boring winter's day brings opportunistic photoshoot. 29.06.2014

[Helen 8,511]

under 25 pics.. please enjoy

you're probably wondering where ballerina is? she had an argument with the driftwood overnight and came out second best here are her injuries

and now you're probably wondering where Rocky is? Rocky had an attack of the flukes.. she's being treated in QT. it's been a few weeks and she's made awesome progress. here's how she's looking as of last night:

this is an instructional vid which talks aussie.. for QT purposes. but you can see Rocky's progress at the beginning and at the end of the video

thanks for watching

[Kulukan 204]

Poor ballerina!! I love your fat pearls! I might have to get one after the pond is done.

[motherredcap 6,284]

Great pictures, as always. I'm so glad Rocky is doing well!

[Pearlscaleperfect 3,561]

Poor Ballerina! Her injuries don't look too bad, very similar in fashion to the injuries my butterfly sustained when some boy pinned her up against a rock in the pond that was holding down a plant. I hope her and rocky recover nice and quick Your pearlies look marvelous! I'm so glad you decided on tikus.

[Helen 8,511]

Poor ballerina!! I love your fat pearls! I might have to get one after the pond is done.

thanks hun if you get one for the pond, i would go a more longer bodied pearlie than the tiku.. i am not sure how a tiku would do in a pond, they seem ok in the depths of my 120G but i have the temps stable at 24C all year.

Great pictures, as always. I'm so glad Rocky is doing well!

thank you

Poor Ballerina! Her injuries don't look too bad, very similar in fashion to the injuries my butterfly sustained when some boy pinned her up against a rock in the pond that was holding down a plant. I hope her and rocky recover nice and quick Your pearlies look marvelous! I'm so glad you decided on tikus.

thanks hun, Rocky is almost 100% back to normal, i am just waiting for the prazi treatment to finish, that should be done in another 2 weeks. if ballerina needs the QT (as she's currently in a breeder box in the main), i will cut short Rocky's treatment, replace her to the main tank and put ballerina in QT. i will keep check on things over the next few days and see how we go

[dnalex 13,633]

Amazing pictures. I love them all! Send them to Uncle Alex, who needs to start a tank in his flat at school, right? :rofl

[adnan 596]

Great pictures as usual Helen! Are your pearls double their size or that is an illusion?

So sorry for Ballerina, hopefully she will recover soon!

[Lis. 4,167]

Great pictures Helen! Pictures 2 and 12 really made me smile I hope Ballerina and Rocky are back to full health soon

[yafashelli 9,540]

Beautiful photos!

[Helen 8,511]

Amazing pictures. I love them all! Send them to Uncle Alex, who needs to start a tank in his flat at school, right? :rofl

thanks Alex.. sorry, no! we're having too much fun!

Great pictures as usual Helen! Are your pearls double their size or that is an illusion?

So sorry for Ballerina, hopefully she will recover soon!

it's an illusion! lol.. i get up close and personal with them and they look bigger. i don't feed my fish to grow them much. i feed them only what is required to keep them happy and healthy

Great pictures Helen! Pictures 2 and 12 really made me smile I hope Ballerina and Rocky are back to full health soon

thank you

Beautiful photos!

thanks, hun

[TikiLola 5,709]

Fabulous!

Especially love the belly bumping shot!

[HomerJay 4,668]

Wow, great pics Helen. I hope everyone is feeling better soon.

[Mr. Hyde 5,372]

Great pics Helen.

Hope Ballerina recovers quick...be honest, your fish just got too rowdy durring John's birthday party, no?

Eye of the Tiger Rocky

[lldykstra 199]

Great pictures, loved all the round tummies - wish that was the accepted style for people -I would be so stylish!

What a nice set up space you have for your QT.

[koko 14,340]

As Always hun.... Great shots

[Jeana727 952]

Very Good! Glad they are doing well. (I always enjoy your accent!!)

[fantailfan1 26,742]

The pics are fabulous!! Sorry about Ballerina but I"m sure she will heal up quickly with your excellent care.

(I think your chu looks like my/Jared's Saki. )

[DawnMichele 6,045]

Fantastic picture's!!!!

[Goldfish guy 34]

Nice fish and nice pictures. Helen, out of curiosity how big is your tank?

[Helen 8,511]

Fabulous!

Especially love the belly bumping shot!

thanks hun, with fish so round.. they often remind me of this:

Wow, great pics Helen. I hope everyone is feeling better soon.

thanks, hun

Great pics Helen.

Hope Ballerina recovers quick...be honest, your fish just got too rowdy durring John's birthday party, no?

Eye of the Tiger Rocky

life of the party, that they were! :rofl

Great pictures, loved all the round tummies - wish that was the accepted style for people -I would be so stylish!

What a nice set up space you have for your QT.

thank you

[Helen 8,511]

As Always hun.... Great shots

thank you, koko

Very Good! Glad they are doing well. (I always enjoy your accent!!)

thanks, hun!

The pics are fabulous!! Sorry about Ballerina but I"m sure she will heal up quickly with your excellent care.

(I think your chu looks like my/Jared's Saki. )

fingers crossed.. looks like i may need to medicate her.. she's showing prickly scales and a few clear fluid sacs as well as a bloody fluid sac. hopefully she'll pull through ok

Fantastic picture's!!!!

thanks, Dawn

Nice fish and nice pictures. Helen, out of curiosity how big is your tank?

thank you my tank is a 120G

[Fluffy 477]

I was looking at the gorgeous photography thinking "oh she is having SO much fun with those babies" then I saw Ballerina!!!!

I am so sorry. Will she be OK??

Thank you for sharing the great animated animal video!!! Oh my.

Edited June 30, 2014 by Fluffy

[BronwynH 1,109]

Great photos Helen! Your fish look fantastic.

I'm very sorry that Ballerina has suffered those injuries. I'm sure you'll get her up on her feet again.

[orangeboar 44]

Ballerina will pull through.

And OMG. Those tikus (?) am I right? XD I am in love with all of them! I had my other fish for just 2 years coming up in a couple of months, but I have never been able to keep a tiku alive for more than 2 days... Ugh. So sad as they are my favourite.

[Helen 8,511]

unfortunately, Ballerina did not make it. her injuries were too severe for her. she was never a strong little girl and with her bent spine, was disadvantaged with swimming. hence why she anchored herself in the plants and driftwood. this is what caused her to be injured. such a character she had though... sweet little thing RIP Ballerina