Last night I was skyping with my mom, and noticed the little fish underneath the pump. My mom, "its ok, he's sleeping. Fish need rest too," So I did a bit of research:
Because most fish do not have eyelids, they don't close their eyes as such, but they do go through a period when their bodies slow down and they are not going anywhere. It might be in reality more of a rest than a sleep but to the fish it has the same effect as a night's sleep has on humans.
Fascinating how fish are so uniquely designed to "rest". Some become dormant, while others squeeze into small places and cover themselves with goo(mucus) or mud.
Fascinating how fish are so uniquely designed to "rest". Some become dormant, while others squeeze into small places and cover themselves with goo(mucus) or mud.
We woke up excited to see how our project was doing. Unfortunately, Little fish didn't wake up : (
We dismantled our unit and separated plants from fish. We jumped the gun, and were supposed to cycle the unit to get the good bacteria growing in the gravel (medium) of the plant bed. We put the fish in a larger tub and the plants stayed in the gravel on the balcony.
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