We acquired a largish tank and accessories last summer, courtesy of my brother-in-law's parents (who had all the stuff sitting in their basement, gathering dust). A. cleaned it up and started the water filtration systems in November, and in December we added some live plants. Finally, a couple of days ago, we got the fish from a client of A.'s who is a breeder. There are five angelfish (one is pictured above), two cory catfish, and one other (the name of which I can't remember!). The last three are all bottom-feeders, who eat algae and bits of food that fall to the bottom, and so help to keep the tank clean.
We'll see how they get on, but they seem to be doing fine so far. We will only end up keeping a single pair of angelfish because apparently, as they get older, any more than two in a tank will end up fighting. So the extras will go to the pet store later this spring, for resale. And you never know, maybe we will have baby angelfish in due course! In the meantime, they're all pretty fun to watch.
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