I had turned the glass lid around so that the triangle was next to the edge, over the water (after the first jumpers, we turned it so the triangle was over the glass in the middle, and not a potential escape-hole); now we have to turn it back around. I’m so disappointed – another one gone – we’re down to four SAE.

In a few weeks’ time, when the nitrites are totally down and the nitrates are also down, we’ll have to go and get some more fish. I think we’ll build up our school of platies, get a couple more SAE and another cloach. I am considering a male betta – a Siamese Fighting Fish – apparently just one can be okay in a community tank, pending individual personality traits of course. Maybe one other schooling fish as well, like cherry barbs or harlequin rasboras or something. Not sure if I want more colour – the platies and gourami are pretty good for that. Ten or eleven platies would be fun!!