by CJ | Jul 23, 2023 | Journal
I’ve been getting out at 6 am to catch cooler temperatures: we HAD to get some pruning done. One thing with a yard with many trees and bushes and such—if you don’t tend them in spring (and we didn’t) it gets way worse by July. I also managed...
by CJ | Jul 8, 2023 | Journal
The tank is up and going. There is one problem fish: one of the giant danios was having difficulty — hanging near the surface, trouble breathing; and I feared she was not going to make it—even considered icing her down (the humane way to euthanize a fish)...
by CJ | Jul 6, 2023 | Journal
Exhausted—I’ve cleaned out the former freshwater tank, which Jane is going to use for a diorama…. This involved transferring all the fishes to the new setup in the 100 gallon, which involved, first, catching them, and if I say 5 cory cats and 3 giant...
by CJ | Jul 5, 2023 | Journal
We’re not suffering from the heat this summer, at least. It’s tended to the 60’s at night and 80’s by day, which is unusual for this end of Washington. We’re trying to refurb the ponds from the disaster of winter, and the baby koi have...
