introducing the family

hang on, i've never really talked about my fishies.

i'm a proud owner of a mini aquarium that houses 13 Neon Tetras, 2 Sterba Corys, 1 flaming red male Betta and an African clawed albino frog. 

My corys are named Hoover and Kirby, after vacuum cleaners (sigh). The frog is named Herman and my Betta -- Prince. The tetras i don't even bother cause i never know where to start, with the exception of one. My very special and hardy Neon Tetra, One-Eyed Jack. He is named thus because he has, very literally, only one eye. Half of his face was bitten off and i only noticed it when i brought him home and set him in his new tank. The poor little chap swims around a little off-balance, but he is a feisty one! When it comes to feeding time, he is not any slower than the rest! He picks at the fish flakes so deftly, you couldn't even tell he was ever at any disadvantage. 

Speaking of feeding, i give Herman and Prince frozen bloodworms for their meals. It's funny to watch Herman eat because he doesn't have any tongue, he uses his front legs to guide the worms into his mouth, kinda like people shoving food into their faces. It's almost human-like it's fascinating. He, of course, reminds me of Kermit the frog. His eyes and skin are so translucent that if you look really closely through his eyes, you think you might just be able to see his brains!

Prince is not doing so well though, we suspect he has fin rot. His beautiful red tail is slowly coming to bits. We're trying not to feed him too much as overfeeding is one cause of the problem. i don't know what else i can do for him. i might have to apply some medication on his tail, but how, i don't know. q-tips maybe? 

our aquarium comes equipped with a light, a filter, a thermometer and a heater. hopefully, they'll all survive past winter!