You guys know the story...guy dating girl wants guy to buy a nemo and dory. Me knowing it probably isn't the best idea....does what girl wants LOL....would be end of story in a month but this dory is a fighter!
Anyway i started my tank back in June of 2007 and within a month my GF (back then) talked me into getting a nemo and dory. As bad as that sounds, that movie is probably the reason that i got the tank there is an upside. Tank Police hide your eyes or skip to the bottom....i had no clue what i was in for but we had a quarter sized dory in a 29g Biocube!! Heck i blame the tang police for not having many pics since i made sure she wasn't in them :sad:
Here are a few early pics before i jumped on forums and realized i was going to jail!
July 2007
So the months rolled on and dory grew. Seemed a happy little fish but unfortunately i knew eventually she was gonna have to go. I had her for exactly a year and she nearly tripled in size. She ate tons of nori, pellets, frozen and just about anything else. Never had any bouts with ich or any other disease. I felt pretty accomplished!!
These pics are the only ones i could find over the year i had her...shame on you tang police. By the way they are really fuzzy but at least you can see the size reference.
11/2007
4/2008
So i knew the time was coming and my GF was going to be devastated if dory left. Luckily her brother (Mike my soon to be brother-in-law) kept a 46 bowfront. He never really did anything but a FOWLR tank so i figured it would be perfect. So Dory got a new home and it was close enough that no one was sad...yeah i liked dory too :smile:
Over time i helped Mike work on his tank and try to keep some softies. Figured it was a good way to keep an eye on Dory. She was very shy with the new tank and her new tankmate was a Maroon Clown bigger than her called "Evil Nemo". This guy has been around since 2004 and lets just say Mike didn't really kind up with his tank all the time. Evil nemo was a true survivor. Anyway eventually the two became friends and Dory nearly doubled in size again.
A few months back Dory had a mystery illness or disease. I scouted the forums and still to this day am not sure what happened. She started turning black. Slowly her entire body just became black and even her eyes had a black cover. It was very scary and we both thought she was done for. But she continued to eat and slowly her color just returned. Today almost 4 years later she is doing great even though the tank is still small. Hoping that once i do my upgrade i can take her back and watch her continue to grow.....even meet back up with her own original nemo...yep i still have him too!! Thanks for reading!!
Here are a few pics recently - Notice the weird spot under her eye, its on both sides - anything to worry about?
2011
Evil Nemo
Anyway i started my tank back in June of 2007 and within a month my GF (back then) talked me into getting a nemo and dory. As bad as that sounds, that movie is probably the reason that i got the tank there is an upside. Tank Police hide your eyes or skip to the bottom....i had no clue what i was in for but we had a quarter sized dory in a 29g Biocube!! Heck i blame the tang police for not having many pics since i made sure she wasn't in them :sad:
Here are a few early pics before i jumped on forums and realized i was going to jail!
July 2007
So the months rolled on and dory grew. Seemed a happy little fish but unfortunately i knew eventually she was gonna have to go. I had her for exactly a year and she nearly tripled in size. She ate tons of nori, pellets, frozen and just about anything else. Never had any bouts with ich or any other disease. I felt pretty accomplished!!
These pics are the only ones i could find over the year i had her...shame on you tang police. By the way they are really fuzzy but at least you can see the size reference.
11/2007
4/2008
So i knew the time was coming and my GF was going to be devastated if dory left. Luckily her brother (Mike my soon to be brother-in-law) kept a 46 bowfront. He never really did anything but a FOWLR tank so i figured it would be perfect. So Dory got a new home and it was close enough that no one was sad...yeah i liked dory too :smile:
Over time i helped Mike work on his tank and try to keep some softies. Figured it was a good way to keep an eye on Dory. She was very shy with the new tank and her new tankmate was a Maroon Clown bigger than her called "Evil Nemo". This guy has been around since 2004 and lets just say Mike didn't really kind up with his tank all the time. Evil nemo was a true survivor. Anyway eventually the two became friends and Dory nearly doubled in size again.
A few months back Dory had a mystery illness or disease. I scouted the forums and still to this day am not sure what happened. She started turning black. Slowly her entire body just became black and even her eyes had a black cover. It was very scary and we both thought she was done for. But she continued to eat and slowly her color just returned. Today almost 4 years later she is doing great even though the tank is still small. Hoping that once i do my upgrade i can take her back and watch her continue to grow.....even meet back up with her own original nemo...yep i still have him too!! Thanks for reading!!
Here are a few pics recently - Notice the weird spot under her eye, its on both sides - anything to worry about?
2011
Evil Nemo
