Meet Stanley

Hey y'all!

    So as you can tell from the title, I have adopted a new buddy! Meet Stanley the Fish:

    Stanley is a male betta fish. Trent and I got him via the adoption method from one of our friends on the island. He is like, a opalescent pink and deep blue-violet in color and was pretty sick when we got him. (i.e. lethargic, not eating, and just kind of sitting in the bottom of the 1 liter tank he was in. We finally got him eating again and did some research on beta care and maintenance. This website: (CLICK HERE) is so full of information and helpful tips... So here is what we went and got from a local fish store here on Oahu. 

    We went and purchased this 5 gallon plastic rectangular tank. That way he has plenty of room to swim and we could fill it with stuff.

    Now, before you go putting anything in the tank, it needs to be washed. In other words, you have no idea where it's been... so wash that sumbitch. So, that meant that we had to wash every rock and artificial plant that we purchased.

This is Trent washing the rocks... cause I knew I would spill it down the drain and break the disposal.

The plants being washed

That white material is aquarium salt to wash everything with. A little went a LONG way. Like, a half a pinch for the whole tank

    Now, the pottery that we got for the tank, for him to explore and have fun with, needs to sit and soak for the next 24 hours to make sure it's completely clean... So it isn't in the tank yet... But isn't it cute?!

    The rocks are in! Surprisingly, one bag of the rocks was almost too much. But it covered and anchored everything pretty well. 

    Now the plants and water are being added. We did a gallon at a time.... It made life so much easier.

    That leaf you see is something called Almond Leaf and it's supposed to be very good for betta fish. We also got this stuff called Betta Revive that is supposed to help cure and prevent any nasty diseases that bettas can get. Warning: It's very blue.

    The final product! We had to slowly acclimate him to the water. Which felt like it took forever. Ugh. But after waiting 45 minutes we finally put him in. :)

Happy Fishy

Zoom!

    And that is Stanley the fish. :) He is very happy in his new tank with all the new things to explore and enjoy. Once the pottery things are safe, we will put those in and he will have even more to explore! 

    That is all for now, I might make another post tonight before going to bed. But we will see! :)

-Haley