After unsuccessfully trying to locate some coloured paradise fish locally, I decided to look online. Last Friday I found an online retailer with four unsexed albino paradise for sale. Even factoring in shipping costs, they weren’t badly priced, so I added them to the cart and placed my order. Unfortunately I stuffed up my details and gave the wrong email address, and didn’t receive any order confirmation. But when I contacted the customer care team, I was told that the order went through and the fish were shipped yesterday. I used the tracking number and was completely surprised to learn that they would arrive today! Thankfully Mark is working from home, so they didn’t have to sit on the doorstep all afternoon.
I had decided to place the new fish in my clay lily pot, which is currently housing two old male golden Medakas, some Java moss and a bunch of English water cress. This will act as a sort of quarantine tank just in case there are any problems.
I asked Mark to float the bags for me, so I could introduce them when I got home. Then, after a few hours acclimation, I cut the bags over a net in a bucket of pot water and released the fish. Then they were gently lifted up and introduced to their new watery home.
In almost no time at all they were exploring their surroundings and chasing the Medakas about. I added some mosquito larvae in case they were feeling peckish, and they happily started hunting around the moss for a snack. Tomorrow I will offer some dry food.
