#honestly the ich failure was entirely conflicting information on ich and fish stress and the medication taking a bit to arrive in the mail

[chipped-chimera]

So I (a novice first time aquarium owner with way too much hyperfocus and research) missed the memo that Green Neon Tetra are (supposedly) 'quite delicate' (though everything I read said the opposite) but regardless, I lost a heap of them and have been down to 2 for a while because I haven't seen a restock in my local fish shop for a hot minute. It's to the point I have stuck drawn paper tetra on the side of the tank to keep them company after I realised they were being attracted to the blue light on my headphones - yes this worked, they actually love their little paper fish friends ; m ;

Anyways I have determined they are a male and female and the female is getting ... fat. Likely pregnant. I know my water parameters have always kind of been 'breeding condition' perfect (pretty sure a female was carrying eggs before the ich outbreak got em :c), so maybe I'll get more green neons after all. And for free. That's provided the eggs survive in there between their own parents, cories and a pleco so pls pray for my mama neon to drop those eggs somewhere not stupid because there is no way I am catching them in there to put them in a breeder box between a massive hunk of wood and all the plants.

I mean at least I can feel better about the turnaround here - they're thriving in there. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯