and the far right. The one on the right is where all the catfish were. This was when the tank just had platies and dainos.

They ornaments are hideous. They came with the used tank. They also take up a lot of swimming room.

Did you see the size of that one catfish in the video? I wish I had a camera that records with night vision. Our video monitor was no good through the glass. The only time we see them in action is for 2 minutes after we ruin their peace and uncover them.

Canadian Fish

ARGH. 20 minutes on the dot and it wouldn't let me edit my last post.

This is the tank now:







This is the "cave" they are in. You can't see in the pics, but they're in there.

Canadian Fish

I'm pathetic when I'm sick too, lol. He is still passed out. Hopefully he'll eat something when he wakes up.

Can anyone identify what is going on with my driftwood?

First it went dark brown, now there is white stuff:









You can see the difference in color between the bottom and the top.

twocents

glad you found fish, the other one has gone missing?? probably hiding as well..
lesson: I guess it would pay to really REALLY check out ornaments, driftwood, and the like before taking them out of a tank permanently...
Glad kid is feeling better
nothing like chicken noodle soup. it is the best
ginger ale,
zweibach also was nice, but unfortunately no longer available.
and, sorry, no idea what is wrong with driftwood