Many Many Things!

Well, many many things have happened today alone. Prepare yourselves, because most of it is negative. First things first, dear Augustus has passed away.

Here's the story:
So, I was at a camp all week. My family was taking care of my fish. When I got back, everything seemed ok, but I noticed Augustus wasn't around. My mom told me that she'd seen him last night when she fed them. After looking all around the tank, I began to worry. I knew he wasn't alive. If you remember how I found Poseidon dead, this should sound familiar. I saw a small whisp of what looked like fish bones with rotting skin. Accepting this as his dead body, I buried it. Gravestone and all. As returned to my tank, I was shocked to find another, fuller corpse. This one was defiantly Augustus. Feeling foolish, I went back (with my dear cousin) and dug up the false corpse (which was probably just some algae) and replaced it with the true one.

The false corpse

The false corpse

Augustus was a wonderful fish. He was friendly and accepting to everyone. His tail shimmered with every color imaginable and couldn't have been more beautiful. He will be missed.

Just to add to the pile of bad news, Socrates isn't moving. I'm not saying he's dead, he's just not moving. I keep telling myself this is another false alarm, and he's just sleeping, but I don't know. He's sucked into his shell and looks pale. I'm trusting that what I read about water snails when they die (that they stink) is true...

I also let Aphrodite out of confinement. I guess it's up to you whether that's good or bad. She was sure happy about it, swimming all over the place! I'm glad to see her happy, but also worried about my guppies.
 

Aphrodite enjoying all the new space

To make things worse, I'm leaving on a trip TOMORROW until August 7th, which means I won't be able to monitor or take care of my tank! I'm so worried about what I'll find when I return.

As far as good news, I cleaned my tank! YAY! It was so dirty and gross!

Lastly, tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of Tutankhamen's death. As one of the original fish, he will always have a place in my heart. We remember him tomorrow as a great fish who loved many.

I did it!

Yes! At last I have cleaned my tank! And while I was at it, I let Aphrodite out.... for now. I also did some slight rearranging. (The water is too cloudy to take a good picture right now, but I'll post one soon.) Below are  just a fraction of the promised pictures that I took before vacation (the rest are being cropped and such...), and a link to a video that is rather disgusting. While cleaning my tank, I witnessed Hippocrates climbing over Zeus' face. :O  It's pretty bumpy and moves pretty slow, so bear with me :) Also, there may or may not be background music when you watch it...

HERE'S THE LINK >>>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8fsoZreBC4 <<<<<<<<

Check out that fin!

Socrates reaching for the sky...

Solitary confinement

Aphrodite in the seperator

ZEUS

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Sorry! Have some pictures...! :)

Hey guys, sorry about my recent lack of posts.  I'll probably start up again when school is out. Not much to report, except that the guppies have been getting small nips in their tails (likely from Aphrodite...) , I cleaned my tank (for the first time in a while..) and that I haven't sold Zeus yet... Meanwhile, enjoy some never-before-seen pictures!

More guppies! Oh where have all the Pachi gone?

I am proud to announce the arrival of two new citizens: Nero and Trajan! Yes, both of them are guppies..... Originally, I was just going to get more neon tetras, but then the fish-store-person warned me that I had to get five. FIVE.  Yes, I know they're schooling fish but FIVE?! I don't have enough room in my tank! The only way I could do that is by selling Zeus.... but that's weird to think about. He's the ruler of the Underwater Empire! Although it is a smart idea because he's getting so big! Maybe, maybe.... If I did sell him, I'd probably replace him with a pleco that stays small, and probably more exotic! Like a Zebra Pleco! I also cleaned my tank, (after avoiding it for weeks).

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Clean tank!

ZEUS

Nero

Trajan