Hello friends! My tank was finally ready to invite in some new family members, so say hello to my new friends, CuChulainn (the betta), Macha, and Sanglainn (nerite snails)!
I named him CuChulainn (a historical/mythological person from Ireland, who I wrote a book about, link in bio) because of his firey fins. The snails are named after Laeg's horses (Laeg was CuChulainn's charioteer, so the horses that pulled their chariot), the Gray of Macha and the Black of Sanglainn. :) You can also see dolls of CuChulainn, Laeg, and the horses in @faeriestories videos (that's my alt)! :)
the snail in the back who is more spotted is Sanglainn; the snail in the front who has more thin ribbed lines is Macha
Can we talk about how fast they got the top of the arch cleaned of algae? This is around three hours after I first put them up there in the tank after acclimating in their bag for a bit. They were hungry snails!
I did finally get my lid made for the tank, and I'll make a separate post about that in a DIY community because it was a bit of an ordeal, lol.
CuChulainn did finally notice Macha after a while and stared at her very interested a couple of times, but left her alone. I think he's just curious about them. :)
CuChulainn watching Macha ...she's heading behind that rock on top of a leaf to his left
Macha is FAST, by the way. She climbed down from the arch on one of the sword leaves and made it across the tank in just minutes!
Sanglainn is more chill I think - actually this morning he's being a ninja. I keep checking to see where he is in the tank and haven't found him yet (there are plenty of places to hide and it will probably take a while for him to come out, so I'm not too worried yet, but I would like to know, since they're still adjusting to their new home!). Macha was also difficult to find this morning as she's on the back of the glass where it's harder to see, so I'm hoping Sanglainn is just under a leaf or something.
Sanglainn up on the arch, Macha climbing down the leaf
I got these three at the big Petco store (there's a littler Petco within walking distance but they don't have any fish stuff, so I had to take the bus to the big one). They survived the bumpy bus ride and walking home like champs!
After letting them acclimate to the tank water temperatures while still in their cup/bag for about an hour, I set them loose in their new home! I hope they like it here. :)
Yuan wasn't sure what to make of all this. We'll see if he enjoys watching them in the tank later. :)
Thanks for reading and have a great weekend everyone!