Okay, before I get all Zomg spazzy, the test results as of 01/07/11 (By the way, Happy New Year everybody) are:
pH: 8.0/8.2
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 0
THESE RESULTS MAKE ME HAPPY.
They mean that I actually set up the tank properly! W00t!
The new inhabitants of the tank include 6 Cherry Barbs (3 males, 3 females), 6 Kuhli Loaches, and 1 Albino Bristlenose Pleco (At this point... I'm really not sure if it's a guy or a girl. I think it's a girl though. More updates to come. xD)
This is Pleco. He's shy, as he was just added today, so he's hiding. We'll see if he does a decent job cleaning the algae out of my tank, though.
Most if not all of my Cherry Barbs.
A single loach. And you guys better appreciate me getting him on camera, because these things are fast little fuckers D: Much easier to catch on video from a distance.
Speaking of, shortly after performing my second water change I caught all of my fish having a really huge dance party. Well, everybody except Mr. Pleco that is. The Barbs dance like:
But the loaches are a liiiiiiiiiiittle more spazzy...
Spoiling the fun, unfortunately, is all the algae that's slowly overcoming my tank. Big brown spots (Diatoms) are growing. Likely, a result of my stupidity in not investing in an auto-on/off switch for the lights, and also partially because I might be overfeeding the fish. Maybe. Still, this is supposed to be good for the algae eaters in my tank. Pleco-dude(ette) should be in heaven once he comes out of his proverbial shell and actually lives a little. I won't be surprised if he develops a little bit of a gut with all the stuff growing on the back and sides of his new home. By the by, just saying but... They keep A LOT of Plecos in the same tanks at pet stores. There were tons of little albino and chocolate Pleco-lettes hanging onto one single piece of driftwood when we were there.
Algae D:
There's tons and tons of algae on the roof of the tiki hut. I'm pretty sure Pleco's gonna have fun chewing all that up.
If you can see it, hair algae is growing on the bamboo stalk.
ON THE BRIGHT SIDE, I've replaced the (Dying) Amazon Sword plant and the (REALLY ANNOYING) dark plant things with four little bunches of Wisteria. They're very pretty, and I'll take a picture of them next time so that maybe I'll actually have a tankful and it won't look so bare, but the Barbs keep munching on the leaves (And thereby killing them). I somewhat wonder if this is good for the plants in some way, because it kind of serves as "pruning" them, but uhh... I think they might be munching a little too fast...
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