My first fish auction

My first fish auction was also the first auction I'd ever been to.

It was quite serious for the buyers and sellers that showed up. Everyone had very concerned, serious looks on their faces when they inspected the bags of fish and scribbled down the reference number for each fish. You know only the serious aquatic fanatics show up at these things, so you also know that the sellers and buyers really know what they're doing.

I bought a whole bunch of plants. Over a dozen small bundles of Saggitaria and a good few handfuls of Baby's Breath. The Saggitaria was dangled in a web of thick roots, so when I got home, I replanted the roots just to see what might happen.

Oh I also bought a python syphon for $11 (usually, this is nearly $60 at a store). It is 20' long and has attachments for a sink, so now I can avoid carrying buckets back and forth.

D's made a spur of the moment purchase - a real nice 45 long, gallon aquarium and stand for less than half the price of buying it brand new. The condition is great and looks like it has never really been used, although the stand is a little bit beaten up.

This means I get D's old 40 tall! I can't wait to set it up and start my aqua gardening!

But alas, we promised each other that neither of us would mess with the take down or re-build of our aquariums until school is out.