more fish friends

We have acquired new additions in our fish tank. Jon picked them up on Thursday. There's a clown fish and a peppermint shrimp. Neither have names yet.

I think Shiloh (the blue damsel) is happy to have another tank mate. They get along great. The Clown took a few days to get used to the tank, but he now is comfortable enough to swim merrily around the tank. He's such a cutie! I love clown fish.

Patrick the star is moving around the tank more than he did when we first got him too. You never really see him moving, but boy does he get around! He'll be on one side of the tank, and then next thing you know, he's on the other side, or sitting on top of the rocks. You can see him up in the left side of the tank in the first picture.

The shrimp is pretty cool. He kinda sways back and forth as he walks. And we've seen him sitting right on top of the starfish as well. He's more active now and moves around the tank a fair bit. And he's see-through! How cool is that? He's got these super long antenae/feelers and just looks funny.

And remember the worm I mentioned the other day? Well, Jon did some research and found out what it is. It's a bristle worm, and we've got to try and trap it. They sting, and could be dangerous for the poor fishies.

And there's the latest chapter in our fish story.

pets of the aquatic and plant familys

We have pets. And we like our pets. They aren't the furry, cuddly kind, nor are they the yappy, noisy kind. They are nice and quiet, don't make a mess, and while we can't play with them, they are rather fun to watch!

Our aquatic pets are Hermie the hermit crab, Shiloh the blue damsel, Patrick the star, and a random little worm that we just saw last night and haven't named yet. Sadly our aquarium has had many casualties as well, including the cutest little clown fish, who I miss very much, and a beautiful emerald crab. We are enjoying the ones that are left though. When we first got the star, he just sat up in the corner by the heater, but lately he has been moving all around the tank and we have really enjoyed watching him and looking to see where he's going to end up next. Last night we saw him sitting on the crab. Poor Hermie just never realized that the little nook he was in was in Patrick's path!

Our plant pets are just as fun - although they don't move even as fast as the starfish! We have a couple of pineapple plants that we grew from the top of pineapples that we bought this summer. Perhaps in a year or so we'll have our own homegrown pineapples! Then we also have our mimosas that Jon collected from pods he picked up from other trees here in town. We've grown a couple from seed, and we also have one that a very kind lady dug up for us from her back yard! Unfortunately, we've also had casualties in the plant world, with one mimosa that a damn squirrel bit off - yes, bit off and had the nerve to leave the top part lying there in the pot, severed. It was a sad day! We have since managed to get another to grow from seed though, and it is currently about an inch and a half high or so, sitting in the kitchen window and opening up a little more every day. Oh the joy of having other little lifes living in our house!