I got word that some of my readers may be looking for an update on Tom's health after last week's blindness, skin growth, etc... scare. Good news, everything seems to be fine now. The growth is still there, but now it's just above the eye rather than covering the eye. Tom is eating and easily finds his food, though he's only eating 1-2 pellets a day. Perhaps it's a self-imposed diet.

In other fish news, I'm on my way to teaching Alge to leap out of the water to get his food. So far I've been successful at getting him to hop out and nip my fingers where the food is held, but I can't figure out how to train him to jump out of the water as I'm dropping the food and catch it in his mouth.