I hope everyone is starting to thaw out after all of the snow last week. After a good long life of over thirteen years our goldfish Serial passed last week. We knew it was coming soon but it was still very sad. We had never been able to have any other fish because Serial would kill them within a day. This is how he got the name Serial. We were now able to fill the 75 gallon tank with the plethora of fish it was made for.
We did our research to find out which fish would make good tank mates. Then we headed to Petco. We really liked the Tiger Barbs that they had. Since these fish were mildly aggressive we had to purchase other fish that were mildly aggressive. We saw some Rosy Barbs near them that we wanted as well and they would make good tank mates. We got six of each Barb and also got a Red Tail Shark. We only got one shark because they are a very territorial fish and needed to be the only one of its kind. We were now ready to take them home.
Before we left we picked up some tropical fish flakes and some pellets made for bottom feeders (for the shark). We also bought another little hidey-hole for the shark so he could have his alone time. We got the fish home and placed their bags in the tank for about thirty minutes to acclimate to our tank. After the thirty minutes was up we scooped them up with a net and placed them in the tank.
Once released they grouped up into their different schools and checked out the tank. The shark immediately hid behind an object and waited until the others swam away. Once they were gone it explored inside the new hidey-hole and other rock structures we had. They seem to be settling in and we hope to enjoy them for many years to come!
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