Saturday, January 11, 2014

My Fish: Then and Now


I've been super busy and haven't had the chance to update this blog recently; Sorry, folks!

Here are some photos of the growth of my fish. Some have gotten big, and others haven't noticeable grown.

Prada - Joined the family on October 2, 2013. Last photo taken January 10, 2014 (3 Months)

Then
Now

Rio:

Then 2013
Now 2014

Jimmy-Bean-

Then 2013
Now 2014

Armani-

Then 2013
Now 2014

Sparrow-
Then August 2013
Later November 2013
Now January 2014

Midget -
Then
Now

Autumn, Jewel, and Willow are mature adults and have not grown any.

In my last post I had three tanks (a 20, 36, & 45 gallon).  I purchased a 56 gal. Column Aquarium and put my 20 in storage (aka my closet).  After three weeks, I simply did not have the time to keep up the maintenance on all three tanks. My sinks don't work with water changers which means that I have to use the old bucket method and this is extremely time consuming. Unfortunately, I made the hard decision to get rid of my 56 gal. aquarium and focus on keeping a good maintenance schedule on my two remaining aquariums. This meant that I had to re-home Jack, Reaper, Ember, Gucci, and Deville. This was an extremely difficult decision as I love my goldfish but I felt that it was best given my hectic schedule to down size. I currently have nine fish total spread amongst two tanks (a 36 gal. and a 45 gal .). I know that as my fish continue to grow I will have an overstocking issue and will need to consider upgrading one of existing tanks to a larger size or rehoming some.