Kozmic Dreams Pet Fish

I currently have two tanks of fish, although some of the photos may show them in a previous tank. The largest tank is in my bedroom. This one has a calico fantail, white comet goldfish, glass fish, and a pepper loach. I don't have a photo of the comet.

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Glass Fish, 2004

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Calico Fantail Goldfish alone and with Black Moor, 7-25-06

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Pepper Loach, April 2005

The other tank is in the living room. There is just one parrotfish residing in this tank, named Flo. I used to have two that I purchased in 2001---Eddie was the other one, but he died on December 20, 2007. There was a plecostomus that lived with them for a few years. In April of 2006, the plecostomus and Flo got very sick. They were covered in sores, fungus and bacteria. I tried every medication out there since it seemed like they had multiple infections. I placed the hospital tank right next to the regular tank, where Eddie was still living. Eddie would not leave the bottom of the tank (which was where it could see Flo). He didn't eat much for weeks because he wouldn't let Flo leave his sight. I couldn't believe what a strong bond these two fish had. I've never witnessed anything like that. Finally, the last medication I used cleared up all of the problems and both fish were returned to the tank. The parrotfish did some type of "dance" where they swam in circles over one another for about a half hour. They were very happy to be reunited. Later, the plecostomus became carnivorous in the spring of 2007 and had to be removed.

Flo and Eddie (Parrotfish), 2004

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7-25-06

(for some reason, they truly were a darker orange color for these pictures)

Flo on 5-31-08

Click here to see a movie of the parrotfish! If you don't have a movie player, you can download a free one at Quicktime.com.