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Thursday, April 26, 2007
 


Here's a bowl full of happy fish - YAY!

Also, Ben's just had his 5th birthday! Unreal how fast that's come around. The kid's awesome.

posted by Ant | 2:03 PM |
the finished tank...
Monday, April 23, 2007
 



HERE THEY ARE! i'm really pleased to finally finish the tank. there are now 6 happy fish living in it. a week ago i got a couple of paradise fish (paradise gourami - you can see one bottom right - they are really interesting fish but are a little too vicious) and all week they've been terrorising and attacking the goldfish. they took a massive chunk out of one on friday so on saturday morning i packed them in a box and took them back. i've now got 6 goldfish:
  • common goldfish (top left)
  • comet (bottom left)
  • shubunkin, comet (white with red gills)
  • fantail (orange and white, central)
  • black moor (top right)
  • chocolate oranda (top right, distance)
they all seem healthy and happy (now they're not being nibbled) and the bits of fin that have been eaten will grow back! an upright dorsal fin shows they they are well and happy.

still haven't named them due to all the death and disease i experienced during starting a new tank. someone told me at a shop that some tanks take up to 2 years to mature! so now the naming can begin. it's going to be a themed series of names (like Cathers suggested - she gets the mars bar) but i still haven't figured out what to call them. will let you know when i do. suggestions welcome ;)

posted by Ant | 9:13 AM |
we all grow up a little...
Saturday, April 07, 2007
 

wow. it's been such a crazy few weeks. 3 weeks ago i did 3 weeks work in 1 week (probably) - it was a killer. then 2 weeks ago i went to Barcelona to run a conference. got a chest infection there but it's ok - they give you antibiotics over the counter in spain. thank God for the continent. then last week the clifford clan went on holiday to the log cabin in louth. i bet you can't guess which was the best week for me....!!!

alex has really changed. he's started to really interact with us this last couple of weeks which is just great. we can all make him laugh and smile. he really feels like part of the family rather than a tiny baby!

here are photos from our holiday. click on a photo to view big. enjoy :)

posted by Ant | 7:43 PM |