I awoke to find Rupert sleeping in a vertical position. I thought this was strange so I tapped the tank to get him to move and he did. I then fed him his breakfast. I did a couple hours of homework at my desk, checked to see if Rupert had eaten his food, and he hadn't. In fact, I couldn't even find him. I searched everywhere in the tank until I eventually found the body of my beloved fish underneath a log. This loss taught me that when it comes to another life, you must have patience, and that these fish aren't here to make my life better, but I'm here to make their lives better. You're death will have not been in vain, Rupert. I'm sorry.
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Well folks, my impatience got the best of me. I went to the pet store looking for a critter to put in my tank while I wait for the nitrogen cycle to do its thing. I asked Jenni, the pet store lady, what fish would be good to go ahead and get and she pointed me to this small "Corydora" albino catfish. He was only $4 dollars, and I figured it wouldn't be the end of the world if he doesn't make it, though I'm confident he'll do just fine. He's so cute after all!
I decided to purchase some live plants in order to assist in the nitrogen cycle, and to help make the aquarium look a little more interesting while I wait for the cycling process to complete. The process could take up to 6 weeks after all. Interestingly enough, some baby snails tagged along with the plants and now live in my tank. Thankfully, snails don't need the same high quality water conditions that fish do, so they're safe in their new living environment.
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