Feb 12

Good news everyone! Sunburst platties and some additional Catfish join the ranks in my aquarium.

Tonight the pleco decided to take a liking to the catfish food, and ate that instead of his algae pellet. With their original food tied up, the catfish managed to find a tasty green gem.  The platties followed suit, as they seem to like eating from the bottom of the tank too. There was plenty for all of them, though it must have been difficult to eat for fish without sucker mouths.

I guess at this rate, it was more of a food exchange program than absolute theft.

Jan 20

Next on the “Benford makes videos of stuff in his fish tank” series, is the school of Serpae Tetras. They’re kind of red, and pretty fast too.

I’m guessing something is going through their minds as they dart across the tank back and forth, usually in a pack.

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Jan 19
The Life Aquatic
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I have started up a tropical freshwater aquarium. By far my favorite fish in there so far is the Pleco. Here is a video of him at dinner:

He’s so awesome, and it makes me glad that I am not made of algae.