Inventory and fish suggestions and update

I didn't know what to post, so I decided to give you an inventory of all the fish stuff I own.

x1 10 gallon fish tank

x1 tropical fish flake food

x1 shrimp pellets

x1 algae wafers

x2 nets

x1 floating breeder/ aggressive or sick fish tank

x1 Heater

x1 thermometer

x1 Pantheon decor

x2 ancient Greek pillars

x1 live plant

x1 artificial coral

x2 artificial plants

- multiple colored gravel/ pebbles

x1 filter

x1 bubble curtain

x1 algae cleaning magnet

x1 package of live plant seeds

x1 ick treatment

x1 lifeguard medicine

x2 sponge/ scrubber

x1 gravel vacuum (hose and bucket)

x1 tank conditioner

- (fish)

Now, because that was a little boring, I'll give you my fish recommendations. A algae- eating fish is a really good thing to keep your tank clean. (Cory cat, pleco, lace catfish, Chinese algae eater....) I have three! Plecos and corys come in many pretty colors and designs!(like the zebra striped pleco in picture) Glofish help stop pollution:http://www.glofish.com/faq.asp, and the Guppy's fabulous design and color brighten up the tank!

Not much has happened recently... I attempted to feed Zeus broccoli, it stayed in the tank for two days... he might have eaten a little. I ended up just taking it out with the net because it was starting to get soggy and stink. Caligula must have either found a new hiding spot, or Zeus really did eat him. I hope not. But I did see him sticking his hiding in the Coral... oh no! And no, he is not under the thermometer or the coral (I lifted the whole coral out of the water.) So, yes. That's all for today, Folks!

My goodness Zeus!

Another recent discovery: Zeus is deathly afraid of the algae cleaning magnet. Whenever I put the magnet in, he flips out. It's an easy way to get him out of the Pantheon, but as long as the magnet stays in, Zeus stays out of the temple.Last night I forgot to take the magnet out, this morning he was still in the same spot. Once I removed the magnet... back in the Pantheon. Amazing!

I found Caligula!

What a smart fish. Turns out he was hiding under the thermometer! It makes sense, there is lots of algae, fairly dark, a good hiding place, and pretty much impossible to reach with a net! (bad for me...) The red circle in the picture shows where Caligula is hiding. I also took a super long fish photoshoot. (I'll add them ASAP) It's weird, recently my life has started to revolve around fish..... I need to get back to school!

Caligulaaaaa..... where are you?

Recently I have noticed that I not seen Caligula, (newest member of the tank) I know he's nocturnal and shy, but yesterday (his FIRST day) he would come out on occasion. I have not seen him ALL day! Out of curiousity, I lifted up the artificial coral that he usually hides under, but he was nowhere in sight. This worries me. I've checked everywhere! I hope to find him soon..... maybe Zeus ate him!

It all started.....

I never had a life long dream of having an aqaurium. It just happened. My dear fish came to me on October 31st, 2011. I sat for hours, watching them, until I could see which names fit their personality. The first fish were Zeus (Pleco), Xerxes (Albino Corydoras catfish), Tutankhamen (guppy), Napoleon (guppy), Hercules (glofish), Ahmen Ra (glofish), Sharkbait (glofish), and three neon tetras who are collectively known as Pachus. (they were really hard to tell apart.) by my birthday, I added many decorations which follow the mostly ancient theme (if you haven't noticed). Over the many months, I have lost, as well as gained new fish. Filters have broken, thermonmeters have cracked, but I'm still going. I have noticed all (well, almost all) the fish who have passed have been the ones without ancient names. I am now careful to name every new fish an ancient name, to prevent this curse from falling upon them. I suppose now is the best time to tell you who I have lost, and who is new. Pachus 1 was the first to die, then Napoleon, then Hercules, and then (last week) Sharkbait. I gained Posiden and Eiosepa (both guppies), and today I went out and welcomed two new (and quite exotic, for my tank) fish: Caligula and Aphrodite (lace catfish and mixed fruit tetra). They all make me soooooo happy and I want to give you more info ASAP, but I can't let it all out in one post! Notice the "photo gallary" tab above, if you want to put a face to the names.....