Redemption

After being directly responsible for the death of a poor little betta, and for the sadness on Andy's face, I braved the 24-degree temps to go to Petco. There were so many little bettas in the store, and I wanted to take them all home.

My favorite betta is the delta tail. Rhaegar was a delta tail. They had no delta tails, but they had a double delta tail. So I chose him. He's lovely. Red and purple and blue. 

Of course, whenever I see ghost shrimp, I have to get a few. Especially $0.49 ghost scrimp. I got three. Thus far, the betta has been curious and the scrimp have been mad. I put in a bit more riccia from the 55-gallon so that they have a place to hide. I've never kept scrimp alive for very long.

Speaking of no luck, I saw a prepackaged bag of dwarf hair grass for $3. I already know from research I could never keep it alive. I've wanted it for years. I'll have to start up the CO2 to keep it alive. What the heck. I bought a new crypt too. You can see it in the background, behind the dhg.

Dwarf hair grass

I also took a chance and got Hilter a partner. A little veiled angel. Black and white. I don't even know if he's the right species. Or how big he'll get. Hitler has eyeballed him with interest but so far, no aggression. So far.