Pictures Gosh, pet communities are amazing!

[hrafn]

Though few of the pet communities/forums I'm involved in are as expansive and close-knit as AA, I've always really loved my local fish keeping community. Breeders and hobbyists and experts all come together to share their knowledge and share stories, and it's so welcoming and fun.

So, everyone in said community has known about my struggles with Bǎoshí's health, and have been with me through all of her issues since she first came home with me. When she passed away this week, everyone felt the loss.

Well, this weekend there's a pet expo in town, and one of the goldfish breeders in the community was asking me whether I'd be going, because she wanted to see me.

And I certainly did see her...as she marched over and gave me two gorgeous black moors, and a pair of juvenile bristlenose plecos.

Y'all, I'm going to cry.

 

[taxidermynerd]

They're beautiful! I'm so glad you have such a supportive community. And I'm sure the plecos will be great fun- I have a soft spot for plecos and I've been meaning to get a bristlenose for the longest time. You'll have to post pics once they've settled in!

 

[bubblelady]

I was visiting a family with a 10 gallon goldfish tank. So covered in algea you could hardly see the fish. I told them about plecos. They had a VERY happy pleco the next week. He went to town and cleaned that tank in short order. They named him Hoover.

 

[rockoko]

That is so nice!

 

[cassiesdad]

What a wonderful person.


...Welcome to the Avenue, little ones...

 

[Nicee]

Aaawwww thats the sweetest

 

[Sarahmoluccan]

Warms my heart I'm so glad you have such a supportive community. And what an amazing woman!! She clearly knows what a wonderful pet keeper you are

 

[expressmailtome]

That was very nice.

 

[hrafn]

The black moor twins have their names! They are 烏鴉 Wūyā (Crow) and 掠奪 Lüèduó (Raven).

Still thinking of names for the baby plecos.

 

[cassiesdad]

Welcome to the Avenue, Crow and Raven!

 

[faislaq]

shemarched over and gave me two gorgeous black moors, and a pair of juvenile bristlenose plecos.

That's awesome! And goldfish and plecos are both of my favorite fish! Congrats on your new babies.

Still thinking of names for the baby plecos.

I named my male long fin albino Davy Jones because of his striking resemblance to a certain Pirates of the Caribbean character and Princess Peach became Mrs Jones by default.

 

[EkkieLu]

Though few of the pet communities/forums I'm involved in are as expansive and close-knit as AA, I've always really loved my local fish keeping community. Breeders and hobbyists and experts all come together to share their knowledge and share stories, and it's so welcoming and fun.

So, everyone in said community has known about my struggles with Bǎoshí's health, and have been with me through all of her issues since she first came home with me. When she passed away this week, everyone felt the loss.

Well, this weekend there's a pet expo in town, and one of the goldfish breeders in the community was asking me whether I'd be going, because she wanted to see me.

And I certainly did see her...as she marched over and gave me two gorgeous black moors, and a pair of juvenile bristlenose plecos.

Y'all, I'm going to cry.

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That was so sweet of her! They are adorable little guys too!

 

[BeanieofJustice]

Wow, that's amazing! What a lovely person! And beautiful fish! Welcome to the Avenue little guys/gals!

 

[hrafn]

Less than 24 hours in, and personalities are already becoming apparent. Lüèduó and Wūyā are very attached to each other, and everywhere one goes, the other is sure to follow. Wūyā especially is a little tag-along, and is more nervous about exploring new things than bold Lüèduó.

The pair are housed right now in a nice, established 40 gallon on their own since I'm a quarantine nut, but they and Jīnlóng can see each other. He and his future tank mates are curious about each other, but the moors are definitely and understandably more affectionate toward each other as they've grown up together. I'm sure Jīnlóng will be a little standoffish for a while when they join him on his turf, but they're all around the same size so I'm sure they'll figure things out without issue.

The bitty itty plecos are going to be waiting a looong time before they join the goldfish tank, because they're barely an inch long yet and would make easy prey to a hungry goldfish. They're SUPER precious and like the moors they school together. Hopefully they're not a pair of males, but if they end up territorial they'll be living in a 100gal as adults so they should be fine.

I just love them.

 

[faislaq]

Less than 24 hours in, and personalities are already becoming apparent.

This is the reason why I love goldfish so much. They just seem to have so much more personality than most other fish.

The bitty itty plecos are going to be waiting a looong time before they join the goldfish tank, because they're barely an inch long yet and would make easy prey to a hungry goldfish. They're SUPER precious and like the moors they school together.

If you're able, can we get a pic of these darling wee ones?

 

[hrafn]

If you're able, can we get a pic of these darling wee ones?

It's nigh impossible to find them now that they're in their heavily planted new 10 gallon home, but here are some not-great pictures from when I first got them! You can tell how tiny they are by how big the grains of sand are in comparison.

 

[faislaq]

Awww so tiny! I can't wait til they get whiskers!

 

[zoo mom]

That's so sweet of her.

And awwwwwwwww adorable fishies and plecos.

 

[taxidermynerd]

!!!! They're precious!!!! I love them!!! I can't wait until they start sprouting bristles and get big and strong!!!

 

[hrafn]

The moor twins are so, SO active! I can't wait to get them in the big tank, they're using every square inch of their 40 gallon quarantine tank. I just love watching them, they're go-go-go at all times.