Two Christmases ago, S- gave me an aquarium. I may have mentioned before that the deal was that she would give it to me, but I had to take care of it. It didn’t turn out that way, but that is another story.
Last year we had built the fish colony up to an interesting mix – only to suffer a monumental fish kill in the fall.We cleaned the tank, put in new water, treated the water and bought kits to check for noxious materials. We left the aquarium fish-less for several months with the filter going full force. Finally, nervously we bought just two little red wag tailed platys. They were pretty, but inexpensive and ideal for “testing the waters”.
The fish thrived and we were about to add more “When what to our wondering eyes did appear…” tiny, wee, bitty, micro things with two eyes bigger than the rest of their bodies. Now, just a few months later, we have a tank full of at least twenty red wag tailed platys!
I suspect we have reached the peak of the population curve. There is no place left for the fry to hide.
Anyone want a dozen or more fish?
2 comments:
I would love to get back into tropical fish keeping. I was very big on it when I was in my early teens. These days with the cost of electricity, I doubt I could afford to keep the tank warm !
Hey Keith - Live in Florida and the tough part is keeping the tank cool enough.
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