It's an improvement, really!.....

Since I've been loosing more fish than I would have liked... (Ra has recently died as well. I was super upset about that one!!! My only thought is that he missed Sunburst so much, he died of a broken heart.)

I decided that enough was enough! Time to stop being so reckless and try to actually be successful at keeping a silly little fish alive. Really? Does it have to be THIS hard? (This has come a LONG way from just buying a "goldfish" for eli!) I've invested in the fish, tank, decor, rocks, fish, solution, more fish, even a "black light" (that didn't work) to make my neon fish glow, and did I mention more fish?

I finally took the time to research (that should've been done BEFORE hand) and found that ANY kind of tank, fresh or saltwater, has to go through a cycle. I'd attempt to explain it to you but I really wouldn't be able to, properly. I do know that ammonia is BAD, bacteria....GOOD! ;o) You can look up the process here. But through reading, I have since purchased a solution that encourages the process of cycling, quicker. (I'm having to speed it up because of the current residents residing ALREADY. i.e. prevent any more fish from dying.) I have been adding it for about 4 days now and my water is starting to look foggy, YEAH!!!! It's actually working! Because of that....I was feeling a bit confident and bought these three VERY beautiful (double click on the pics to see the super cool markings) fish! Yea, I know...reckless. Oh well. (Still working on names. Open for suggestions) AND....a LIVE plant. (They help speed up the cycling too!)

This one looks A LOT like Ra did, other than the tiger markings on the tail. I acutally bought him before the next two.

The orange one, I liked for the color. And the yellow one.....click on the picture and you'll see why.

Yo-yo and pip-squeak with the new 'furnishing'.

What a happy little active tank! At least until another one dies. :o)