The special thing about this water-world is that it maintains itself! The soil under the rocks & lighting system allow the plants to grow which then puts oxygen into the water for the fish. The fish poop & it fertilizes the plants. The snail population cleans the glass of any green algae. They reproduce rather quickly, but are now controlled by our hungry catfish Mr. Ming. It is quite the little ecosystem & has become Jeff's new hobby. He loves taking care of everything. The good thing is, it only requires a water change a few times a year.
1. Cupid (top L red platy...we were told she was pregnant)
2. Nieve (the white Molly in the bottom R photo)
3. Paulo (the bright orange & yellow sunset platy top R, reminds us of Brazil)
4. Orleans (the yellow & black bumblebee platy top R photo, L corner)
5. Tweedelee-Dee & Tweedelee-Dum ( black & grey fish R photo, R corner )
6. The Bopsy twins (the other two fish which are exactly the same as #5)
7. Huey, Duey, Luey & Ed ( striped fish in R photo underneath Paulo)
8. Mr. Ming (catfish)
9. Trinidad, Tobago & Haiti (black, clear & neon orange fish)
10. Tigerlily (clear & white with a red face, very thin)
11. Neon lights ( baby fish with neon orange, yellow, silver & black)
R.I.P Lenny, our sucker fish, geisha, our panda platy & Francis.
We love having the tank in our study...nice company while I study & a resting spot after a long day of hard work...not to mention a good entertainment piece for guests. Long Live the year of Fish!
