I HAVE FISH!!

I thought this deserved a post all of its own.

I HAVE FISH!!

I got them yesterday and kept the lights off all day to let them settle in in peace. I soooo wanted to turn the lights on and have a proper look at them!

Swimming round my tank at the minute are

2 bristlenose plecs - they are so small and cute and spend most of the time sitting on the piece of bogwood I bought at the same time.

6 Zebra Danios - I was lucky getting them because they only had 6 of them so I bought them all.

6 Neon Tetras - I like these and they seem really happy in the tank now.

6 Cherry Barbs - I dont know if they are boys or girls but the man at the shop said I will be able to tell when they are a bit bigger.

I didnt gget any kribensis or zebra loach because the shop didnt have any. I might add them later but for now I am quite happy with what I have got and the fish seem to have plenty of space to swim about.

congrats on ur new arrivals evie!! I can remember buying my first lot of fish, sooooo exciting lol, even now im like a kid in a sweet shop when i go looking for fish i want lol.

Is this ur first tank?

Well done evie. Isnt it great when you eventually do that and see the tank full of fishies?

Congratulation Evie

Lovely mix of fish, evie. Good for you.

Re: the cherry barbs. They'll colour up as they get older with the males being bright red/orange and the females a duller brown. Another way to tell is to look at the horizontal stripe on the side. In the females it's solid, in the males it's more dotted. I wish I'd known this info at the time as I ended up with all males...

phishy07 wrote:

congrats on ur new arrivals evie!! I can remember buying my first lot of fish, sooooo exciting lol, even now im like a kid in a sweet shop when i go looking for fish i want lol.

Is this ur first tank?

Hiya phishy07 - this is my first tankand first try at looking after fish, although I think I am running into trouble because one has died - see my question in Emergency

awww sorry to hear that Evie, it does happen im afraid but it never gets easier, it is gutting!!