The closed up apple snail from Thursday has now officially passed away also. The water was looking less clear than usual, so I netted the snail and when I lifted it out, it was slowly draining it's contents out of it's shell.
Poor thing. Apart from some damage to the back of the shell, no idea what's happened there. The other snail is looking fine, although he's going to miss his mate. Will let the water settle and then bring a new one into the tank in a few days.
On a brighter note, the cerebes halfbeaks are settling in well today. Spent 15 minutes before bed last night watching the female chasing dried brine shrimp and other bits she could find. I was dropping it into the outflow of the filter.
Tried the same this morning, but the male halfbeak seems to prefer flake food. He did have a bit of a go at the neons this morning, but they quickly learnt to ignore him and by lunchtime they were happy to shoal under him. He then spent the rest of the day pursuing the female halfbeak around the tank. Except for when she swam to the bottom (he always stays near the top), the make halfbeak is always within a couple of inches of his partner.
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