Yoda and the Tetras April 20, 2008
Yesterday we went out to Bunnings. On the way home we stopped at the local aquarium shop and got a new Betta and five Cardinal Tetras for my little tank.
The Bettas were displayed in the usual teeny tiny tanks and each tank had a name on it. I actually found myself turned off some of the fish based on the name on the tank. Who would want to buy ‘Barry Hall’ or ‘Steve Irwin’? Who could buy ‘B1′ and leave ‘B2′ behind? In the end I chose Yoda. He’s the colouring I liked the most, he seemed nice and active and I didn’t object to his name.
I wanted some little fish to add a bit more interest and movement to the tank so we opted for some little Cardinal Tetras. We wanted four, but one fell out onto the floor while being taken out of the big tank so we got a fifth one free. These little guys are tiny, brightly coloured and supposedly very hardy. I didn’t name them because they all look the same and it was probably a good thing.
One tetra disappeared not long after we put all the fish in the tank. While Yoda hadn’t seemed hugely bothered by them, he had chased them a little bit and I wondered whether he’d caught one. I suppose I’ll never know. The other four seemed fine for the rest of the day, but when Mark got up this morning there were three dead tetras on the bottom of the tank. The lone survivor has spent most of today hovering in one spot, looking very nervous.
Yoda is very pretty, although i would have thought he’d be greener
Sometimes they don’t play nice with other fish.