Connor and his loach

When I was taking pictures of my aquarium a few nights ago, I took a video of Connor and his big weather loach. I have been trying to post it ever since and been very frustrated with problem after problem (it is my first video). I finally changed computers and so far so good. Anyway back to the fish. Weather loaches are way cooler than his goldfish. They are called that because they go frenetic when the weather changes (like when a thunderstorm is coming). They are also very friendly. This one comes up for petting (or maybe to pet) and nibbles on Connor's hand. When we first got them they were 2 - 3 inches long. This one has more than doubled in size and circumference. Despite his size he can disappear in the aquarium. They like to burrow in sand but this aquarium has a gravel bottom. There are a few decorations - a "crashed car" and a sculpture but they don't appear big enough for 2 loaches and a pleco to hide in. Hope you enjoy the video and it's not too dark.

My new pets

They can't pull a dogsled, climb ladders to haylofts or write their own blogs but I like my new pets. They are relaxing, yet somehow still entertaining and amusing.

This is a ghost shrimp.  They are only about 1/2 inch long and hard to spot.  We have put 9 shrimp into the aquarium and can only find 3 now.  We think the bala shark ate them.  He died yesterday so hopefully we won't lose any more.  

The next pictures are my dwarf frogs.  We had frogs years ago but they were kept in little bowls(like bettas) and alone.  They are my favourites - the whole reason for the aquarium.  They are less than an inch long as well.  They are the aquarium clowns.  They always pick the hardest way to do everything.  They squeeze through little crevices when they could move over 1\2 inch  and have lots of room.  When they swim to the surface to get air they almost always swim up against the filter outflow and have a really hard time.  When they get to the top they float down - they look like they are parachuting.

This last fellow is a Rainbow Shark.  He spends most of his time hiding in a plant.  He is only about an inch long right now but will grow to about 6 inches.  There is a pleco too but he spends all of his time under a piece of wood.  I am still doing lots of research as this is my first real aquarium and I want to get some small fish for the upper water levels.  Everything we have spends most of their time at the bottom.