I have inherited a tank and a fish!
My FIL has just finalized his divorce and my husband and I went to his house today to help him move some things that his now ex wife will be picking up. I have been to their house a few times (they live out of state about 45 minutes away) and we never really went into their basement during our visits. Well, today we did! My 5 year old son IMMEDIATELY found the fish tank and started asking about it. It apparently was “her thing” and the fish was not on the list of things she wanted! My FIL didn’t want it either and my heart hurt a little for this beautiful yellow fish all alone in this huge tank. So, I asked if we could take him home! My FIL was more than happy to pack the fish, the tank and all the supplies right into my SUV! I have done some research and he is an electric yellow cichlid. I’m trying to figure out what I’m doing here as this was kind of a spur of the moment, save this poor thing, type of deal. We have the tank up, everything cleaned and put back together. I have put the chemicals in to make the water safe and I put the temperature/heater thing back in even though I’m not sure exactly how it works yet….please keep in mind I have had this tank set up for about 2-3 hours now. Anyways, any suggestions and advice would be greatly appreciated. I would also like to get him some friends as all of his are dead….however, I think my dog likes him so I guess he has one animal friend and a few people now.
My FIL has just finalized his divorce and my husband and I went to his house today to help him move some things that his now ex wife will be picking up. I have been to their house a few times (they live out of state about 45 minutes away) and we never really went into their basement during our visits. Well, today we did! My 5 year old son IMMEDIATELY found the fish tank and started asking about it. It apparently was “her thing” and the fish was not on the list of things she wanted! My FIL didn’t want it either and my heart hurt a little for this beautiful yellow fish all alone in this huge tank. So, I asked if we could take him home! My FIL was more than happy to pack the fish, the tank and all the supplies right into my SUV! I have done some research and he is an electric yellow cichlid. I’m trying to figure out what I’m doing here as this was kind of a spur of the moment, save this poor thing, type of deal. We have the tank up, everything cleaned and put back together. I have put the chemicals in to make the water safe and I put the temperature/heater thing back in even though I’m not sure exactly how it works yet….please keep in mind I have had this tank set up for about 2-3 hours now. Anyways, any suggestions and advice would be greatly appreciated. I would also like to get him some friends as all of his are dead….however, I think my dog likes him so I guess he has one animal friend and a few people now.