Mid July 2026 Fish Tank Update

Total fish is 48

We bought our tank on April 11th,2026

Hubby took the ship out of the rank, decided he didn’t care for it, and is purchasing a decorative log and adding

May 23rd- added two Balloon Molly females and two blue parrot cichlids.

We moved the 10 male fancy guppies into a second 10-gallon tank away from the females.

June 8, 2026
Purchased catfish and black neon tetras.

We tried the neon tetras three times in the tank and had zero luck with them. But we do currently have 2 sole survivors that managed to stay alive so far.

June 10, 2026
Something in the fish tank is biting on the tetra's tail fins. We have not figured out who the culprit is- yet. Placed one tetra (tail-less) in the hospital tank for recovery. Did not survive!

June 28, 2026
Added two Honey Gouramis to the fish tank family.

June 30, 2026
Found snail eggs and little white slivers gliding across the aquarium glass. https://aquariumscience.org/10-13-3-planaria/ found Rhabdocoelas.

July 10, 2026
I no longer see any snail eggs. I think the Garra Rufa ate all the eggs in the tank.

July 11, 2026
Introduced the tank to new friends. Some Cherry Barbs, , Tetras and Panta Corydoras. Finding some small itty bitty snails in the 10 gallon tank.

July 19th, 2026
Purchased some more neon tetras and a yoyo loach. they are all doing great.

✨ Clean‑Up Crew

These guys help keep the tank tidy.

Ghost Shrimp x 3

Clown Loach x 1

Black Kuhli Loach x 2

Polkadot Pictus Catfish x2

Bladder Snail x10

Yo-yo Loach x 1

Otocinclus Catfish x 2

GARRA RUFA x 1

Panda Corydoras x 3

🌈 Bright & Colorful Swimmers

A mix of guppies adds so much movement and color.

Cobra Endler Guppy x 3

Red Endler Guppy 1

Dumbo Male Guppy x 2

Red Gold Tuxedo male Guppy x2

Turquoise Male Guppy x 2

Blue Nebula Female Guppy x 4

blue parrot cichlid x1

Dalmatian Balloon Molly x1

Black Neon Tetra x 2

Honey Gourami x 2

Cherry Barbsx 2

Neon Tetras x 6

added in June!

Fidget Blanket (Fummeldecke) Ideas

This will be my first time ever making a fidget blanket- I was so happy to have the opportunity today to gift my Oma a fidget blanket. I love her with all my heart, it just makes me so sad that not much can be done for her while struggling through dementia. She told me it was beautiful and she appeared to like it. I showed her each square and what she can do with it. The first thing she noticed was the wording; „Mit Liebe Gemacht“ which translates to „Made with love“. Oma Hildegard is German and I wanted to make sure she would recognize things and always remember that we love her. What is a Fidget Blanket? Fidget blankets are therapeutic small lap quilts to which different kinds of things are sewn or added on. These items offer sensory stimulation that can have a calming effect on patient who struggle with memory loss. The Fidget blankets help them stay busy avoiding boredom. It provides a means of performing repetitive behaviors that are often reassuring and calming. ...

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