wow, laura, I don't think I've ever seen anyone with 10,000 posts before...
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Which tank did the 2217 end up making it on? The 46?
Cool video - it reminds me of the cardinals I just lost...which I found out was not entirely my fault. Well, yes, it kind of was. My friend (who gave them to me) neglected to tell me that he had started off with about 3 times as many cardinals, and they had all died 1 by 1 for the previous 2 weeks. I got his last 8, and though they have stopped dying, I'm down to only 2. I thought that I was safe, considering they were the only fish in his tank and he told me they were healthy (which they were, in theory: they were healthy
looking until they died), but alas, no luck. I even had scaled back dosing significantly to ease the transition from his sterile, non-planted tank to my high-light, CO2 injected tank; I thought everything was ready to go.
However...I was talking to a LFS owner who was telling me his stock of cardinals had been horrible for the past year, despite the fact that many were farm-raised in florida (or so he says). This was the original source for my friend's stock (and mine now). I guess the point I'm trying to make is twofold: 1) your video makes me want some more cardinals, and 2) securing good, healthy stock from a trusted supplier is essential...easier said than done, I suppose. I swear, though, that I never, ever used to have (or hear about) the acclimatization issues with cardinals that I do now...or maybe that's just 'wishful remembering.'
Tank(s) look great, by the way. Nice to catch up on your journal, it's been a while.....