Hi all, Well, Little Fish, as he is affectionately called, got a new home. He was an a one quart bowl, but I didn't really feel that it was big enough for him. He is now in a 1½ gallon aquarium with an air source. It will be a lot nicer for him and nicer for me too. The quart bowl had to be cleaned once a week. It should last a good month to six weeks between cleaning. You may be wondering about the name, Little Fish. The cat, that I had before the two I have now, that died in 1999, was named Kitty. I never could figure out a proper named for her and the named Kitty just wound up being her named by default. One of the biggest mistakes I ever made. I suffered 17 years of grief by almost everyone I knew for it. Even my wife said that she wondered about me when she first found out my cat's name. She said that she thought, "This guy has no imagination". In my defense, Kitty liked her name and everyone knew it when they came to greet her. They would say here kitty and she would respond. Right? Ok. So anyway, I didn't make that mistake again. Before I got my current cats I spent a lot of time picking names for each of them. I think that Aja (pronounced Asia) and Rhiannon are great names. So, back from to Little Fish. Here is his new abode. You can see his old home in the right of the picture. He is a great looking beta!

Hi andrew, Sent you an email. Lois in PA

dormant shipping is just fine ... either direction ... the problem is if z8 stock has tender new growth ... and is shipped to colder zones ... it would be subject to frost freeze harm.. or death ... if the stock is actively growing.. you would be better off holding them in the garage until your threats of frost/freeze are near done ... i think yours were fine .. from the pix ... they are dormant.. and acclimating to your zone ... snow is irrelevant ... dont worry about it ... freeze would worry me... but what are you going to do ... cover them all with sheets for the night ... what i was afraid of.. was that you got so excited.. and made another order .. for delivery in a week or two ... and the stock would come budded out... or actively growing ... ken

I have had this for about 3 years and sleeping with him every night. Either the paint is wearing off or the black dye from my new sheets has stained him:( Cleaning does nothing. 1) Is there a way for my to spot correct these areas? 2) Is there a way to repaint him myself that requires little skill? 3) Is there an online not to expensive service I could send him to? Any other ideas welcome. This community is maximum knowledgeable and helpful!