Unfortunately, Eleanor the white spotted pufferfish and Eli the male spotted mandarinfish both jumped into the filter pump, and thus have passed on. Even though the Nanocube tank is covered with a hood, there is a one inch gap which allows fish to jump out of the main aquarium and into the back of the setup, where the filtration system resides. I don't know why the Nanocubes were built with such a gaping design flaw. I have now placed a net in the back that will prevent any further ill-advised acrobatics.
Eleanor was a great fish who was often misunderstood. She would frequently terrorize the shrimp by biting off its antennae. However, Eleanor never meant the shrimp any harm, and was only chewing on hard things because she was teething. After proper dental care, she never bothered the shrimp again. The following is an excellent article on small puffer dentistry: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/fwsubwebindex/smpufferdentistry.htm
Meanwhile, in the absence of Eleanor, the shrimp has reached truly magnificent proportions.
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