So today we had some sun. (Surprised?) Time to investigate that hole in the backyard surrounded by rocks and filled with green, highly smelly sludge. We decided to take the time to bucket out the sludge and determine whether this supposed pond would be worth keeping. Amazingly, once we got down to approximately 6 inches of water we found something orange moving! Soon after, something of roughly the same proportions, but white, started moving. We scooped them up with the bucket and were amazed to find that two nice-sized Koi had survived the winter in this green filth!! We decided to scrub and fill the pond with fresh water in order to keep "Sushi" and "Fried Rice" - the two newest members of our family!
Not long after these photos were taken we decided to run over to Petco and pick up a suckerfish (Perciformes). Of couse, the two Koi and a suckerfish would be lonely without a few goldfish, right? They were 12 cents each, but I'm positive that we picked the prettiest (handsomest?) three of the bunch! And of course, if a tadpole is in the tank with the "feeder" fish, and Petco doesn't want it there, then isn't it our obligation to adopt him for free and provide him with a good home? Absolutely.
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