A quick update on Mom and Dad: Rain was finally reunited with the other females today. I rearranged their tank to avoid any territory issues, so the other gals haven't made a big deal about her sudden reappearance. But they are all fighting over the new little cave ornament I added. It's actually quite entertaining to watch! So far Ruby seems to be "Queen Of the Cave".
Rain's fins have healed up nicely, but will never be quite the same. They grew back sheer, so she still looks like she has big gaps in her caudal and anal fins even though she doesn't (anymore).
Neptune is back to building bubble nests and being his happy, curious self. He always swims up to greet me when I check in on him. He's such a nice fish.
As of today the fry tank officially has a fully functioning sponge filter! Because I needed to keep the water level so low, I wasn't able to have the pump going on the filter, but this afternoon I felt that it was time to raise the water level and get the pump going. So far the fry seem perfectly fine with this change. They actually seem to enjoy the new, deeper water level.
And now, without further ado, the baby pictures! Please excuse the tiny, annoying white dots that are everywhere - those are snail eggs from the nerite snail who is supposed to be cleanup crew, but is making more of a mess than the fry! (Don't worry, there won't be any baby snails; nerite snail eggs can only hatch in brackish water)
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| Baby Betta Swarm! |
