My FurrBabies
my life pretty much revolves around my pets so here are some profiles about them!
Little Butt
Boots
EDIT: Boots passed away in late summer this year, 2022. We burried her in my significant other's parents backyard. Click here for her personal gallery!
Waffles
This is my albino bristlenose pleco, Waffles. He was one of the first fishies that I added to my tank and by far my favorite fish Ive ever owned. He is full of personality and loves to hide under his rock where he has dug a nook as his hideout. I bought him a cave and he refuses to use it because no matter where I place his rock, its HIS rock. He was smaller than my neon tetras when I first got him in February 2020 and now is he fully grown at 2.5 years old and about 3 inches long. Hes become quite nocturnal so I dont see him much anymore except when hes kicking gravel out of his cave with his tail! Click here for his personal gallery!
EDIT: Waffles was unfortunately rehomed due to moving out of state. My heart will be forever broken.
Clown Baby
My second pleco, a clown, which we named Clown Baby. A reference to its always sunny. Hes the most shy fish I have ever owned, but when he does come out its always a pleasant surprise. He is still pretty young and I never get the chance to take good pics of his underbelly but Im leaning towards him being female due to the non aggression of clown baby and waffles in the same tank. He is very pretty to look at and I just adopted him (along with the other corys) about a month ago and they all seem to get along just fine. I do, however, still want to update to a 40 or at least 30 gallon tank so they can have more room than just one cave and a makeshift with rocks. Aquariums are always a work in progess and thats what I love about them! Always changing! Click here for his personal gallery!
EDIT: CLown Baby was unfortunately rehomed due to moving out of state.
The Pandas
It all started with one corydora panda who had been living alone so I rescued him (his name is Adam West/panda) from an unwanted home. I knew that corys had to be together in groups and he was showing signs of stress but I didnt have the money to ship a school of corys from upstate. So eventually I found another rescue from a 2 gallon with other fish (yikes) and united them in my main tank. They immediately fell in love and started schooling so I knew I had to get more. Eventually I found a school from a guy I rescued Azul from and they immediately started swimming together it was so heart warming to witness. I now have a school of 6-7 panda corydoras in the tank. Click here for their personal gallery!
EDIT: My entire shoal was unfortunately rehomed due to moving out of state.
The Bandits
I rescued two bandits (a mating pair) from the guy I rescued Azul and a few pandas from. As soon as I released them in the main tank they felt right at home and actually started mating. A few weeks later I noticed little fishes darting around and it was hard to get a good look at what they were because I also have platys. Eventually I ID'd them as bandit corys, as they had the line going down the back from their dorsal fin to their caudal fins. I had to rehome them to the same person Azul went to because, like with Azul, they needed more room and she was willing to provide that for them. I could only catch so many babies in my heavily planted tank so there are at least 5 more corydora bandits in the main tank that I will eventually rehome. Until then, they are so cute to watch! Click here for their personal gallery!
EDIT: My entire shoal was unfortunately rehomed due to moving out of state.
LF Green Dragon
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Onaga
This is my beautiful short fin green dragon, Onaga. I got him at the first fish meet up in southern oregon and ended up coming home with another green dragon to hopefully mate my female to. He is super fun to watch, as he is younger and a bit more active. He even has a little mustache on his upper lip. So cute!Click here for his personal gallery!
EDIT: Onaga passed away early 2023. Cause of death was most likely a territorial fight between him and my main pleco, Waffles.
Azul
Azul is my false network catfish also known as a corydora sodalis. He was a rescue from a guy who needed to get rid of all of his corydoras and I was in the market for finding a school for my two lonesome rescues. Unfortunately, after keeping Azul for a few months, he showed signs of depression and I have a small hunch he might've been wild caught because he isnt social with the other corys. I had to rehome him to a friend who currently keeps him in a 125 gallon tank with other corys of all species to socialize with. One day when I get a bigger tank, I hope to have Azul back with me, but for now we had to part ways with his best interest and health in mind. Click here for his personal gallery!
EDIT: Azul was rehomed to a friend with a larger tank to better accommodate his needs.
The Platys
I started out with about 5 baby platys and then wam bam I had not one, but THREE spawns of live bearer babies. Needless to say I was new to the hobby when I got them and quickly learned they weren't the right fish for me. I donated several of them to new homes and the rest were sadly given away as feeder fish. I did end up keeping 6 of them, 3 males and 3 females but they have one by one died over the past few years. I'm honestly surprised they lived this long, considering they dont have a long life span. It was a great lesson in fish keeping and great starter fish but I quickly wanted to move on to more delicate and lesser known fish. Hence, my new love for bottom feeder catfish. Rest easy. Several are buried in my garden to contribute to the circle of life and death. Click here for their personal gallery!
Taco
Taco was a rescue from a friend that got him from an uneducated owner who had him in a very small tank by himself. I rehomed him and took him in, however, as I normally do, I put him in the quarantine tank for a week and he started developing bumps. He passed away not long after the bumps showed up, meaning whatever he had, it was so aggressive he didn't have any kind of chance. He was definitely one of my most social gourami's and would come up to your finger and feel with his pectoral fins and nip at your fingers, let you pet him. Click here for his personal gallery!
The Gouramis
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The Gourami Babies
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The Shrimp
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Assassin Snails
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The Crawdads
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Big Mama and Black Beauty
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The Australian Stick Bugs
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