Yes, I like to name my fish.

I think we've covered this topic before, but here we are again. Why? Because I have new fish, that's why!

I have been inspired by whatever weird quirks occur in my mind to name my four new catfish after Roman emperors. One slight problem: from my experiences with pepper catfish in the past, it is rather difficult to determine which ones are males and which are females, though one clue seems constant for nearly every fish species I have encountered: the females are, more often than not, bigger, and such was the case with my pepper corys. Using this as a guideline, I think I can safely say that of the four corys I have now, one is definitely a male, one is definitely female, and the other two are identical and mid-size so we'll have to wait and see.

The smallest, the male, I've decided to name Caesar. Slightly ironic, yes? The twins are Julius/Julie and Augustus/Augusta, names that can be switched from male to female or vice versa, depending on what they turn out to be (if I can ever say for sure). The largest, which I presume is female, will be Aurelia - like Aurelius. If you know your Roman history, you'll know who these names refer to... Hopefully these little guys have happier, more peaceful lives than their namesakes!

Photos tomorrow. Or, well, actually - it's 12:42am, so I guess I should say "photos later today".